The aim of this module is to help you to develop as an accountable professional nurse. The module will include theoretical study, practice learning and simulation of nursing procedures aligned to NMC Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018). The module content addresses NMC outcomes drawn from Platform 1 - Being an Accountable Professional [1.1, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.16, 1.15, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10], Annexe A - Communication and Relationship Management Skills and Annexe B - Nursing Procedures. In addition, outcomes relating to communication, professionalism and evidence informed practice from Platforms 2 - 7 are also addressed. Platform 2 [2.9, 2.10], Platform 3 [3.6, 3.8, 3.9], Platform 4 [4.2, 4.3, 4.12, 4.13], Platform 5 [5.11], Platform 6 [6.11] and Platform 7 [7.4, 7.13].This module spans all three trimesters within the first year of the MSc Nursing (Pre-registration) programme. Each trimester you will undertake one Practice Learning Experience (PLE); trimester 1 - PLE 1, trimester 2 - PLE 2, and trimester 3 - PLE 3. Each PLE in year 1 will equate to 3 days per week. Practice learning will be integrated with self-directed online theoretical learning for which you are given two days per week. Theoretical and practice learning is complemented by online group tutorials and critical reflection sessions. At the end of each trimester Touch Point weeks will enable further interaction with your peers and be a forum for a range of activities such as, listening to keynote speakers, accessing conferences, attending research seminars, collaboration with other inter-professional and cross institutional Masters students, and taking part in voluntary work and other career development activities. In order to prepare you for your first practice learning experience (PLE), you will undertake a period of theoretical and simulated skills learning at the beginning of the module, including mandatory skills - cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), manual handling (MH) and prevention and management of violence and aggression (PMVA).Theoretical input focuses on the introduction of three essential core concepts - professionalism [LO 1, LO 4], communication [LO 2, LO 5], evidence informed practice [LO 1 - 5]. Module concepts will be presented within online units of study to enable exploration and analysis of key nursing knowledge and procedures [e.g. types of communication, motivational interviewing, breaking bad news etc]. Further context is added through the identification and critical examination of the complexity within the socio-political and economic dimensions of health and social care and evidence underpinning self-leadership, professional relationships and co-production within contemporary nursing practice. Concepts focused on in the module are relevant to all fields of nursing practice and scenarios used to enable your learning will address content relevant to mental health, adult health, learning disability and child health nursing. This shared approach to learning will prepare you to meet the person-centred and holistic care needs of the people you encounter in practice, who may have a range of mental, physical and behavioural health challenges and be at any stage in their life. This approach also signposts you towards field specific knowledge which is further facilitated through completion of the evidence informed online activities, participating in tutorials and simulation, working in practice and completing the module assessments (theory and practice). Skills development will also be woven into the Moodle platform throughout the module to provide you with a seamless presentation of evidence based theoretical and procedural concepts. Numeracy, literacy and digital technology within the context of health and social care practice will be explored through understanding and working with service users, health and social care colleagues to support medicines management and monitoring health. As your conceptualisation of 'being an accountable professional' grows, you will be encouraged to critically reflect upon and analyse any previous assumptions and understandings with a view to identifying your new learning. Importantly, your applied understanding of nursing within an integrated health and social care context should enable you to identify, conceptualise and develop creative responses to situations encountered in practice. Through engagement with and critical analysis of both key and wider literature, you will build a personalised, field specific and evidence-informed understanding of the module learning outcomes; these will then be critically examine and reflected upon in your formative and summative assessments. Completion of this module will enhance your critical understanding, analysis and evaluation of communication, professionalism and evidence informed practice both broadly and in relation to your chosen field of nursing practice (Adult Health or Mental Health).