Year 1

Essential Skills
Essential Skills - Year 1 (Mental Health)
Practice 1 Practice 2
. Under the relevant practice placement please obtain the signature and date of the registered health Skills performed and Skills performed and
/social care professional confirming your competence in the essential skill achieved under direct achieved under direct
supervision. supervision.
Uses ways to maximise communication where hearing, vision or speech is compromised.

Demonstrates an understanding of how culture, religion, spiritual beliefs, gender and sexuality can impact on illness and
disability.

Responds to peoples physical and emotional responses when engaging with them

Records information accurately and clearly on the basis of observation and communication, always seeking to confirm
understanding.

Communicates people’s stated needs and wishes to other professionals

Shares information with colleagues and seeks advice from appropriate sources where there is a concern or uncertainty.
Uses support systems to recognise, manage and deal with own emotions.

Works within the Code (NMC,2008) and adheres to the Guidance on Professional Conduct for Nursing and Midwifery
students.(NMC,2010)

Recognises when situations are becoming unsafe and reports appropriately

Demonstrates the importance of rest and practices this to ensure effective and safe clinical practice

Under supervision, works within clinical governance frameworks.

 Practice 1 Practice 2
. Under the relevant practice placement please obtain the signature and date of the registered health Skills performed and Skills performed and
/social care professional confirming your competence in the essential skill achieved under direct achieved under direct
supervision. supervision.
Reports safety incidents regarding service users to senior colleagues.

Under supervision assesses risk within current sphere of knowledge and competence.

Recognises the signs of aggression and takes appropriate action to keep themselves and others safe.

Follows instructions and takes appropriate action, sharing information to minimise risk.

Under supervision works within legal frameworks to protect self and others.

Knows and accepts own responsibilities and takes appropriate action,

Reports to an appropriate person where there is a risk of meals being missed

Follows food hygiene procedures in accordance with policy

Uses and disposes of medical devices safely under supervision according to local and national policy, reporting any incidents
or near misses

Learning outcomes Essential skills (NMC,2008) – Medicines management

Is competent in applying the metric system to basic medicines calculations relating to the following:
 Tablets and capsules
 Liquid medicines
 Injections including:-unit dose
-sub and multiple unit dose