Module Acute and Critical Care: Foundations for Practice (level 6)

Program Overview

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The aim of this module is to develop in-depth knowledge of the principles underpinning the care of adults experiencing acute and critical illness.

You will need to complete an induction prior to commencement of your first module. We have a comprehensive online induction package to welcome you to both the university and your programme of study.

The running of this module is dependent on there being sufficient numbers of interest.

This module is co-taught with level 7.

Graduate destinations

Having completed this module you may wish to bring these 20 credits into the University Advanced Diploma in Practice Development: Acute and Critical Care.

Please discuss this opportunity with the module leader before completion of this module. Alternatively, you may wish to use this module towards one of our top-up degrees such as BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice.

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Course Details

Program Outline

Course outline

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Course summary

This module covers the foundations of acute/critical illness, patient assessment, monitoring and the effect of acute/critical illness on body key systems.

The following topics will be studied:

Concepts of critical care and national policy drivers

Patient assessment and monitoring

Haemodynamics and fluid balance

Introduction to 12 Lead ECG and arrhythmia recognition

Effect of acute / critical illness on body systems; including: respiratory, cardiac, renal and nervous systems

Pathophysiology and treatment of shock

Principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Ethical, moral and legal issues

On successful completion, you will be able to:

Analyse the patient journey specifically the process of assessment and problem identification that will inform the evaluation of patient care

Appraise the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions utilised in the assessment and management of the acutely/critically ill adult

Critically appraise the key concepts, theories, evidence base, guidelines and policy upon which your clinical and professional practice is based

Using personal reflection, with a client/service user focus, critically analyse how learning from this module has transformed your understanding of your practice

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Programme Specification

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Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Full details are available in the

programme specification

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Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.