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You have the right to appeal, on specified grounds only, for reconsideration of the decision of any assessment board.

You have the right to remain on the programme and continue with your studies until the outcome of the appeal is known, provided this is permitted by other results not under appeal.

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If you are unhappy about the advice you have received, or have encountered any difficulties in obtaining advice and guidance, you should put these in writing and forward this written explanation to the relevant member of staff, as follows:
·        Your Programme Leader about any issues relating to specific subjects or modules

·        The Head of School/Associate Heads of School about any issues relating to a member of academic staff

·        The Director of Faculty Operations about any issues relating to a member of the academic support or administrative staff

·        The Faculty Student Advice Centre if you have any personal or programme related difficulties.

The Associate Dean (Academic) for aspects of the modular scheme, academic advice or concerns regarding your Personal Tutor. If you wish to discuss any issues with the Associate Dean-Academic, please contact the Faculty Student Advice Centre and they will arrange an appointment for you.

The relevant member of staff will consult with appropriate colleagues and respond to you in 10 working days during term time (a longer response period may be required outside term time to account for staff holidays).

Following this process, if you feel that your concern has not been adequately addressed, then you can submit a formal complaint to Student Appeals and Conduct Officer. The link to the formal complaint process is available at: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/the-student-gateway/academic-support-office/student-complaints/student-complaints-procedure.aspx.

The De Montfort Students’ Union (DSU) provide advice and support to students who wish to consider a formal complaint, see: https://www.demontfortsu.com/news/article/6052/Complaints/

No matter what problems you have, please remember to keep in touch with us.  If we know what’s happening to you, we will be able to help and the earlier you can contact us about difficulties the better it is.  Where necessary, any advice or help given will remain confidential, unless it is felt that there is an issue of health and safety.

Students should be signposted to information to support them if they have a complaint, with details of DMU procedures that should be followed in accordance with University regulations:

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It is our intention to deal with your concerns and queries as quickly and as efficiently as possible. It is therefore beneficial if concerns are raised as quickly as possible, to enable us to address the problem before it is too late. In order to help us in this, please take a note of the person who is dealing with your enquiry. This will help us follow up on the query should there be a need to do so.

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The process of marking work anonymously is intended to eliminate any unintentional bias on the part of assessors and to reassure students that the marking process is fair and impartial.  Most assignments are marked anonymously. Your tutors will inform you if your assignment is to be submitted and marked anonymously. The process of submitting your anonymous assignment to Turnitin remains the same, except that you need to ensure that neither your name nor your P-number is visible on your assignment. Once the work has been marked and feedback is available, you will be able to access the same Turnitin link to which you submitted your work.

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Assessment strategy:

The assessment strategy within this programme endeavours to have assessments that are authentic to the real world of nursing practice, with the aim of encouraging students to take a deeper approach to your learning.

Assessment is integral to the learning process, however for it to be meaningful and to encourage a deeper approach to learning it has been planned and clearly aligned to the programme learning and module outcomes.

The sequencing of assessment throughout this programme has been employed, aiding incremental development of knowledge and skills.

The programme team have actively planned assessment to ensure a balanced spread of student workload. We have worked to develop more creative ways of assessment that will enhance student engagement, motivation and encourage reflection on your learning.

In developing an authentic assessment strategy, we involved key stakeholders including practice partners, students and service users. Assessment within modules has been planned to enable students to have their assessments staggered, so they do not all come in at the same time.

Special arrangements for students with disabilities are facilitated in accordance with the University policy and guidance from the examination office and student wellbeing. All assessments are subject to quality assurance processes of internal and external moderation frameworks to safeguard standards in line with University policy

As a School, we deliver feedback through embracing technological tools to support this process and this is achieved using Turnitin in BBL. Feedback/feedforward for assessment is returned as per University policy and is available online.

Feedback has been built into the MYEPAD at regular intervals in practice learning experiences. The process for this review creates the conditions whereby the student and practice supervisor/assessor can engage in a critical dialogue that can feed into an action plan for ongoing development.

Assessment Schedule:
X and Y cohort students have different submission dates. This is because modules are delivered at different times and students from each cohort will have placements at different times. Please ensure that you submit on your allocated group date.

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Assessment criteria and mark descriptors

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Assessment criteria and mark descriptors

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Tutors use a set of assessment criteria against which each project is assessed. Assessment criteria are usually stated with the assessment brief and are directly related to the learning outcomes for the module, which are listed in each Module handbook.

Modules are marked in a range of 0-100%. Mark descriptors are shown in the tables below.

These descriptors are inter-related: with regards to marks of 40% and above, there is an assumption that in awarding marks in one band work will have met the requirements of the previous band; with regards to marks of 39% and below there is an assumption that in awarding marks in one band will not have met the requirements of the previous higher band.

Assessment specific rubrics have been designed as appropriate for each theoretical module assessment and are used in combination with mark descriptors to assign your mark. The final mark awarded to a piece of work will be informed by how it corresponds to these mark descriptors and the rubric.

A copy of grade descriptors is available on the main B70056 Bb shell.

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·         Check the module site on Blackboard for any announcements regarding assignment submission.

·         If there are no announcements, notify your tutor, particularly if you experience problems within 24 hours of the assessment deadline. Wherever possible, do so using your DMU email account.

·         If the problems occurred during or after you submitted your work, keep the submission receipt (and receipt number) for the Turnitin submission. Also record any possible error messages displayed. If you can do so, take a picture or a screen-grab of the error message. Please include these in your email notification to the tutor.

·         If you are unable to upload your assignment due to Turnitin failure, please submit your work via email to the assessing tutor or the Module Leader to meet the original deadline.

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To submit your assignment through Turnitin

·         If you are expected to submit a particular assignment through Turnitin, your module tutor will have set up a link in the area of your Blackboard course which contains assignments/assessments.

·         Log in to your Blackboard module and click on the appropriate link to take you to the assessment area.

·         Click the View/Complete link next to the assignment name; the submission form will open.

·         Click on the author drop-down box and find and click on your name. (For any anonymously assessed work, the system will only show your name to the tutor after the work has been marked, to preserve your anonymity.)

·         Enter a submission title in the appropriate box. Please use a title that describes your work, such as the actual title of your essay (or a shortened version of it).

·         Click the Browse button to locate the file on your computer that you want to submit. In the new window click on the relevant document and select Open.

·         Click Submit to upload the selected file into Blackboard. You will be asked to confirm that this is the text you want to submit. Select “Yes” to submit this file.

·         After your work has been submitted successfully, you will receive an electronic receipt, which you should retain. You must make sure that you complete these steps.

·         Your submission task is now complete so you can now use the menu to navigate away from this page.

For some assessments your tutor may allow you access to the Originality Report for your work. There are several ways that your tutor may decide to enable you to access the report. If you have been granted access to the Originality Reports, you will see the following screen after clicking on the View/Complete link.

You should also be able to download a digital receipt for your submission from this screen. Note that at busy times you may need to wait up to 24 hours for the Originality report to be generated. Click on the Originality Report percentage under “Contents” to view your report.  Note that other students will not be able to see your report.

Some modules will give you the opportunity to remove and resubmit your essay on Turnitin should you find, for instance, you have mistakenly uploaded an earlier draft or an essay for another module. It is always best to check your work carefully before uploading to Turnitin.

Where written coursework is marked electronically, the tutor will add commentary and feedback directly onto the electronic version of your written assignment, usually using a tool called GradeMark, which is integrated into Turnitin. You receive this feedback by going back to the same Turnitin link where you originally submitted your work and you will be able to view or download the feedback provided

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Turnitin (via Blackboard) is a text-matching tool used for plagiarism detection to which you will be introduced during your first year of academic study. It is a web-based plagiarism detection tool widely used in UK universities and schools/ colleges. It searches the current and archived internet documents, papers submitted by other students, and identifies any similarities between texts. Refer to Chapter 4, Section 3.1.3 of the General Regulations and Procedures Affecting Students for more information on plagiarism (available from the DMU student regulations web page). The aim of using this software is to deter plagiarism, rather than to detect it and punish you.

