This module follows on from the preparation for practice inquiry module undertaken in year two of the program. It is an opportunity for the students to undertake a practice inquiry project whilst out in clinical practice and is focused upon an area of interest.

This module sits in partnership with Practice experience 7 and acts as an opportunity for the students to align the academic and practical elements of their degree program.

The PIP will follow one of several pathways/formats:

Audit- an example of a current third year students audit is measuring management supervision frequency against the supervision policy.
Change implementation- this is often focused upon education i.e., a teaching session would be delivered by the student on a specific topic, the attendees would be required to complete a pre and post session questionnaire to review efficacy.
Research- this is low risk research, an example of a current student’s project is a questionnaire completed by staff around morale and satisfaction, to ascertain the components of a happy supportive work environment so these can be replicated in other areas.

The project will align to a specific area of practice that interests the student (see categories below), this can be an opportunity for the student to explore elements of practice different to their specific field of nursing, or can be a consolidation of previous learning:

Autism and Neurodiversity
Self-Harm
Health Inequalities
Leadership and Management of complex staffing issues
Clinical standards
Dementia
Safeguarding
Palliative Care
Transitional care i.e., Child to adult services

None of the projects will require patient participation i.e., completion of questionnaires etc, and any staff inclusion will be anonymised to ensure adherence to ethical practices. Each student will be allocated an academic supervisor who will support compliance to university ethical policy, and students will comply appropriately to individual trusts protocols i.e., registering of audits etc.

Updates will be given at the practice partner meetings.