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HEA503 - Fostering Curiosity for Care

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nursing

Unit Description

This unit is designed to promote an ability and willingness in students to embed critical enquiry within a framework of curiosity into their clinical practice. Through this unit students will critically explore their existing beliefs and practices in relation to care provision. Students undertake an assessment of their own Emotional Intelligence using a standardised
instrument. Further, this unit encourages practise with a questioning mind and openness to explore and critique the evidence underlying their own unique practice context.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse and appraise the literature around curiosity in nursing practice.
2.	Critically review the relevant, scholarly literature in relation to evidence-based nursing practice, in particular the levels or strength of evidence and the links to curiosity in clinical practice, teaching and management.
3.	Identify common practice which lacks a rigorous evidence base and using strategic curiosity, outline a rigorous process to find acceptable evidence to support this practice.
4.	Critically reflect on own capacity to incorporate an attitude of curiosity into day-to-day nursing care.
5.	Review both quantitative and qualitative evidence to support or reject the importance of curiosity in nursing practice.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Tutorial Assessments (1000 words)	20%	1,2,3,4,5
2.	Critical Reviews (2 x 1000 words)	40%	1,2,3,4,5
3.	Case Study (2500 words)	40%	1,2,3,4,5

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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