Critical care of children and young people (Level 1&2)

Key features

Are you a registered healthcare professional with at least 12 months' clinical experience with children and young people requiring critical care? Do you want to challenge and develop your existing knowledge and skills? This innovative module offers:

• an opportunity to advance practice in paediatric critical care, developing enhanced competence and knowledge
  
• the chance to develop a specialist critical care passport, recognised nationally, allowing transfer of skills 
  
• networking opportunities with other health care professionals working within critical care settings
  
• tuition by experienced child health lecturers and experts in clinical practice
  
• an evidence-based approach, allowing development of synthesis and critical thinking in clinical practice
  
• high fidelity, immersive simulation surrounding complex critical care paediatric scenarios.
  

This module can be studied at degree or masters level, as a standalone or counted towards some of our professional development qualifications.  

Module code

HEAD390/APP751

Credits

20

FHEQ level

Level 6 - bachelors degree

Level 7 - masters degree

Location

Plymouth

HEAD390 (degree level)

At the end of this module you will be able to:

• recognise and respond to the critically ill child/young person and identify and prioritise their nursing care needs
• critically analyse and evaluate appropriate evidence of relevant pathophysiology and apply this to the assessment and care of the critically ill child/young person
• analyse the role of the multi-professional team in the care of the critically ill child/young person.

Assessment

APP751 (masters level)

At the end of this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in recognising and effectively responding to the critically ill child/young person enabling prioritisation of nursing care needs
• use critical thinking and analysis to synthesise relevant pathophysiology and demonstrate application to the care of the critically ill child/young person
• critically analyse the roles of the multidisciplinary team in the care of the critically ill child/young person.

Assessment

Module dates

18, 19, 25, 26 May and 1, 2 June 2021. 

These dates may be subject to change; please check with the module lead or the Professional Development Unit.

What programmes can these modules count towards?

At degree level, this module can be studied as a standalone or count towards our BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Health and Social Care.

At masters level, this module can be studied as a standalone or count towards our MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Professions).

COVID-secure module delivery

The University is adhering to government guidance relating to COVID-secure operation. For this reason, modules are being delivered in a variety of formats, with much content delivered online, either in an interactive manner (i.e. requiring participation at the allotted times), or sometimes in a passive manner (i.e. you may be able to conduct some of the study outside of the typical taught hours of 09:00–17:00).

Some sessions, particularly clinical assessments, will continue to be delivered face-to-face with appropriate risk-mitigating measures in place. Others may allow you the option of attending face-to-face or synchronously engaging on-line with peers who attend face-to-face.

When you receive confirmation of your enrolment on a module, you will be granted access to our Digital Learning Environment (DLE or Moodle). You should access this prior to the start of your module to determine the teaching format of the module’s sessions.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for these modules you should have a registered nursing qualification and at least 12 months' clinical experience with children/young people who require critical care. Applications will also be considered from health care professionals who are working in predominantly adult clinical settings but who have contact with paediatric patients. Please note that in order to gain academic credits you must be able to meet the learning outcomes of the module.

To gain academic credits towards a degree you must have previously studied at level 5 (i.e. foundation degree or equivalent).

To gain academic credits towards a masters you must have previously studied at level 6 (i.e. degree level).

Each student will be considered and advised individually (where required) by the programme team and Professional Development Unit (PDU). Please contact the programme lead or PDU if you have any queries regarding your situation.

Fees 

Please see our professional development module fees page. 

Funding

Funding for this module may be available through your employer.  Please contact your education coordinator in the first instance.

Module leads

Matt Carey

Anna Chick