Assignment Task
Background
Pre-registration nursing programmes should normally be no less than three years in duration. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) permit us to offer a programme over two years to those applicants who can show evidence of prior learning that is relevant to the programme. The NMC guidance makes it clear, however, that this is not a simple shortening of the programme.
Applicants who wish to be considered for the two year MSc programme must demonstrate that they have gained the same knowledge and skills as those students who undertake the full course. Credit is given for evidence of learning and not for experience alone. Making a claim for RPEL requires effort and commitment on your part as you will have to compile a portfolio of evidence to show how you have met the programme’s outcomes and the NMC Standards. We will assist you in this process but you must be ready to put in that effort.
All offers of places for the programmes are conditional on you submitting this portfolio by the agreed date and the portfolio passing the RPEL process.
PRODUCING THE PORTFOLIO
The portfolio is made of three sections that require evidence.
Section One
Relevant Practice Experience – this section is where you evidence your relevant experience through providing the following:
A reference from a manager or equivalent that verifies the number of hours worked and the activities carried out during that work. The reference must be on headed paper and signed by line manager/equivalent, or an email from your line manager’s (or equivalent) work email address
Further information that outlines how you achieved these hours including the types of activities undertaken in your role in preparation for studying nursing
A job description/role specification
Section Two
Prior learning and experience (which will be equivalent to 968 hours of theory) that demonstrate underpinning knowledge that will provide a good grounding to address the following topics whilst you are on the MSc programme:
Becoming an accountable professional
Promoting health & preventing ill health
Assessing needs and planning care
Providing and evaluating care
Communication
Throughout this part of the portfolio you should draw on relevant, published material and reference your work using the Harvard referencing system.
Please take care not to breach patient / client confidentiality in your work. You may write in the first person.
Section Three
Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology Workbook
Below is a workbook that must be completed. You will need to open it and save it to your own computer.
