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Clinical Assessment for Advanced Practice

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Academic award SCOTCAT award European Credit Transfer (ECTS) Academic status Course length
This double module is the named award core module for the MSc Advanced Practice (Clinical Assessment). It can also be taken as an option or stand-alone module 60 points at Level 11 (Masters) 30 Credits Postgraduate 600 hours of student effort (including assessment)
Academic School: School of Nursing & Midwifery
How to apply: Apply using the Nursing & Midwifery Taught Postgraduate Application Form, download in Word format
Fees:
Academic Year Home/EU Overseas LMC *
2011-12 £360 per 15 credit module,
£720 per 30 credit module,
£1,440 per 60 credit module,
plus £1,150 for dissertation		 £925 per 15 credit module,
£1,850 per 30 credit module,
£3,700 per 60 credit module,
plus £2,600 for dissertation		 £465 per 15 credit module,
£925 per 30 credit module,
£1,850 per 60 credit module,
plus £1,300 for dissertation
2012-13 £380 per 15 credit module,
£490 per 20 credit module,
£760 per 30 credit module,
plus £1,200 for dissertation		 £1,940 per 30 credit module
plus £2,730 for dissertation		 to be confirmed
2013-14 to be confirmed   to be confirmed
For more information on fees, visit the School of Nursing & Midwifery website.
* LMC = low & middle income countries
   

Overview

This module has been recently revised following student and staff evaluations and updated in response to various government drivers, for example, ‘Modernising Nursing Careers' (Scottish Government, 2006) and ‘Better Health, Better Care' (Scottish Government, 2007) and aims to support practitioners in advancing their skills and knowledge of clinical assessments in diverse areas of practice e.g. Hospital at Night; Unscheduled Care and Nurse-led services.

Aims of the Module

To develop advanced knowledge and skills that will enable the practitioner to:

Teaching & Assessment

"The sessions in clinical skills with the simulated patients were very useful for practicing history-taking and examination skills."

There are approximately 15 taught sessions in class/clinical skills centre over the course of the module (Between September and March). This is supplemented by work-based learning in the students area of practice - the student will be supported and supervised by a delegated clinical supervisor (s). There are also self-directed open learning units.

There are 5 components to the assessment strategy:

Entry Requirements

Educated to relevant first degree level or equivalent. Students are required to have access to a computer with broadband internet access.

Students must be working in a clinical area where they can develop their skills and knowledge and complete the required competencies. Agreement from the student's manager and a clinical supervisor (s) is required prior to commencement of the module.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Contact

Mrs. Fiona Paul

Tel:+44 (0) 01382 388534

Email:f.paul@dundee.ac.uk