Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur) Intellectual Disability Nursing

NU4D02 -Growth and Development for Professional Practice

(Intellectual Disability Nursing) (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

Critically reflect on clinical practice experiences using identified reflective frameworks.
Critically discuss the role of personal responsibility in professional development in nursing.
Examine personal and professional needs for development in the clinical environment.
Consider clinical experiences in the contexts of political, legislative, social, environmental, economic and technological perspectives.
Analyse clinical issues in the context of evidence-based practice.
Identify and discuss the processes involved in role transition and career progression.
Identify and develop the necessary skills to manage issues in role transition.

Module Learning Aims

This module will provide students with an opportunity to integrate previous learning and to consolidate
skills of critical inquiry, debate, problem solving and reflection that pertain to professional nursing
practice. Learning in this module occurs through active engagement with peers using the student’s
portfolio as a base for development. Frameworks of reflection underpin the module to enable students
to process learning in the clinical environment. The module focuses on the development of peer
learning and peer support networks for students during their internship. The module further aims to
empower students to link theory to practice through a collaborative process of co-facilitation of student
groups by academic and clinical practice staff.

Essential Reading

Bulman, C. & Schultz, S. (2008) Reflective Practice in Nursing. (4thEdn.). Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
Rolfe, G., Jasper, M. and Freshwater, D. (2010) Critical Reflection in Practice (2ndEdn.).Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.