Module 1
This module covered the aspects of nursing knowledge including knowledge, skills and attitudes that are necessary to provide safe and effective care for patients. These skills and knowledge will be increased throughout the time as a nursing student and increased through classes, labs and clinical application. One important part of the module was going over learning styles which is applicable to both us as nursing students but also for our future patients to think about as we begin to incorporate patient education into our care plans. If someone is a more tactile learner then we could ask them to demonstrate a skill back to us which may be different from someone who is a auditory learner who would rather listen to us provide instructions as they performed the skill. Providing multiple formats of information will allow for optimal knowledge being learned. All of these skills and basis of the helix of success will be built on throughout the next 15 months as a nursing student and then even more so throughout the time spent working as a new grad nurse. The information provided in this module is a good baseline to be aware of as I am starting my nursing education and know what aspects of the profession are to be expected of me both as a clinical student and by the time I graduate.
Module 2
This module focused on the different roles and attitudes that the role of the nurse follows. The main and most important role of a nurse is to be an advocate, the nurse is the person that spends the most time with the patient out of the whole interdisciplinary health care team and can work as an informal leader relaying the most up-to-date information about the patient to the team. Gaining competency and skills are built right from the start of being a beginning nursing student and done through different experiences like in clinical settings. One key point to be aware of is to maintain professionalism and accountability for safety that is consistent with professional nursing practice, we, as student nurses, are expected to act at the same level as professional nurses. I found the leadership roles of nurse’s section very interesting because I have been in leadership roles throughout my undergrad and even was awarded the Student Leader Award from UNE this past year, so I can see myself pursuing some of these positions in the future. This module took a deeper dive into who the nurse is and what attributes they have and what kind of interpersonal skills to look forward to gaining and expanding upon.