Where sources other than earlier student papers have been properly identified and referenced by a student, this is not plagiarism and the similarity percentage figure provided by Turnitin is not an indicator of plagiarism in itself. However, the more detailed report provided by Turnitin will indicate where similarities with other sources do occur and which have not been appropriately identified and referenced, which is cause for greater concern.

Typically, your tutors will set up specific Turnitin Assignments in the Assessment area of the Blackboard site for your module and will notify you via an announcement when it is live. You will then upload an electronic version of your work (e.g. as a Microsoft Word document) by the submission date. Turnitin will then compare your submitted work with that of your fellow students and against billions of items in its database collected from the Internet, journals and other sources. By submitting your work to Turnitin, you will be formally stating that your work is not plagiarised.

You will be required to submit written assignments through Turnitin via Blackboard by 12 NOON (or time stated by your tutor) on the deadline date for the specific assessed component(s) indicated in your Module handbook. It is important that you consult your Module handbooks and tutors for each individual module/assessment.

Full guidance on how to submit an assignment is provided via Blackboard – the process is outlined below.

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All text based work should be submitted through Turnitin (via Blackboard) which is a text-matching tool used for plagiarism detection to which you will be introduced during your first year of academic study. It is a web-based plagiarism detection tool widely used in UK universities and schools/ colleges. It searches the current and archived internet documents, papers submitted by other students, and identifies any similarities between texts. Refer to Chapter 4, Section 1.3 of the General Regulations and Procedures Affecting Students for more information on plagiarism (available from the DMU student regulations web page). The aim of using this software is to deter plagiarism, rather than to detect it and punish you.

Where sources other than earlier student papers have been properly identified and referenced by a student, this is not plagiarism and the similarity percentage figure provided by Turnitin is not an indicator of plagiarism in itself. However, the more detailed report provided by Turnitin will indicate where similarities with other sources do occur and which have not been appropriately identified and referenced, which is cause for greater concern.

For all text-based assignments, you will be required to submit an electronic copy to Turnitin via the module Blackboard shell.

NB: Failure to submit a text-based assignment via Turnitin will result in an automatic failure of that part of the assessment; and a mark of 0% will be awarded.

For help and support in submitting your assignment anonymously and viewing your results and feedback please see: http://celt.our.dmu.ac.uk/files/2013/06/FAQ-for-Students-AM_july2013update.pdf

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This procedure is set in the context of the University’s framework for dealing with student welfare and discipline. It should be read in conjunction with the University’s General Regulations and Procedures Affecting Students (the University’s Regulations), particularly those sections of Chapter 2: Student discipline which deals with fitness to practice, and Chapter 3: Provision for students whose behaviour causes concern.

The University expects students enrolled on courses leading directly to a professional qualification or the right to practice a particular profession or calling, to demonstrate high standards of behaviour in their professional and student lives. Course handbooks and professional bodies provide information about the standards of behaviour expected of students training for a particular profession or calling. It is the student’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the provisions and requirements of the relevant professional bodies.

Students on courses in the School of Nursing and Midwifery leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) must comply with the NMCs requirements for registration. The NMC requires all trainees to demonstrate that they have good health and good character “sufficient for safe and effective practice as a nurse or midwife” before they begin and during any programme which leads to registration with the NMC. Anybody entering the NMC register for the first time is required to declare that they are of good health and good character. This self-declaration must be supported by the registered nurse responsible for the programme that is the Programme Leader for nursing students and the Lead Midwife for Education for Midwifery students. The Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery therefore needs to ensure that all such students are fit to practice in terms of good health and good character and that any concerns about fitness to practice are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.

Concerns about a student’s fitness to practice may be raised from any source, including any member of staff, fellow students, placement partner, and members of the public or other agencies such as the Police, Social Services or Occupational Health Service. These may include concerns about a student’s:

·         health or well-being

·         attitude or behaviour in either practice or theory

·         poor or non-attendance in either practice or theory

·         bad time-keeping

·         breaking the University’s disciplinary code

·         behaviour outside the University which might render them unfit to practice

·         previous offending background

This list provides examples and is not exhaustive. Concerns must be raised in writing addressed to the Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The person raising concerns is expected to identify themselves; anonymous allegations will not normally be acted on. In some circumstances it may be possible to keep the identity of the person raising concerns confidential if this would be in either their own or the student’s best interests.

On receipt of a written statement of concern, the Head of School will discuss the matter with the relevant Programme Leader to find out whether they are aware of the concerns and, if so, whether any attempt has been made to resolve the matter informally. If not, the Programme Leader will normally be asked to try to resolve the matter and will report the outcome to the Head of School. This stage of the procedure should normally take no more than five working days.

If the matter cannot be resolved informally, the Faculty Lead for Fitness to Practice will appoint an investigator. The Head of School will inform the student in writing:

·         of the concerns raised about him/her

·         that an investigation is to be conducted under this procedure

·         the identity of the investigator

·         procedure (after consultation with the appropriate professional or practice partner)1

·         whether he/she will be recommending that the student should be suspended from the University pending the outcome of the procedure

·         of their right to be represented by a person as defined in the Glossary to the University’s Regulations (normally the De Montfort Students’ Union)

·         and      will    provide   the    student    with    a    copy    of    this    procedure document.

The investigator must conduct the investigation in a timely manner using appropriate methods of evidence gathering which may include:

·         interviews with relevant University staff, professional or practice partner colleagues

·         interviewing the student concerned

·         obtaining a written professional opinion on the effect of the student’s behaviour or state of health/well-being on their fitness to practice

·         obtaining other relevant documents

·         obtaining information about the student’s progress on the course

·         Requiring the student to attend the Occupational Health Services.

The student may be accompanied in all meetings and interviews by a representative as defined in the Glossary to the University’s Regulations. The investigator should be accompanied in all meetings and interviews with the student by a colleague who will make a written summary of discussions, outcomes and actions. This summary will be shared with the student.

If relevant information should come to light at any time during the investigation, the investigator may, after consultation with the Head of School, recommend that the student should be suspended from practice and/or theory. Any such suspension should be imposed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the University’s Regulations.

The investigating officer will make a written report on their investigation to the Head of School. On receipt of an investigation report, the Head of School, in consultation with the relevant programme leader and, where appropriate, practice or professional partner, will decide whether the concerns are groundless or have been addressed or whether, in the light of the investigation, the matter should be referred to a Fitness to Practice panel hearing for further consideration. The Head of School/Panel Chair will then write to the student to inform them of the outcome of the investigation. This stage of the procedure should normally take no more than five working days.

*Note that any suspension from practice must be reviewed and confirmed by the senior member of staff designated to deal with such matters under the University’s General Regulations and Procedures Affecting Students.

The panel has discretion to make any decision appropriate to the circumstances, wherever possible with the student’s agreement. Such decisions may include:

Outcomes:

·         Permitting the student to continue on the programme with no further action required

·         Permitting the student to continue on the programme under close supervision

·         Requiring the student to re-sit a specified part or parts of the programme

·         Requiring any other action considered appropriate, for example referral to an Occupational Health specialist

·         Recommending that the student take a period of interruption

·         Recommending that the student should be suspended for a defined period of time with return to study subject to conditions

·         Recommending that the student should be terminated from the programme as unfit to practice.

A student wishing to appeal against any other decision of the panel may make written representation to the Vice-Chancellor, normally within 14 days of the date on which the outcome of the panel meeting was posted to them. The Vice-Chancellor’s decision in such cases is final and not subject to review by any other University body.

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Withdrawing from the BSc Nursing Programme

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Withdrawing from the BSc Nursing Programme

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Sometimes students decide that they wish to withdraw from their studies – that is, leave their programme at the University completely. If you are considering withdrawing or transferring, please see your Programme Leader to discuss the matter. If you do decide to withdraw, you must inform the Associate Dean (Academic) in writing. You will be asked to state your last day of attendance; this date will be confirmed with your Programme/Module Leader and is the date notified to the Student Loans Company and used to determine the academic fee due. You should therefore take advice on the financial implications of withdrawal from study from DMU Money and Welfare in The Student Gateway in the Gateway building.

