Course: Coordinating care bachelor level 2 credits: 10

In this course, the novice practitioner develops the skills needed to ensure continuity of care for their own service user(s). The novice professional learns to apply the nursing role within the care setting, including collaboration with relevant disciplines and within the framework of applicable legislation. In doing so, the novice professional develops nursing leadership skills. The novice professional acquires the knowledge and skills relating to care pathways, interprofessional collaboration, and the coordination and management of care.

The novice practitioner works within a learning community to deepen their theoretical understanding and to connect and apply this knowledge to practice. Key themes emphasised in this course include person- and family-centred care, shared decision-making, intra- and interprofessional collaboration, proactive care planning, and continuity and coordination of care.

Within this course, students also work on their personal and professional (identity) development through a cyclical process, focusing on learning objectives, self-evaluation and reflection. These reflections must be carried out using a taught reflection methodology.

Formative assessment is one of the basic principles of supportive education.

Competence Proficiency Level 2 (CBN, 2022)

At the second level, the context is highly complex, with the focus on acting methodically in unpredictable, complex situations. The nature of the task is complex and unstructured. The focus is on student-led learning, with guidance provided more on an ad hoc basis. Actions are carried out as independently as possible, with justification provided retrospectively. The novice professional is encouraged to apply (strategic) planning, self-efficacy, motivation and reflection independently. Reflection on one’s actions centres on daring, willing and being, with the focus on sustainable development.

Assessment:

In this course, the required competences are assessed on the basis of the specific learning outcomes. The learning outcomes must be demonstrated at CBN level 2 by means of a portfolio assessment.

During the work placement, the trainee professional collects various supporting documents for the portfolio. Feedback from the work supervisor, fellow students and the supervising lecturer prior to the assessment forms part of the learning process as well as providing input for the final assessment. The fully completed portfolio forms the basis for the portfolio assessment interview (during which the other course associated with PLP 3 – BVZ – is also assessed).

Together, the portfolio and the portfolio assessment interview lead to the assessment of the course’s learning outcomes. In this way, the novice professional demonstrates mastery of the learning outcomes.

The course is assessed against all learning outcomes. All learning outcomes must achieve at least a pass mark. If a course is assessed as a fail during the regular assessment opportunity, the novice professional may take a resit during the same practical training period. The nature and format of any resit will be determined in consultation with the academic tutor and the work supervisor.

Exemptions may be granted on the basis of results previously achieved elsewhere and/or work experience.

• TEST 01 – RVZ – PLP Level 2

Evidence for the assessment

Short practical evaluation (KPE) – consultation with a service user

Individual assignment

Focused on an independently conducted consultation with a service user (and, where applicable, their family members), in which the trainee professional chooses to apply either the principles of shared decision-making or the principles of ‘the family consultation’.

Evidence 2 (what is the name of this piece of evidence?)

Individual assignment

The trainee demonstrates in practice the ability to independently prepare for a multidisciplinary consultation (MDO), contribute to it and process the information. They actively seek to identify the interests and wishes of the care recipient and their relatives and advocate on their behalf.

Proficiency test

Individual assignment

During the placement period, the novice professional undertakes two assessments of competence, which cover learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.  One in the first half and one in the second half of the placement period. The clinical supervisor provides feedback using the Assessment of Competence form.

Open-ended assignment

Individual assignment

The novice practitioner undertakes an open-ended assignment in which they are free to choose the form and method by which they demonstrate that they have exhibited nursing leadership during the placement period, in line with all three learning outcomes of the course (feedback from the placement supervisor and/or tutor).