Professional Development
6 Credits (ECTS)
Professional Development
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Module Description
This module focuses on enhancing nursing competencies in team building, diagnostic skills, and interpersonal skills, framed by organizational psychology principles.
Team building will foster collaborative and efficient nursing teams, essential for high-quality patient care.
Diagnostic skills will be sharpened to ensure accurate patient assessments and interventions.
Interpersonal skills will be developed to improve communication and relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
By integrating organizational psychology, the module emphasizes understanding human behavior within healthcare settings, ultimately aiming to improve both individual and team performance in nursing practice. This holistic approach ensures well-rounded professional growth for nursing practitioners.
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course must possess one of the following:
- Possess a minimum qualification at MQF Level 4 (or comparable as per MQRIC) in Nursing.
Upon completion of this programme the candidate will have obtained a total of 4600 hours, half of which will be clinical hours and one third theory as per EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
Students whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate English language capability at either:
– Academic IELTS level 6.0 or equivalent.
OR
– OET with a minimum of a ‘B’ grade in speaking and a minimum of ‘C+’ in writing, reading, and listening.
Please ensure that you have all requirements in place, as stipulated on the website of the Council of Nurses and Midwives.
Target Audience
This course is targeted at:
- Nurses who are in possession of an MQF Level 4 (or comparable as per MQRIC) in Nursing, who need to upgrade their knowledge, skills, and competences in order to apply for registration with the Maltese Council of Nurses and Midwives as first level nurses.
- Non-EU trained nurses who are in possession of a minimum MQF Level 5 (or comparable as per MQRIC) in Nursing, seeking a bridging course to enable them to apply for registration with the Maltese Council of Nurses and Midwives as first level nurses.
Career Paths
The programme aims to get nurses who are non-EU nationals adequately trained so that they can register as first level nurses in Malta.
How you’ll be assessed
The course comprises:
- Evening classes for part-time courses.
- Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
- Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
- Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:
- Modular Assessment
- Summative Assessment
The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.
Module Intake Dates
October 2024
Additional Info
Reading for the entire Diploma in Health Sciences – Nursing Studies as presented herein costs €5,000.*
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible for a 70% refund of the cost through the ‘Get Qualified’ scheme.**
Due to the modular structure of the course, you may also opt to take individual modules as stand-alone. The entry requirements still apply.***
*Prices are applicable to students who reside in Malta at the time of applying.
**Terms and conditions apply.
*** For the price of individual modules, please contact the IDEA Academy team.
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- Critically analyse the responsibilities of the nurse for ongoing professional development and the required maintenance of contemporary, evidence-based knowledge and skills, as established by the Council for Nurses and Midwives Malta.
- Critically appraise the research and evidence base for nurses working in a multi-disciplinary healthcare team and demonstrate effective teamwork practice.
- Analyse reflective practice as a vehicle for ongoing enhancement of their approach to the delivery of high quality, solution focused nursing care.
- Demonstrate self-awareness and professionalism, effectively giving and receiving feedback to improve their approach to nursing in all settings.
- Critically examine approaches to relationship building with patients, families, and other professionals.
Knowledge:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:
- The responsibilities of the nurse towards own professional development as established by ‘The Scope of Professional Practice’ of The Council for Nurses and Midwives, Malta (CNM).
- Contemporary Dynamics in Patient-centred relationships.
- Contemporary Dynamics in Patient-centred relationships.
- Team building skills in nursing context.
- Team building – practical exercises.
- Self-care.
- Collaborative Professional Communication.
Skills:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:
- Apply communication concepts and theories to solve problems in healthcare related situations and workplace.
- Apply psychological principles derived from an understanding of stress management and work-life balance in context of healthcare and nursing practice.
- Apply Problem Solving and Decision-Making Techniques to selected case studies.
- Establish how the team is organized to implement the teamwork activities.
- Identify the challenges when working in a team.
- Identify the strategies to overcome the challenges when working in a team.
- Evaluate own self performance when working in a team.
- Evaluate team members performance when working in a team.
- Evaluate the process of teamwork and recommend ways for improvements.
- Develop intra and interpersonal skills when collaborating and working within a teamwork context.
- Develop team communication skills and techniques which ensure the accomplishment of the team’s objectives.
- Develop presentation skills to share the teamwork experience.
Module-Specific Learner Skills:
At the end of the module/unit the learner will be able to:
- Develop skills and use of techniques to generate ideas when within a teamwork context.
- Develop a systemic approach towards developing a plan of actions and timeframes when working within a teamwork context.
Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences:
At the end of the module/unit, the learner will be able to:
- Navigate through the online learning platform to find assignments, discussion boards, literature, tutorials, etc.