It is most important that you do not leave without telling us and that you inform us of your last date of attendance. If you do leave without officially telling us then your last day of attendance will be the end of the academic year and you will therefore be liable for the full University fees for the whole academic year.

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If you are prevented from continuing your studies for ill-health or some other legitimate cause, you must apply to the Associate Dean (Academic) for your studies to be interrupted. You will be expected to provide a written, or word-processed, explanation of the circumstances, accompanied by professional third-party evidence to support your request; interruption of studies will not be considered without third party evidence to support it. Interruption requests must be received by the Associate Dean (Academic) before the final submission deadline for work on your programme.

Please note, students returning from a period of interruption are not eligible to attend any exam during the first six weeks of your return to the programme.  This is to allow for the appropriate exam preparation and for the Examinations team time to put any special requirements in place.

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Each programme has at least one External Examiner who is not part of DMU teaching staff but from another Higher Education institution. Their role is to assure academic standards on the programme and to ensure that students are receiving the best possible learning experience. The External examiner acts as an independent and impartial adviser. They ensure that awards granted by the university are comparable in standard to those of other higher education institutions, that national subject threshold standards are complied with, and that the treatment of students is equitable and fair.

The External Examiner for this Programme is:

Tom Simons – Solent University | Adult FOP
Anne Marie Craig – University of West Scotland | Adult FOP
Sarah Knott – Bradford University | Child FOP
Lucy Wallace – University of Chester | Child FOP
Lynette Harper – Kingston University | Learning Disability FOP
Dr Helen Atherton – Leeds University | Learning Disability FOP
Dr Grahame Smith – Liverpool John Moores University | Mental Health FOP
Russell Jones – Bangor University | Mental Health FOP

Note: The details provided relating to external examiners is for information only. You must not contact external examiner(s) directly, and particularly with respect to your individual performance in assessments. If you wish to make a complaint or an appeal regarding your assessment you should follow the University’s procedures for Academic Appeals, guidance on which is available via the following link:  http://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/the-student-gateway/academic-support-office/academic-appeals.aspx

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As a student on the programme you will already have provided DBS disclosure which the University will have appraised and deemed as acceptable. The University does not keep a copy of your DBS document, so you must keep a copy safe in case it is required by a placement provider. If there is a delay in this process, you will not be allowed into practice areas until the DBS clearance is obtained.

The University will confirm your suitability for admission to the NMC professional register. While a student of the University you are required to inform the Programme Leader in the first instance of a potential criminal investigation and of any criminal convictions, cautions, warnings, reprimands or bind overs. It is important that you take this action immediately because failure formally to notify the University of any investigation which might lead to a criminal conviction may result in you being discontinued on the programme.

Note: It is a professional expectation that you act in a way that protects the public. It is not unusual for a student faced with a potential criminal investigation to under-estimate the significance of their situation. If you take the immediate action the University can advise you quickly of the professional implications of your situation.  A criminal record will not automatically prevent a student from admission to the NMC professional register. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in you being investigated by Fitness to Practice procedure.

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The initial registration processes

Once you have completed your course, your university will upload to our database your course details and personal information (such as name, address and date of birth). After confirming your qualification details, we will inform you by post within 7–10 working days.

Your university will also return a declaration confirming your good health and good character. To join the register, you're advised to create an account with NMC Online. You can pay the registration fee of £120 (£23 if recording subsequent registration qualifications) and complete an application form online. At this point, you must declare any police cautions or criminal convictions to us. For information on how to do this, please see our section on declaring cautions and convictions.

When they receive all of the information we need, a registrations officer will review your documents. If everything is completed correctly, your application will be processed and you will be on our register within 2–10 working days. Use NMC Online to check if your application has been accepted, as well as to download and print a statement of entry.

If you make an application six months or more after completing your nursing or midwifery programme, you are required to complete a separate application. It is important that you apply to register within five years of your course completion date or you will not be able to register with us. If you do not register your qualification within five years, you will have to complete a pre-registration programme again or a test of competence.

Please read the standards and guidance on registering more than five years after qualifying.
Your potential employers can use the online confirmation service to check your registration as the statement of entry is not proof of registration.

Indemnity arrangements

On your initial application you will be required to declare that you have or are intending to have an indemnity arrangement before you start practising.

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In total, this shouldn't take more than 20 working days. Here's how it works.

What happens when I finish my course?

Your university will:

upload your course and personal details to our database

send us a declaration of your good health and character.

Once we have everything from your university we'll send you a letter to let you know and tell you how to create your NMC Online account.

How do I get on the register?

You'll need to use your NMC Online account to pay the registration fee of £120 and fill in your application. At that point, you'll need to declare any police cautions or criminal convictions.

What happens next?

Once you've applied online, we'll review your application. If we have everything we need, you'll be on our register within 2-10 working days. Sometimes we might need a bit more information from you or your university, but we will keep you updated throughout and you can check how it's going through your NMC Online account.

Our emails may go into your junk email folder so make sure you check this regularly. To stop this from happening, add ' noreply@nmc-uk.org' to your safe senders list.

Once it's done we will let you know and you can download and print your statement of entry.

Potential employers will also be able to use our online confirmation service to check you've been registered - the statement of entry isn't proof on its own.

Is there a time limit?

If you apply more than six months after finishing your course we'll need to get a bit more information from you as part of your application process.

There are different standards if you apply more than five years after finishing your course, get in touch with us and we'll help you through the process.

Welcome to the register, and good luck with the rest of your career.

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Register as a nurse or midwife if you trained in the UK

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We maintain a register of around 670,000 nurses and midwives.

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Your programme is managed academically by several Boards. These include Programme Management Boards or Subject Academic Committees and Progression & Award Board. The Boards are comprised of members of academic staff (mainly the programme/subject and module leaders for a particular subject area), staff from central University departments (such as the Department of Academic Quality) External Examiners (usually experienced academics from other Universities) and Course reps (sit on Programme Management Boards (PMB) or Subject Academic Committees (SAC)).

Programme boards meet in two modes:

As a Programme Management Board, which meets to review the management of your programme, and consider issues raised by Student Representatives.

As a Progression & Award Board (PAB) which meets to approve your marks; agree whether or not you can proceed into your next year; agree the final classification of your degree. Once the PAB has met, results are deemed to have been ratified (approved) by the University

Your programme leader reviews and enhances your programme on a continual basis via the Programme Self-Assessment Report and Quality Improvement Plan (PSAR).

Your programme leader uses the PSAR to assure the quality and standards of your programme which includes that the programme content is relevant, current and appropriately challenging. For more information, or to view the PSAR for your programme, please contact your programme leader.

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Failed modules and reassessment opportunities

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Failed modules and reassessment opportunities

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If you fail a module (i.e. at the end of the year your overall module mark is less than the required minimum), you will not receive credit for it and therefore you may not meet the progression or award requirements for your level. If you do not meet the progression or award requirements for your level and have sufficient reassessment opportunity, you will be required to retrieve the failure in order to progress or obtain an award. This is known as a reassessment.

Reassessment usually means that you will be asked to resubmit failed coursework or resit failed examinations. Reassessment advice detailing which assessment elements you are required to resubmit will be sent to you following the release results. Assignment briefs for specific assessment elements will also be posted on Blackboard.

As you cannot progress or achieve an award until successful completion of any reassessments, it is vital that you attempt all reassessments in the reassessment period immediately following the notification of your failure(s). For more information on reassessment, see Section 5 of the university academic regulations.

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Practice Experience 1, 2 and 3 are zero credit modules, which embed the practice requirements for nursing. Each zero-credit module can be reassessed on two occasions.

If the module is failed at the first assessment (the end of the academic year) the student will be back-grouped to a different cohort to allow the second and final attempt at the module.

No reassessment is available on the back-grouped attempt. All essential practice experience components must be completed by the end of each academic year to allow progression into the next academic year.

If a year 3 student does not meet the essential practice requirements by the end of the academic year, their registration will need to be extended to allow an extension to the programme for successful completion of practice requirements.

Failure of two “Professional values assessment” in one year or two consecutive fails over any years, will lead to discontinuation from the programme.

