Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Juliet Bostwick Programme Lead Nursing

Nursing courses have existed in Oxford since 1891

Courses we currently offer: From September 2012: Bachelor’s degree in Adult Nursing Master’s Degree in Adult Nursing Combined Degree in Adult and Mental Health Nursing

Students in 2013 – meeting Sir Keith Pearson Chairman of Health Education England

NMC Competency Framework  Professional Values  Communication and Interpersonal Skills  Nursing Practice and Decision Making  Leadership, Management and Team Working

How are Older People currently involved in our programmes?

 Recruitment - selection and interview days, group activity using older person case studies.  Placement – we use many placements providing care and services for older people.  Assessment – assignments, Clinical Exams.

Curriculum content  Communication and dignity  Dignity, Values, attitudes, person-centred care  Hearing and sight loss  The law and the older person  Carers, families and single householders in the community.  Patient Safety  Mobility & falls  Medicines Management  Care Settings  Primary and community care  Hospital Care  Changes in the Ageing Process  Key medical disorders  Dementia, mental health and the older adult  Learning disabilities and the older adult  Nutrition and fluids  Elimination and continence  Hygiene and infection control  Pain and pharmacological management

Patients and Service Users ‘’The most recent example was the gentleman who came to talk about living with cancer (which he had done over a number of years)’’. ‘’ Now retired but still very active, he was able to paint a picture of his life that lead up to where he is now. He shared old photos with some students who were particularly interested. This served to make the point that the life journey informs who the older person is, and nurses can provide more person centred care when they engage with and recognise this’’.

Practice Experience  Currently Adult Nursing students have 7 separate placements in “blocks”  Half of their course is spent in placement looking after patients under the supervision of their mentor a qualified Nurse.  Variety of placements – Acute, Continuing Care, Specialist and Primary Care – all these placements provide services for older people.

Thank you for listening…. Questions and …. What would you like us to include in a Nursing course?