Critical care of children and young people (Level 1&2) (HEAD390 / APP751)

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
  
• networking opportunities with other health care professionals working within critical care setting
• 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.

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.

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.