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If you fail a module (i.e. at the end of the year your overall module mark is less than the required minimum), you will not receive credit for it and therefore you may not meet the progression or award requirements for your level. If you do not meet the progression or award requirements for your level and have sufficient reassessment opportunity, you will be required to retrieve the failure in order to progress or obtain an award. This is known as a reassessment.

Reassessment usually means that you will be asked to resubmit failed coursework or resit failed examinations. Reassessment advice detailing which assessment elements you are required to resubmit will be sent to you following the release results. Assignment briefs for specific assessment elements will also be posted on Blackboard.

As you cannot progress or achieve an award until successful completion of any reassessments, it is vital that you attempt all reassessments in the reassessment period immediately following the notification of your failure(s).

For more information on reassessment, see Section 5 of the university academic regulations.

You will be permitted reassessment opportunities to a maximum of 90 credits at each academic level, in any permutation or combination of module sizes.

A reassessment attempt is necessary if you fail a module and have to resubmit some work, or re-sit an exam. The Programme Specific guidance is that you will be allowed up to 90 credits of reassessment at each level of study. Every time a module is failed, credits are used to retrieve fail. For example, if NURX1004/NURY1004 is failed once and the resubmission is successful, then 30 credits of resubmission credits have been used and 60 credits remain.

All resubmissions will be capped at 40%. If you are still unclear, you should speak to your Academic Assessor who will be able to explain this further to you. If you still have any outstanding fails, after using all reassessment opportunities, you will be terminated from your studies.

As per DMU academic regulations, students must have passed at least 90 credits of modules to progress to the next level of undergraduate study. If students have not achieved 90 academic credits for their year of study, they will be back grouped to allow additional submissions, if they have resubmission credits available.

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The BSc (Hons) Nursing Programme is conjointly validated by De Montfort University and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which will enable you to gain a BSc (Hons) degree and eligibility for registration in a field of nursing practice (adult, mental health, children’s and learning disability).

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The NMC requires the University to ensure that all nursing students demonstrate good health, good character and fitness to practice.

You will be required to complete a self-declaration form annually.

Declaration of good health and character is required for entry to the register, to facilitate this you will also be required to complete a declaration on completion of the programme.

Please also review the guidance and support provided by the NMC here: Guidance and Supporting Information - The Nursing and Midwifery Council (nmc.org.uk) . It is expected that you will adhere to this throughout your nursing programme.

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Information on health and character as a student nurse, midwife or nursing associate

Health

You must tell your education institution about any health conditions and/or disability when you apply to study to be a nurse, midwife or nursing associate which could affect your ability to practise safely and effectively.

Your education institution will provide a supporting declaration for you in relation to your health when you come to register with us.

To be able to provide this declaration, they'll need to be aware of any health condition and/or disability which could affect your ability to practise safely and effectively.

When we assess your health condition and/or disability, we'll check whether you have disclosed your health condition and/or disability to your education institution.

You should speak to your education institution if you have any questions about what you need to declare to them.

Read our guidance on health and character to find out how we'll assess your health when you apply to join our register.

Character

You will be required to tell your education institution of any police charges, cautions, convictions or conditional discharges when you apply to study to be a nurse, midwife or nursing associate.

If you're charged with a criminal offence or receive a caution, conviction or conditional dischargewhile you're studying, you must tell your education institution. Your education institution will then investigate to decide if it calls into question whether you are of good character to remain on the course.

If you remain on the course, your education institution will provide a supporting declaration for you in relation to your character when you come to register with us.

You must also declare the charge, caution, conviction or conditional discharge to us when applying to join our register, unless it is protected.

When we assess your character, we'll check whether you have disclosed the police charge, caution, conviction or conditional discharge to your education institution.

You should speak to your education institution if you have any questions about what you need to declare to them.

Read our guidance on health and character to find out how we'll assess your character when you apply to join our register.

Local fitness to practise panels

Approved education institutions (AEIs) and their practice learning providers are required to have a local fitness to practise panel to consider health or character issues, and to protect the public.

Local fitness to practise panels should only be used if a student's health or disability is likely to compromise or has compromised their ability to meet the required competencies and practise safely.

If necessary a local fitness to practise panel will meet to make a decision about your suitability to remain on the programme. This would apply if your attitude or behaviour is such that it calls into question your good character.

Professional conduct

Members of the public cannot always see the difference between a student nurse, midwife or nursing associate, and someone who is qualified and registered with us.

That's why your conduct is important in upholding the reputation of the professions, both when you are studying and in your personal life.

You should make sure you conduct is in line with our standards and guidance.

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Information on health and character as a student nurse, midwife or nursing associate You must tell your education institution about any health conditions and/or disability when you apply to study to be a nurse, midwife or nursing associate which could affect your ability to practise safely and effectively.

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As this programme leads to eligibility to apply for professional registration as a nurse with the NMC, there are programme specific regulations that you need to adhere to (which do not apply to other programmes offered at DMU).

At all times you are required to follow the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (NMC, 2018).

You are required complete a minimum of 2,300 hours of learning in both practice and 2,300 hours of theory by the end of the programme.

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Please also see academic guidelines on the main BSc Nursing Bb shell under the content tab 'Programme Information'

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DMU Useful Contacts
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/student-resources/useful-contacts.aspx

ITMS Service Desk
Our helpful and friendly ITMS Service Desk provides IT support to 2,700 staff and 23,000 students 24 hours a day.
itmsservicedesk@dmu.ac.uk
0116 250 6050 (including out of hours)

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Programme Leader: Justin Dobson
Email: bscnursing@dmu.ac.uk
Office: EM 3.13
Office hours: 0900-1700 Monday to Friday

Deputy Programme Leader: Esther Readshaw
Email: bscnursing@dmu.ac.uk
Office: EM 3.13
Office hours: 0900-1700 Monday to Friday

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Year One:
Sam Humphrey
Email: sam.humphrey@dmu.ac.uk
Helen Layton
Email: helen.layton@dmu.ac.uk

Year Two:
Janet Sayer
Email: janet.sayer@dmu.ac.uk
Hannah Wakefield
Email: hannah.wakefield@dmu.ac.uk

Year Three:
Jemma Lockwood
Email: jemma.lockwood@dmu.ac.uk

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Y cohort: Claire Flanders
Email: claire.flanders@dmu.ac.uk

X cohort: Vicky Elton
Email: vicky.elton@dmu.ac.uk

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If you are unsure of where to go, your first point of contact should be the Student Advice Centre:

Lower ground floor, Edith Murphy House
Monday to Thursday, 8.30am-4.30pm
Friday, 8.30am–4pm

T: (0116) 257 7749
E: hls.advice.centre@dmu.ac.uk

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In your faculty, the student advice centre will be your main point of contact for information about:

Your timetable

University procedures

Forms

Regulations

Where to go for more specialist support

Any other day-to-day questions you may have

Arts, Design and Humanities

Arts Tower entrance/reception, Vijay Patel Building
Monday to Thursday, 9am-4.30pm
Friday, 9am-4pm

T: (0116) 257 7394
E: adhadvice@dmu.ac.uk

Find information and answers to frequently asked questions on the ADH Students website.

Business and Law
0.41 Hugh Aston Building (Main Reception, Ground Floor)
Monday - Friday, 8:50am-4:45pm

T: (0116) 257 7243
E: askbalstudentadvice@dmu.ac.uk

Find information and answers to frequently asked questions on the BAL Students website.

Computing, Engineering and Media

Computing, Engineering and Media
0.4a, Gateway House
Monday - Thursday, 8.30am- 4.30pm
Friday, 8.30am-4pm

T: (0116) 207 8499/8497
E: cemadvicecentre@dmu.ac.uk

Find information and answers to frequently asked questions on the CEM Students website.

Health and Life Sciences

Lower ground floor, Edith Murphy House
Monday to Thursday, 8.30am-4.30pm
Friday, 8.30am-4pm

T: (0116) 257 7749
E: hls.advice.centre@dmu.ac.uk

Doctoral College

Support for research students.

