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Application/ relevance of your idea in contemporary nursing practice (within your chosen field)
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
1. Select, plan and define a self-initiated project.
2. Show evidence of reasoned discussion and analysis through critical appraisal of appropriate evidence
3. Critically discuss application to innovation and/or research in contemporary nursing practice within chosen field.
4. Critically reflect on the independent learning journey.
Whole portfolio summary
It is flexible in how you do each patch and also how you compile the two parts together. Each patch guidance is a guide to help you meet the learning outcomes.
Being a very inclusive approach, it will really play to your strengths and you will be able to work in ways that you enjoy, whether that’s essays, presentations, diagrams, posters, recordings, video’s etc. Plus, it will hopefully be an interesting, engaging and enjoyable piece of work.
If you don’t fully meet a learning outcome in one patch but meet it well in that part then you pass as it’s assessed as a part.
Putting the portfolio together
You can put the portfolio together how you wish, we’d recommend using Word, PowerPoint, Sway or Padlet. If using Word, you can use different fonts, sizes, colours, pictures, backgrounds etc. Be creative as long as we can read it and it has structure. You will do a very brief introduction to each part and a conclusion. The introduction would just be to introduce your work, mention the learning outcomes, not listing them just referring to relevant bits of them, like when introducing an essay, you may reference NMC for confidentiality etc. You do not need to define what a patchwork portfolio it. Keep intro brief, a few lines/ small paragraph.
Any SPLD forms will go at the start. You can include titles/ subheadings and put patch 1, 2 etc. Reference pictures if they are from google images etc., you can find free pictures online too which you can use (Sway uses these anyway) and not reference, this is much easier. Or take your own pictures. You don’t need to include an abstract, you’ve not enough words. You could include a contents page, not included in your word count, this would be good if you’re using word to put together your portfolio. You can anonymise all submissions. There is a full guide for how to submit the portfolio whether choosing Padlet, Word, Sway or Powerpoint, which is in the ‘Submission guidance and portals’ folder in the ‘Assignments folder’ on Blackboard. There is also extra guidance and videos on using Sway. If using Sway please make sure you put the link at the top of the word document as shown in the guidance. If doing a Padlet do not include your name in the link/ padlet name.
References
The reference list (in APA 7th) can come after each patch or at the end of each part. Make sure you keep a note of all of your references, then it’s not a huge job at the end, it always takes longer than you think. References within 5 years are great, shows current evidence, or 10 years is also good, you may have some older which is fine as will depend on your area, some core texts may be older, but if the large majority are up to date that’s okay.
The very rough general guide is 100 per 10000 word work, however you may use less than this but meet the learning outcomes and show level 6 study and get a really good mark or you could use loads more than this and not meet the learning outcomes or show level 6 study and not get a good mark. So it depends on how you use the references rather than the number of them.
You will use APA 7th edition. Referencing guidance is in the Assignments folder on blackboard.
You can quote the NMC, NICE, DOH etc., You may choose to use some direct quotes, don’t use loads of direct quotes though, you don’t have to use any, it is good to paraphrase and
apply evidence to show level 6 study where you can. Using too many quotes makes it difficult to demonstrate understanding of what you have read.
Word count
Don’t focus on word count too much initially, things will be in publish and they should be until you put the patches together. Keep everything you write and evidence you find. It’s 5000 maximum per each part so not 10% over.
You can go over and under on the patch word count guide, so you may write more in one and less in another as long as it’s not over 5000 in total for each part.
Tables, screen shots, self-assessment forms etc. are counted in your words.
Ideas
The project idea you’ll explore in the patches can be any idea in your field, so mental health, child, learning disability or adult. You need to pick one idea as each patch leads on to another, there needs to be flow and picking one idea enables you to go in to detail to be able to show level 6 study and critique and meet the LOs. Keeping your idea simple can help make things clearer, careful not to include loads of elements to your change and make it complicated, this is an important part of change management. You don’t have to have your plan completely perfect straight away and shouldn’t do, as through the module content and in doing the patches, especially the peer review in part two, you’ll continue to work on your plan and develop it. The good thing with it being submitted in two parts is you can work on different patches within each part at different times and go back to them once you’ve developed your idea and learned more.
It’s important to take ownership of your idea as part of level 6 study and your learning journey (LO4). It’s your choice what you pick, main thing is that it’s something you’re interested in and feel passionate about. Then of course that there’s a good evidence base to support you meeting the learning outcomes. Have a think about something that could be better, and what you’d like to happen. Think about what you are changing/ tweaking/ innovating/ enhancing/ improving/ introducing/ bringing from one area to another. Is it for staff, student, patient, organisational or financial benefit? Is it to enhance quality and/ or safety of care, improve outcomes or reduce risk? You could have a look at what is currently being done/ what’s available etc. This will help you narrow down an idea. Maybe have a go at writing down some ideas and doing brief SWOTs or mind maps on them to help you decide.
It is your choice what idea you pick. For LO1 you need to select the idea, so it’s not for us to say yes or no. We can advise you to not choose something too big, like NHS wide changes or full hospital changes or IT systems as they can be costly, involve more staffing/ equipment etc. and need involvement from lots of people/ services etc. It helps to be specific about your area, what type of ward/ community team/ specialist service etc. You can choose any area as long as it’s to do with your field. It helps to focus on what you could do as a student to keep it small. Make sure it is an achievable and realistic project.
You are not doing research. This would require ethical approval. You will of course be researching the evidence base, ie reading research. It is a project to implement a change. You are not actually implementing it, though may do in the future with the support of clinical areas and ethical approval by following trust processes. Please do not try to do this as part of your NU3373 work.
Person
You can write the whole portfolio in 1st person, and should in patches where you’re reflecting. However, more developed writing will be in third person apart from in reflections. Be mindful to underpin your work with references still to show level 6 study and meet the LOs, sometimes writing in 1st person can become very descriptive, all your own opinions. Use first person in parts or all of patches 5 and 6 where you are reflecting. Saying ‘the author will consider…’ can be clunky, so you can say, ‘this portfolio will consider…’ etc.
This patch is all about application to current nursing practice so it’s how your idea links with practice. So what is going on in current nursing practice that links to your project, and how does your idea link in with the NMC code and proficiencies. A lot of you will link to the NMC for person centred care probably, also think about the four areas of the code, where does your idea sit, and which parts of the proficiencies, you can say which part like 2.2 etc.
You could break it up into parts if that helps, 150 words ish on each bit. But you can do it how you like. There may be cross over between these sections and that’s fine.
1. How does your idea link to current nursing practice?
2. How does your idea link to NMC code and proficiencies?
3. What does it mean to be a nurse within your field in this day and age and why that is so important in relation to innovation and research, and to your project? Link to the importance of evidence based practice and research informed care.
Links to current practice is about the application to practice, issues or factors in current practice applicable/ relevant to your project, so what the alignments are between practice and your project idea. Or what elements of practice and then NMC are in/ relevant/ linked/ aligned with your project? You might think why your project will make a difference in current practice as part of this