Professional Practice (Critical Care) pt

The modules available on this course are as follows:

• Dissertation (optional)
• Intensive Care
• Research and Innovation in Practice (optional)
• Select 60 credits from the BSc/BA Optional Module menu. (See programme specification)

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 Critical Care pathway, the Intensive 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.

The course covers the following topics:

• Psychological issues and the patient's experience of critical care
• Long term effects of critical care on the patient and their family, including rehabilitation
• Advanced assessment of the critically ill patient
• Interventions and therapy utilised to treat the critically ill adult with organ failure or dysfunction
• End of life care within the critical care setting
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Ethical decision making
• Political influences impacting upon patient care within the critical care setting
• Advanced communication skills
• Key themes running through the module will include dementia care and the Chief Nursing Officers six Cs (Care (Quality/Safety), Compassion, Courage, Competency, Commitment and Communication)
• Safeguarding