3rd floor, Gateway House
Monday to Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm

E: researchstudents@dmu.ac.uk

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In your faculty, the student advice centre will be your main point of contact for information about: Your timetable University procedures Forms Regulations Where to go for more specialist support Any other day-to-day questions you may have Arts Tower entrance/reception, Vijay Patel Building Monday to Thursday, 9am-4.30pmFriday, 9am-4pm T: (0116) 257 7394E: adhadvice@dmu.ac.uk Find information and answers to frequently asked questions on the ADH Students website.

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On enrolment to the programme you will be asked to provide details including a home address, term address and phone number. It is important that you keep these details updated should they change whilst on the programme.

Should these details change you must update them. There are two ways to do this:

You can inform the administrative staff in the Student Advice Centre located in the Edith Murphy Building, Lower Ground Floor.

You can update by logging on to MyDMU and using the update facility in the Personal Tab

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A DMU student email account is automatically available to you throughout your time with us. It is set up at the beginning of your programme and as a first-time user; instructions will be given to you on how to use it. It is a free service and it helps improve our communication with you: http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/Services/Email/

All emails from the University will always be sent to your DMU student email address. It is your responsibility to check your email regularly and respond to emails from the University.

Further information about the email system and the protocols for the appropriate use of email can be found on the DMU website. It is your responsibility to be fully aware of this information.

If you have any problems accessing your DMU email account, please contact the Computer Technicians in the computer rooms or in the library, or IT support.

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The best way to contact a member of staff is via email, using your DMU student email address. Please note that you will not receive an immediate response. If you wish to have a meeting with a member of the team, please contact them to see if this is possible.
Please do not go to staff offices without prior appointment.

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·         Work with diverse communities and people across the lifespan that seeks to promote positive relational partnerships and wellbeing based upon recovery values and principles.  This is with an emphasis upon social inclusion and human rights whilst integrating these values within a local, national and global perspective.

·         Practise in a way that promotes the development of the therapeutic use of self as part of a range of biopsychosocial interventions

·         Draw on a range of evidence based interventions informed by different psychological, social, biological models and theories that promotes holistic and person centred care.

·         Contribute to the leadership, management and design of mental health services that seeks to promote the human rights and empowerment of people who make use of mental health services.

·         Develop an awareness and appreciation of how the provision of mental health care is informed and shaped by the use and development of evidence based practice.

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·         Prioritise people and promote the individuality, independence, rights, choice and social inclusion of people with learning disabilities and highlight their strengths and abilities at all times while encouraging self-advocacy.

·         Utilise a range of enhanced, accessible communication skills to enable and empower people with learning disabilities.  This involves communicating with professionals and families/ carers to ensure they are fully involved with decision-making.

·         Practise effectively through enhanced knowledge of the health and development needs of people with learning disabilities and the factors that might influence their health needs in order to prioritise care and preserve safety.

·         Contribute to the leadership and management in learning disability services, promoting professionalism and trust, ensuring appropriate delegation whilst maintaining accountability.

·         Develop and awareness and appreciation of how learning disability care is informed and driven by, the use of contemporary research and evidence-based practice.

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·         Deliver safe and effective care to children and young people across all settings informed by a sound breadth of knowledge, understanding and skills that are reflective of the physical, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs of the child/young person and their family.

·         Listen, respond and practise in a compassionate, respectful way, recognising their role as an advocate, championing the rights of children, and supporting the empowerment and best interests of children/young people and their families.

·         Work collaboratively with other professionals across health, social care and education settings to promote health, minimize illness, protect and safeguard vulnerable children and young people.

·         Consider each child and young person’s individuality, including their stage of development; ability to understand; culture; learning or communication difficulties and health status, as well as communicating not only with them but with their parent, carers and extended family.

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·         Contribute to the development of organisational cultures that promote and protect the interests of service users, carers and others through safe, compassionate, person-centred practice

·         Assess the complex health requirements of adults, responding to the full range of physical, social and psychological dependency needs, co-ordinate inter-professional care and liaise with specialist teams when required

·         Practice in a way that promotes partnership with adults and their families and carers, provide therapeutic nursing interventions, optimise health and wellbeing, facilitate choice and maximise self-care and self-management

·         Manage complex and unexpected urgent and emergency situations, undertake accurate assessments and initiate appropriate and timely interventions for acutely ill adults, who are at risk of clinical deterioration, or require emergency care

·         Co-ordinate programmes of care, for adults with complex acute and long term conditions, striving to make the patient journey seamless between mental and physical health care, hospital and community services and between primary and community care

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The aim of this programme is to develop resilient nursing graduates with sound professional values as well as excellent clinical proficiencies to equip them to work in a variety of health and social care settings and address the current and future developments in healthcare.

Key principles of the programme are based on:

The provision of a robust educational foundation to ensure graduates are able to apply theoretical knowledge which is evidence based, to their nursing practice to ensure the delivery of high-quality care,

Creating the spirit of inquiry - providing a programme framework that enables students to develop independent learning and critical thinking skills to equip them to become lifelong learners and competent, resilient and highly proficient nurse leaders of the future,

Developing a sense of field of practice specialist identity while also providing the opportunity for shared learning to assist nurses to understand the similarities and differences of the fields of practice in nursing and reduce the health inequalities experienced in society,

Providing opportunities to work in collaboration with service users and carers and a range of professional health and social care practitioners to encourage understanding of their roles as partners in shared decision-making and care delivery.

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Programme Learning Outcomes – BSc Nursing (Field of Practice) with NMC registration:	

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Programme Learning Outcomes – BSc Nursing (Field of Practice) with NMC registration:	

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Knowledge and Understanding: Upon successful completion of study, the student will be able to:
| 1.      Apply critical thinking and decision-making skills to act in the best interests of people, providing nursing care that is person-centred, safe and compassionate;
| 2.      Display critical understanding of the contemporary evidence base and legal and ethical frameworks that underpin accountable nursing practice;
| 3.      Apply knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, psychology, and sociology, including development across the lifespan;
| 4.       Demonstrate critical understanding of key concepts and theories that underpin health and wellbeing, nursing practice and health care provision;
| 5.      Possess knowledge of common health conditions relevant to all Fields of Practice to support the reduction of health inequalities and apply systematic understanding of health needs relevant to Field of practice specialty;
| 6.      Evaluate research and evidence-based interventions applicable to all Fields of Practice to support the provision of holistic, person-centred nursing care;
| 7.      Demonstrate critical understanding of the local, national and global impact of mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing across the lifespan;
| 8.      Demonstrate critical understanding of the nurses’ role in health promotion and prevention of ill health;
| 9.      Appraise service provision from public health, primary care, secondary care and community care perspectives
| 10.  Apply systematic understanding of the patient journey throughout the health care system, including consideration of the impact of health policy, locally, nationally and globally;
| 11.  Demonstrate evidence-based decision-making processes to support person-centred assessment and individualised evidence-based plans of care, to deliver safe, person-centred care for those with complex health needs;
| 12.  Demonstrate critical understanding of Field of Practice (FOP) specialist identity and comprehensive Field of Practice knowledge;
| 13.  Work collaboratively across other nursing FOP’s and health and social care to reduce the health inequalities experienced by patients with complex needs;
| 14.  Possess requisite knowledge of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to support safe medicines management skills;
| 15.  Demonstrate critical understanding of individual and service responsibility to support the application of the United National Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) within the practice setting and contribute to health and global sustainability;

Cognitive skills: Upon successful completion of study, the student will be able to:
| 16.  Apply critical thinking and decision-making skills in complex and challenging health circumstances, utilising quality assurance and risk management strategies to ensure public protection;
| 17.  Critically analyse and evaluate evidence underpinning nursing and health care practice and recognise the implications for future health care delivery and continued professional development;
| 18.  Demonstrate commitment to self-inquiry, peer learning and life-long learning, and recognise the impact of continued professional development for safe, effective contemporary and future nursing practice;

Subject Specific Proficiencies: Upon successful completion of study, the student will be able to:
| 19.  Demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes that are consistent with the NMC (2018) code and act as a role model for other members of the health care team, patients, families and members of the general public;
| 20.  Display the ability to transfer knowledge and proficiencies to a variety of health and social care settings to provide care that is person-centred, safe and compassionate;
| 21.  Recognise the importance of self-awareness, engagement in reflective practice and resilience and the impact of these in working in health care situations;

