Professional Practice (Cardiothoracic Care) pt

What will this course cover?

The course requires you to complete a total of 120 credits at Level 6, typically from four 30 credit modules. You can choose the modules you wish to study from a number of options depending on your study interests or the pathway you wish to follow. However, the final module must be either the Dissertation module or the Research and Innovation in Practice module.

For the Cardiothoracic Care pathway, the Cardiac Care module, the Respiratory Care module, and the final module are core. The final module must be either the Dissertation module or the Research and Innovation in Practice module.

Content includes the following:

• Myocardial infarction
• Unstable angina
• Angina
• Care of patients with coronary heart disease
• Heart failure care
• Care of patients receiving percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
• Care of patients receiving cardiac surgery
• Pacemakers
• Valve disorders
• Arrhythmias
• Heart transplant care
• Cardiac anatomy and pathophysiology
• Relevant pharmacology
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Concepts of specialist and advanced practice in respiratory care
• Determinants of respiratory disease
• Application of respiratory anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and technology to the care of patients with respiratory problems
• Respiratory physical assessment skills, interpretation of diagnostic tests and investigations
• Assessment and management of patients with acute (acute on chronic) respiratory failure

• airway management
• oxygen therapy
• nebulised drug administration
• arterial blood gas interpretation
• non-invasive ventilation (mechanical ventilation)
• pleural drains
• tracheostomy care
• suctioning.
• Analysis of the holistic care of patients with acute and acute on chronic respiratory problems including ethical, legal, psychological and social issues.