Cardiac Disease: Prevention and Management for Non-Specialists

Bucks New University

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In High Wycombe

£ 950 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    High wycombe

  • Duration

    15 Weeks

This 30 credit module is aimed at nurses and other healthcare practitioners working in wards, clinics, or GP practices. You will not be a specialist in cardiac care but have a desire to learn more about cardiac disease and its management. Unlike the traditional Cardiac Care module there is no requirement to fulfil a book of clinical competencies.

Facilities

Location

Start date

High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
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High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Road, HP11 2JZ

Start date

On request

About this course

registered health care practitioners with a minimum 6 months experience in a relevant cardiac care area
for Level 6 study you’ll need 120 credits at Level 5 or equivalent. For Level 7 study, 120 credits at Level 6 or the equivalent are required
have the support of your clinical manager and a suitably qualified mentor/assessor
opportunity to work outside usual clinical area, if necessary, to gain specific clinical competence.

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Subjects

  • Syndromes
  • Cardiovascular
  • Disease
  • Disease care
  • Care Management
  • Care Education
  • Coronary Syndromes
  • Heart disease
  • Heart Surgeon
  • Heart failure care
  • Heart transplant care

Course programme


The course covers many aspects of caring for cardiac patients, including:

  • national guidelines on the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
  • care of patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • care of patients with stable coronary heart disease
  • heart failure care
  • arrhythmias
  • understanding ECGs
  • cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology
  • relevant pharmacology
  • risk factor assessment
  • blood pressure and lipid management
  • exercise prescription and heart disease
  • cardiac Rehabilitation

This module is also available without credits attached. Non-credit bearing modules are ideal for students wanting to continue their professional development but do not require credits to put towards an award. On completion of the credit-less module, students will not be required to undertake a final assessment, however, they will receive a certificate of Continuing Professional Development hours which will be valuable for NMC revalidation purposes.

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Cardiac Disease: Prevention and Management for Non-Specialists

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