Key Proficiencies: Upon successful completion of study, the student will be able to:
| 22.  Utilise effective communication and inter-personal skills to enhance working relationships with individuals, families, communities and the inter-disciplinary team;
| 23.  Appraise, evaluate and utilise evidence to assess and plan health care and manage person-centred health care;
| 24.  Co-ordinate person-centred, packages of care and critically evaluate nursing care based on outcomes and evidence base to ensure the delivery of safe and high-quality care;
| 25.  Employ the principles of nursing leadership, management and team working; including appropriate delegation, supervision, utilisation of effective inter-professional working practices, recognising the contributions of all members of the health and social care team;
| 26.  Work collaboratively to develop and engage in effective health care partnerships with service users, carers and voluntary networks;
| 27.  Demonstrate proficiency in utilising technology to support nursing care, to ensure high quality, safe nursing practice

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Academic level and length of registration on the Programme

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Academic level and length of registration on the Programme

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This programme is an Honours Degree level qualification at Level 6 from the Framework for Higher Education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For more information about these academic levels, see the Quality Assurance Framework for Higher Education (QAA):

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en

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This three-year full-time programme leads to the award of BSc (Hons) in Nursing and professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council UK (sub part 1 as an Adult, Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse):

Theoretical and practice learning are integrated throughout the course in an equal balance as required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Each theoretical module is worth either 15 or 30 credits.

All modules are compulsory and must all be passed leading to 120 credits being studied in each academic year.

Modules are designed to be progressive and incremental with an emphasis on building on prior knowledge through a scaffolding approach. Theoretical modules prepare students for practice learning and the application of knowledge and skills to real world scenarios.

In addition, students undertake a pass or fail, zero credited practice learning module that runs across each year and is linked to the theory modules studied in that year.

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Please access the following information for support with ITMS queries:

Staff IT Handbook

Student IT handbook

Help.dmu.ac.uk

Self-service to log and track service desk tickets - myITSupport

Internal Comms: How to request support from ITMS (sharepoint.com)

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Settling in to university can be quite challenging as there are lots of new things to learn and become familiar with. If you’re having difficulties with this you can speak with your personal tutor or with the Transitions Team.

The transitions team may be able to give you some advice about studying at a university, living away from home or signpost you to one of the universities specialist support teams.

Transitions team

Student Gateway

T: 0116 257 7605 / 7872

E: transitions@dmu.ac.uk

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De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more

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Every effort will be made to deliver your programme and modules as outlined in this handbook repository.  However, there may be situations outside of the university’s control which could lead to interruption in delivery or changes to the curriculum and/or delivery.

These include, but are not limited to, political unrest, governmental actions, acts of terrorism, fire, flood, epidemic/pandemic, industrial action and departure of key members of university staff.

For further information on the circumstances in which your teaching and learning may be disrupted, please refer to the DMU Student Contract.

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Please access DMU Base Camp. This interactive resource is designed to support your learning over the next academic year and beyond!

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A variety of mechanisms are employed to gather student feedback, including questionnaires and surveys. These are conducted both internally within De Montfort University (DMU), and externally across the higher education sector. Findings from these surveys are published and responded to.

·         Module level feedback

·         National Student Survey (NSS) https://www.thestudentsurvey.com/

·         DMU Students’ Union feedback  https://www.demontfortsu.com/voice/representation/

·         Student participation in academic quality processes such as new course approval (validation), periodic review, partners approval events -  http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/quality-management-and-policy/academic-quality/student-voice/student-participation.aspx

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The Student Voice is set up to encourage students to give constructive feedback on any issue relevant to the learner experience at DMU.  Each year, Course Representatives are elected to represent Nursing and Midwifery (N&M) Students on the N&M Student Voice.

Electing Course Reps

Course Reps are elected through an online voting system

DSU coordinate this and information is emailed to all students.

Students can self-elect or be nominated.

Voting is coordinated through DSU.

Elections for these roles take place in October and April

Quota: one Course Rep position per 50 students

If Reps are not elected online they will not be recognised as official Course Representatives.

Once Course Reps are elected DSU send Course Rep details to Programme Leaders

Term of office is one year but Course reps can re-run for further election

Course Reps will undertake training which is coordinated and facilitated by DSU. This is scheduled twice a year in November and March.

Course Reps are able to have their hours credited for time spent on Student Voice business and will be formally acknowledged through the issue of certificates for training and attendance.

Being a Course Representative: roles and responsibilities

In addition to raising concerns on behalf of students, Elected Course Reps may also be asked to contribute to a range of School, Faculty and University wide forums such as the Programme Management Team (PMT) meeting, Programme Management Board (PMB), Placement Learning Committee (PLC) to represent student views and experiences.

How Do Students Raise Issues?

Students can forward any issues they wish to raise to the Student Voice by contacting one of the Elected Course Reps or Student Rep Coordinators (SRCs)

A list of current Course Reps and SRCs can be found at:

https://www.demontfortsu.com/voice/representation/course-reps/findcourserep/#hls

https://www.demontfortsu.com/voice/representation/school-representatives/find-school-rep/

Alternatively, all students can raise issues directly:

By emailing learnercouncil@dmu.ac.uk

By contacting one of the Academic Reps:

Hannah Wakefield: hannah.wakefield@dmu.ac.uk

Helen Layton: helen.layton@dmu.ac.uk

What happens with the issue?

Each identified issue will be considered at the next available N&M Student Voice meeting for discussion. Depending on how your issue was raised this will either be,

The monthly Academic Rep meeting

Student Voice meetings

Your issue will be forwarded to the most appropriate team, department and / or individual for deliberation and response

Your issue (and subsequent resolution) will be recorded in the Student Voice Action Log which is available in the Student Voice tab in the Health and Life Sciences tab via the My Communities section of your BB home page.

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De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, UK offers a whole range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. View our courses, book a visit and more

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DSU is led by five paid & full time DMU students whose role it is to collate and action feedback from those currently studying, creating change alongside and for you, through exciting projects, campaigns and discussions between DSU & DMU.

We want to ensure that you are involved in enhancing and developing your educational experience, therefore De Montfort Students’ Union facilitates a process to elect student representatives to capture feedback at course level.

Course Reps

Course representatives are in place for undergraduate and post graduate courses and feedback to programme leads any issues or queries with regards to their course/modules. They are expected to attend some key University meetings such as Staff Student Consultative Committees/Student Voice Committees and Programme Management Boards/Subject Academic Committees.  Meetings are coordinated by the programme team and are typically held three times per academic year.

How to become a Course Rep

All Course Reps are elected and supported through DSU, so you always have an independent place to go for guidance. A Course Rep holds their elected position for one year in which you’ll develop personally and professionally through bespoke training and guidance. Keep an eye out for information in October and March (for the following year)!

To register interest, please email voice@dmu.ac.uk

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If you have concerns regarding practice you should:

· Inform your practice supervisor/practice assessor immediately if you believe that you, a colleague or anyone else may be putting someone at risk of harm

· Seek help immediately from an appropriately qualified professional if someone for whom you are providing care has suffered harm for any reason

· Seek help from your practice supervisor/practice assessor if people indicate that they are unhappy about their care or treatment.

We recognise that it might not be easy for you to raise a concern; you may be unsure what to do or the process may seem quite daunting. If you want some advice at any stage, we recommend that you talk it through with your academic assessor, practice supervisor/practice assessor, another registered nurse or midwife, or the supervisor of midwives in your practice area. You can also speak to your professional body, trade union or the independent whistleblowing charity, Public Concern at Work (PCaW) who can offer you valuable confidential advice and support.

Students who raise a genuine concern, and act with the best of intentions and in accordance with the principles laid down in this guidance, will be recognised by the University and the NMC as upholding their responsibilities and adhering to the NMC code. Failure to report concerns may bring the student’s fitness for practice into question.

