| CODE | NUR3908 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Personal Growth and Professional Development 2 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This second study-unit on personal and professional development builds on the learning that took place in year 2. The learning will take place in 2 hourly sessions across the whole semester. The learning will be interactive and collaborative, whereby students will be given a range of learning tasks to complete in small groups which facilitate the application of the knowledge (focusing on learning theories and approaches, management and leadership theories and approaches, and current philosophies) to practical situations that they have encountered or may encounter in the future. Study-Unit Aims: - Prepare students for the transition to practice (from student to worker) across a broad range of settings, through a recognition of how current theories and/or approaches of leadership, management and learning shape the development of the professional self, identity and integrity. - Enable each student to reflect on their own evolving personal values, beliefs, attributes and world-views, and recognise how these influence a disposition to ongoing self-assessment, self-direction, self-management and resilience, in anticipation of becoming a registered nurse practitioner. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify a range of learning theories and approaches; - Differentiate between management and leadership in health care; - Identify own philosophy and/or worldview; - Explain a range of factors that impact the student to worker transition; - Capture own values, attributes, strengths and limitations through introspection in working alone and also in a team; - Assess own disposition for ongoing self-assessment, self-direction and self-management for future professional resilience and growth; - Illustrate conflict resolution approaches as an integral element of working in teams. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Examine own sense of resilience; - Work effectively within a small group; - Experiment with diverse approaches to learning, management, leadership and/or philosophy to develop a new understanding of one鈥檚 self and new ways of working; - Critically synthesise published literature so as to extract relevant and salient information as needed; - Utilise a range of digital technology; - Demonstrate effective conflict management and conflict resolution skills. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Supplementary Readings: - Wicks, R.J. & Donnelly, G.F. (2021) Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice: A Guide to Professional Resilience and Personal Well-Being. OUP USA. - Rosser, M., Jasper, M. & Mooney, G. (2013) Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare, 2nd Edition (Advanced Healthcare Practice), Wiley-Blackwell. - Johnson, M. (2022) Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Workplace: A Guide to Developing Emotional Intelligence and Ensuring Psychological Safety. - Jarvis, P. & Watts, M. (2011) The Routledge International Handbook of Learning (Routledge International Handbooks of Education). Routledge. - Stanley, D., Bennett, C.L. & James, A.H. (2022) Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare. Wiley-Blackwell. Podcasts:: - Nursing Matters - https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/Podcasts/Nursing-matters-podcast - Nursing Australia podcast - https://www.apna.asn.au/education/nursing-australia-podcast - Nursecasts - https://dailynurse.com/nursecasts/ - Straight A Nursing - https://straightanursingstudent.com/category/podcast/ - Healthcare Professionalism: Education, Research & Resources - om Apple podcasts - Nursing Standard podcasts - https://rcni.com/nursing-standard/newsroom/podcast - The KIng鈥檚 Fund podcasts - https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/podcast |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michelle Camilleri (Co-ord.) Daren Chircop Sharon Martinelli |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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