Newly qualified nurses - I have a question....

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Sal the 1st — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:54:10 GMT

I dont see it as a cant be bothered option - I see it more as students being encouraged to find their own answers rather than them being spoon fed

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Mark Hedberg — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:55:15 GMT

Hi Alison! For the formal CAW interpretation, you're best discussing specifics with the admin team. For a general overview, blended learning is classroom learning, enhanced with complementary online lessons that you will complete in your own time, which will give additional coverage of critical subject areas. So it is not a 'we can't be bothered' option, I promise!

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Alison Clare Hickman — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 10:08:39 GMT

Hey Mark,

I asked what 'blended learning' meant once and was told it's face to face tutoring together with on-line self-service? So was that correct? I ended up understanding it to mean self-motivated 'read around the subject' twinned with my formal class routines - though it was also on-line based in class sometimes. Can you give us a more formal CAW interpretation please (reason for me asking is I will (hopefully) have some students soon and would like to be prepared!).

Ta.

Ali h

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Mark Hedberg — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:52:01 GMT

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That's not *exactly* how blended learning is designed...

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xxserahxx — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:04:09 GMT

ive just completed the level 3 diploma in vet nursing it was 3 years but cut down to 2 years with something extra (blended learning) which is basically the stuff they cant be arsed to teach you in class you have to learn yourself. Its a tough course with exams after every unit you do.. along with ur NPL mock exams exams 1 2 and 3 all multiple choice. Assignments galore the only written exam is vn19 on ethics which was ok.

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Emmacampbell — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 20:34:10 GMT

There are a couple of examples on the rcvs website, if you type into google, rcvs care plan examples they should come up. There should be the ability model and the orem model examples. I have just finished second year doing the city and guilds and I found the examples quite helpful. Hope that helps.

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victoria renshaw — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:40:51 GMT

Hi Sorry to barge in on this post, hoping you can help me I am in my second year (sept start) just been given all of my assignments and OMG I have no idea where to start or how to do a care plan accurately. do you have any suggestions on how to start them and if there is any example assignments anywhere to view to get an idea please

thanks vicky

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MPop — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:36:58 GMT

That's great.

Thanks

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Heather Bacon — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:20:36 GMT

I am not newly qualified, but I am doing the City & Guilds level 3 diploma if that is any help?

It is 2 years. 2 multiple choice exams in 1st year (I started in September and they were in January and June)

1 multiple choice in 2nd year (Again, September term start, exam is in October).

And practicals end of 2nd year (Have to finish NPL in May to sit the August OSCEs).

Assignments are also 1 in 1st year and 4 in 2nd year.

Hope that helps?

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Alison Hague — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:14:57 GMT

Sorry - should re-read what I've written! The last lot of multiple choice questions were in June 2012!

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Alison Hague — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 17:13:05 GMT

Well, I did the RCVS Level 3 Diploma as a three year course starting in Sept 2010 and finishing college in June 2013 - I did multiple choice questions on VN 3 & 4 in July 2011 then VN 1,5 & 6 in November 2011 and VN 8,9,10,11 & 12 - and should have finished with the OSCEs in July 2013 but family problems meant I didn't take them then as I hadn't finished the NPL but passed this year in July. It's all changed again anyway but I think its still a three year course - at least that's what our newest trainees are doing. Hope this helps?