This guidance is applicable to a wide range of situations, not just where a concern relates to the practice of individual students, nurses or midwives:

· Danger or risk to health and safety, such as health and safety violations

· Issues regarding staff conduct, such as unprofessional attitudes or behaviour, including concerns related to equality and diversity

· Issues regarding care delivery involving nurses, midwives or other staff members

· Issues related to the environment of care in the broadest sense, such as resources, products, people, and staffing or organisation-wide concerns

· Issues related to the health of a colleague, which may affect their ability to practise safely

· Misuse or unavailability of clinical equipment, including lack of adequate training

· Financial malpractice, including criminal acts and fraud

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 Guidance for the raising of concerns about care by students

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This guidance explains the process students should follow when raising a concern from their experience in practice. It details the:

·  Students’ role in raising concerns

·  Advice for students

·  The difference between raising a concern and making a complaint

· Confidentiality

· Raising a concern

· Response by Lecturer

· References

Registered nursing and midwifery staff have a professional duty to put the interests of those for whom they care first, and to act to protect them if they consider they might be at risk (NMC 2018). Students are also expected to abide by these same professional ethics.

People for whom students care, include people they know or come into contact with during their span of duty and not just the people they deliver specific care to. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code: Professional standards for practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives underpins all that we do in nursing education and practice.

Students should make themselves aware of the placement’s policy on making a complaint and whistleblowing. Students should also familiarise themselves with the University Whistleblowing policy: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/documents/dmu-students/academic-support-office/whistleblowing-policy-for-students-march-2013.pdf

and complaints procedure: https://www.dmu.ac.uk/current-students/student-support/exams-deferrals-regulations-policies/student-complaints/index.aspx

Moreover, they should be fully conversant with the De Montfort University School of Nursing and Midwifery process for reporting Near Misses, Incidents or Accidents and the DMU Learning Environment Assurance Protocol for Practice Placements (LEAP) document and follow that process if they apply. Students should also ensure that they comply with local authority Safeguarding policies (ADSS 2005).

Raising concerns early can prevent minor issues becoming serious ones so students must be supported if they raise concerns and their views should always be acted upon.

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The difference between raising a concern and making a complaint

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If the student is raising a concern, they are worried generally about an issue, wrongdoing or risk that affects others. They are acting as a witness to what they have observed, or to risks that have been reported to them, and are taking steps to draw attention to the situation that could adversely affect those in their care, staff or the organisation.

Conversely, if they are making a complaint, they are complaining about how they personally have been treated at work (such as poor behaviour of other staff) and are seeking resolution for themselves. In these circumstances, they should follow the placement’s complaints or grievance procedure and inform their practice supervisor/practice assessor or placement manager and Academic assessor.

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Placement allocations are coordinated by the Allocations Team.

You may be allocated to any clinical practice areas/units in Leicester/shire or surrounding counties. Students are responsible for their placement travel arrangements.

You must be prepared to attend the placement you have been allocated and any extenuating circumstances (e.g. a conflict of interest) must be communicated by writing to your programme leader with as much notice as possible. Although such circumstances will be given due consideration, we cannot make any guarantees to accommodate personal circumstances and students should be prepared to attend their allocated placements.

Individual off-duty (rota) and PS/PA allocation is the responsibility of the clinical practice area and is usually arranged prior to the commencement of the placement.

If you have problems accessing appropriate off-duty or supervision, talk to your PA/AA or the practice learning lead/student link for the placement area.

You will be expected to experience care over a 24-hour period. This will include week-ends, night shifts and Bank Holidays. Throughout your practice placements, you will spend periods of time in a number of different practice settings where you will learn about the practical aspects of nursing and work towards achieving NMC competencies related to your chosen field of practice.

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All practice assessments of professional values are embedded in the Practice Experience modules. Essential components of these modules are described as MUST PASS in order to be successful on the programme. Please see the module specifications within the content folder "Programme Handbook" on the B70056 Bb shell for details of each practice module.

The practice modules have a number of elements which are tracked and monitored via a number of important documents:

MYE PAD Part 1

MYE PAD Part 2

MYE PAD Part 3

MYE PAD Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR)

The PAD contains evidence of achievement of practice outcomes for each part of the programme and for registration with the NMC. Your PS/PAs will complete the relevant sections of the PAD and make judgements about your achievement and progression.

Each year is divided into parts. Within each part you will be required to complete placement documentation for that placement.

Professional Values in practice will also be assessed. This will be monitored continuously in every practice placement. PS/PAs will make a judgement regarding your professional values at the end of each practice placement.

Non-submission or non-completion of the professional values assessment within the programme will lead to submission of a student concern form with investigation by the programme leader, this may lead to fitness to practice investigation.

Failure of one “Professional values assessment” may raise concern about your suitability for admission to the NMC professional register and could render you subject to the Fitness to Practice procedure.

Failure of two “Professional values assessment” in one year or two consecutive fails over any years, will lead to discontinuation from the programme.

On-going Achievement Record (OAR)

The OAR is used in practice to provide evidence from placement to placement regarding your progress and highlight any areas for development throughout the programme. The OAR must be completed for you to become a Registered Nurse.

NON-ENGAGEMENT WITH PRACTICE EXPIERENCES MAY RESULT IN STUDENTS HAVING TO BE INTERUPTED FROM THE PROGRAMME AND JOINING A LATER COHORT TO RETRIEVE PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

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A warm welcome to the nursing pages.

Here, you will find information that will help you to support a student nurse in your practice area.

Every effort is made to keep these pages up to date but they are subject to change.

If you can not find the information that you are looking for or wish to speak to someone about your question, please contact Natalie.tyers@dmu.ac.uk

Thank you

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A warm welcome to the nursing pages. Here, you will find information that will help you to support a student nurse in your practice area. Every effort is made to keep these pages up to date but they are subject to change.

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You are required to complete at least 2,300 hours of practice learning where you will be working towards achieving practice proficiencies and demonstrating professional values.

You will be placed in a variety of practice settings throughout the programme including hospitals, community settings and other areas of health and social care.

The programme utilises the NMC (2018) Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment (SSSA).

You will be allocated practice supervisors (PS) and a practice assessor (PA) when on placement.  PS and PAs will work together with your Academic Assessor (AA) to provide support and guidance throughout your placement.  All parties will be involved in the monitoring your progress, the acquisition of skills and the integration of knowledge into practice.

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Please also see practice guidelines on the main BSc Nursing Bb shell under the content tab 'Programme Information'

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You can also seek free, independent and non-judgmental advice on these processes from De Montfort Students’ Union’s Advice team.

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If you experience difficulty in attending classes please discuss the matter with your Personal Tutor. If you cannot attend a session please contact yout personal tutor with the completed absence form (found under FAQ on the BSc shell).

Poor attendance may result in low marks or even fails, as attendance and performance in assessments are often closely linked. DMU has an Attendance Monitoring policy (which can be found within the DMU Student General Regulations) and we do record attendance throughout the academic year. Failure to attend scheduled teaching may result in discontinuation from the university.

You are expected to attend all timetabled sessions.

On campus sessions

Register your attendance in class or swipe your student card against the reader (in rooms fitted with card readers). Please note that you will be recorded as absent if your attendance is not recorded at your timetabled activities.

You may only change tutorial or seminar group with the approval of the senior member of academic staff in the faculty and by completing the relevant form available from the Student Advice Centre.

Please note that tutorial/seminar group changes are only for extenuating circumstances relating to disability/carers or childcare reasons and are subject to capacity and availability which are dependent upon timetabling.

Online sessions

At the start of the class, your tutor will distribute to you the link to the online attendance monitoring system.

You need to be logged in to your DMU student email account. DO NOT USE YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT. Please note that if you try to log in to a synchronous online class through your personal email account, you will not be able to register your attendance correctly.

It is important that this information is recorded accurately as the data will be used to ensure your compliance with DMU’s Attendance Monitoring Policy (link to DMU Student General Regulations here).

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If you are struggling to meet a submission deadline, then please access the link above to advise on deferrals and extensions.

Extensions need to be applied for through your personal tutor:
- Coursework extension requests must first be discussed with your personal tutor, who if in agreement, will support an extension request made to the module leader
- Coursework extension requests must be submitted before the assessment deadline date. Extensions cannot normally be granted retrospectively, after the deadline has passed.

- Coursework extension requests should be made over email, to have a record of the request and the extension granted.

- Coursework extensions will not be granted for periods of more than 14 consecutive days (5 days for cohort 2209) under any circumstances and are subject to the limitations

Deferrals should be discussed with your personal tutor and applications submitted via your programme administrator:
- If you are experiencing difficulties with your studies you should contact your personal tutor, Programme/Subject Leader or the Faculty Student Advice Centre

- If appropriate, it may be necessary for you to request a deferral of assessment

- To apply for a deferral of assessment you must complete the appropriate forms (available from the Faculty Student Advice Centre) and submit professional third party supporting evidence

- Completed forms and supporting evidence must be submitted to the Faculty Student Advice Centre on or before the deferral deadlines

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Extensions to assessment deadlines Students may request an extension to an assessment deadline using the extension to coursework application form. The request should be made to the module leader in advance of the deadline. The module leader has the discretion to grant an extension of up to 14 calendar days.

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You MUST ensure you familiarise yourself with the following regulations and policies:

Student regulations and policies, including attendance policy

Assessment and feedback policy

Student complaints and appeals procedure

Academic offences

Bad academic practice

Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) report

Academic regulations and information on assessment boards,

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If you are suspected of committing an academic offence you will be called to a meeting with an academic practice officer (APO). APOs are based within in each faculty and it is their role to advise on how to prevent bad academic practice and academic offences and to deal with serious cases.

You have the right to be accompanied by a member of De Montfort University Students' Union, university staff or your family but not normally a solicitor or barrister acting in a professional capacity. If you prefer, you can make a written statement instead of attending the meeting.

At the meeting, the APO will discuss the alleged offence with you. The APO may also suggest further training or remedial work. If the APO considers you guilty, they will impose an appropriate penalty.

If your offence is a second offence or is otherwise deemed serious it will be referred to a panel.

Academic practice officers: penalties

Penalties that can be imposed by APOs include:

Setting aside the component or assignment concerned and requiring you to complete it as if for the first time

Failure of the component. You will be reassessed and the mark capped if appropriate and not disproportionate in effect

Failure of the component and the module. You will be reassessed in the module.

APO will, following discussion with a colleague from the Academic Support Office, submit your case to the Academic Offences Panel

For more information visit:

DMU web pages: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/the-student-gateway/academic-support-office/academic-offences.aspx

8 Chapter 4 of the https://www.dmu.ac.uk/documents/dmu-students/academic-support-office/student-regulations/chapter-4-17.18.pdf

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Citation

This is the process of acknowledging the work of other people when you are including their ideas or their words in your own writing. These ideas could have been obtained from a book, an article in a journal, the Internet, a newspaper and so on.

Referencing

Referencing means giving the author and date of a book, article or other source from which you obtained information or ideas within the text of your assessment. This programme uses the Harvard (Cite them right) system of referencing. For detailed and accurate guidance about the use of this system see the information available on the DMU library website

Online guidance is provided for the Harvard (Cite Them Right) referencing style by using the Cite Them Right Online Tool. Cite them right online helps students learn the principles of referencing and the concepts of good academic practice and why this is important. The tool also provides guidance on how to reference over 150 source types, all with examples.  To view this guidance, visit: https://library.dmu.ac.uk/refguide

The DMU Harvard guide will no longer be updated but will continue to be available at https://library.dmu.ac.uk/refguide for existing students who may be continuing to use this style. The Harvard style used by all new students should be Harvard (Cite them Right)’.

You are expected to provide a list of references at the end of your assignment, which shows the full range of sources that you have cited in the text.  Always provide full and accurate references at the end of your work and check that references which appear in the text also appear at the end. You may also be required to provide a bibliography that includes the references to sources that you have used in your background reading but not necessarily cited from.

You are expected to read widely during your studies and to use some of this reading to support your ideas and arguments within your assessments. Be clear in your own mind as to why you are referring to another author’s ideas, or using a quote, and also make this clear to the reader. It will also be important that you draw from credible and academically reliable sources. Whilst you are actively encouraged to explore resources that are available to you electronically and via the internet, it is also important that you assess the quality of the source accessed and the reliability of the information obtained (e.g. Wikipedia website, may not be seen as a credible source by those marking your assessments).

Referencing can seem complicated at first but, with practice and adherence to the designated referencing style, it is a good habit which can be achieved fairly quickly. There is support both within employer organisations and the university to help you to reference effectively.  During your Induction you will receive detailed support from the library in relation to using references and an introduction to academic writing; further opportunities for support and guidance about good academic practice can be found via the following links:

Referencing guide https://library.dmu.ac.uk/refguide

RefWorks Guide: https://library.dmu.ac.uk/newref

Referencing support, available from Academic Librarians, including 1:1 tutorials and workshops and Coaching Corner sessions, available via the LLS Open Programme https://dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/

Academic writing support available from CLaSS: https://library.dmu.ac.uk/class

If you have any concerns about referencing, discuss them with your Module tutor. Markers may well draw attention to mistakes in your referencing in the early part of your programme. This will usually be to encourage you to develop good practice.

Always be clear to distinguish between when you are writing about your own ideas and when you are drawing from those of other people. Failure to acknowledge the work of others is plagiarism (which is to present somebody else’s ideas and written text as your own) and is a disciplinary offence. Further guidance about how to avoid bad academic practice can be obtained via this useful link:

Bad academic practice and the importance of referencing: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-students/the-student-gateway/academic-support-office/bad-academic-practice.aspx

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Practice Experience 3 (3000/3005)
0 credit rated but a “Must pass” module
Year-long module

Critical Inquiry and research proposal (3001)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 1 (first term)
Y cohort - Semester 1 (first term)

Leadership and Service Improvement (3002)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 1 (first term)
Y cohort - Semester 2 (second term)

Managing Complexities in Nursing Practice (3003)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 1 (first term)
Y cohort – Semester 2 (second term)

Consolidating Clinical Care and Professional Practice (3004)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 2 (second Term)
Y cohort - Semester 2 (second term)

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Practice Experience 2 (2000)
0 credit rated but a “Must pass” module
Year-long module

Research and Evidence-Based Practice (2001)
30 credits
X cohort -Semester 1 (first term)
Y cohort - Semesters 1 and 2 (first and second term)

Primary Care – Patient Journey 1 (2002)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 1 (first term)
Y cohort - Semesters 1 and 2 (first and second term)

Acute Care – Patient Journey 2 (2003)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 2 (second term)
Y cohort – Semester 3

Complex Care – Patient Journey 3 (2004)
30 credits
X cohort - Semester 2 and 3 (second and third term)
Y cohort - Semester 2 (second term)

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Practice Experience 1 (1000)
0 credit rated but a “Must pass” module
Year-long module

Transition into Higher Education (1001)
15 credits
Semester 1 (First term)

Foundations of Nursing Practice (1002)
15 credits
Semester 1 (First Term)

Foundations of Anatomy, physiology and pharmacology (1003)
30 credits
Semester 1 (First Term)

Influences on Wellbeing (1004)
30 credits
Semester 2 (Second Term)

Foundations of Field of Practice (1005)
30 credits
X cohort – Semester 3 (Third Term)
Y cohort – Semester 2 and 3 (Delivered in both second and third terms)

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Please see module guides within each Bb shell for more information on each module.

Use of DMU Replay for theory sessions:

DMU has a policy of recording lectures and where deemed appropriate by the academic, staff led activity for replay and revision purposes to ensure continued compliance with the Equalities Act 2010.

The main vehicle for providing such recordings is the DMU Replay service but academic staff may use other means of providing audio and/or visual materials to ensure compliance with the policy and these will be fully explained to you along with where to get help and support. For help with viewing a DMU Replay recording click here: https://celt.our.dmu.ac.uk/dmu-replay-the-student-view-including-navigation-and-search/

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Please see the main BSc Nursing Bb shell for the current student planner. This details theory and placement weeks, alongside assessment dates.