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Advancing the Management of Long Term Conditions (ADV605)
This module focuses on developing knowledge and understanding to support service development for people with long term conditions' that is person centred; promoting self-management and collaborative working. The module is based upon best practice as discussed within national and international policy and guidelines. It will explore in depth the impact of long term conditions on the individual, their family and carers.
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Independent Study (HEAD361)
This module extends knowledge of primary and secondary research and develops critical appraisal skills. Students construct an integrative literature review of a practice focused research topic.
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Advancing the Management of Long Term Conditions (ADV605Z)
This module focuses on developing knowledge and understanding to support service development for people with long term conditions' that is person centred; promoting self-management and collaborative working. The module is based upon best practice as discussed within national and international policy and guidelines. It will explore in depth the impact of long term conditions on the individual, their family and carers.
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Management of Infection Prevention (HEAC334P)
This module aims to empower the student with comprehensive infection control knowledge, utilising critical thinking to implement evidence-based practice and manage complex and unpredictable situations relating to infection control in the healthcare environment. This will be done using a variety of teaching methods both in and out of the work place. Assessment will be through completion of a written assignment and demonstration of change management.
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Enhanced Acute Medical Care for Older Adults (HEAC350P)
This module will enable the student to critically examine contemporary clinical practice. The student will be able to develop an evidence based underpinning knowledge, and perform skills pertinent to the needs of the older adult in acute care settings. The module will provide strategies in order to improve service delivery and deliver effective high quality care.
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Nursing the Critically Ill Child in a General Intensive Care Unit (HEAC358E)
This course provides an introduction to paediatric critical care skills for adult intensive care nurses. It will enable the experienced adult intensive care nurse to further develop and utilise appropriate professional skills to care for the critically ill child in an ICU environment.
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Specialist Practice in Stroke Care (HEAC371C)
In this module students will critically examine and explore ways to enhance their roles to provide an evidence based, inter-disciplinary approach to stroke services supported by skills blending. Students will be equipped to facilitate/lead on improving services for stroke patients, their carers and families and the interdisciplinary team
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Tissue Viability: Core Knowledge for Practice (HEAD339E)
This module will support the development of the core knowledge required for effective tissue viability practice. Using their own clinical practice as a way of contextualising their developing knowledge, learners will engage with published literature and consider the role of evidence based practice in relation to tissue viability.
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Advancing the Care and Support of the Person with Dementia and their Carer (HEAD347C)
This module is designed to meet the educational needs of practitioners who care for the person with dementia and their carer in a general setting. This module will link evidence based theory to current clinical practice and provide strategies in order to improve service delivery and give effective high quality care.
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Advancing the Care and Support of the Person with Dementia and their Carer (HEAD347P)
This module is designed to meet the educational needs of practitioners who care for the person with dementia and their carer in a general setting. This module will link evidence based theory to current clinical practice and provide strategies in order to improve service delivery and give effective high quality care.
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Understanding Evidence to Inform Clinical Decision Making (HEAD360)
The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around evidence-informed decision making. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.
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Understanding Evidence to Inform Clinical Decision Making (HEAD360C)
The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around evidence-informed decision making. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.
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Understanding Evidence to Inform Clinical Decision Making (HEAD360P)
The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around evidence-informed decision making. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.
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Clinical Decision Making in Healthcare Practice (HEAD362)
This module draws on knowledge, skills and experiences gained through work as a registered healthcare professional and further develops clinical reasoning ability.
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Practice (HEAD363)
This module builds on existing knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks. Students explore and debate ethical and legal concepts, issues and theories relating to health and social care.
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Integrated Advancing Practice in Context (HEAD366)
This module will enable the student to develop their professional understanding of Advancing Practice within their working environment and explore the complexities of their practice. They will examine the legal & ethical boundaries and accountability of practice personally, professionally and strategically.
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The Fundamentals of Health Assessment (HEAD367)
This module is designed to enable healthcare professionals to critically examine and develop in an area of professional clinical practice, in a range of settings. Taught workshops will guide the student, building on their pre-existing body of knowledge to further develop their skills in health assessment, clinical examination and clinical reasoning.
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Holistic Neonatal Assessment and Clinical Management (HEAD375P)
This module will enable neonatal nurses to develop existing professional skills. Performing comprehensive health assessments through history taking, clinical examination, diagnosis and documentation, to contribute to initial treatment and management strategies. The practitioner develops competence through experience in clinical practice, utilising pathophysiological knowledge within the clinical decision making process.
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Perinatal Mental Health (HEAD377)
This module will enable students to increase their knowledge surrounding the development and management of the care of childbearing women with perinatal mental health needs. Students will be research informed and prepared to explore evidence to inform decision making. The needs of mothers and babies; before, during and after birth, would be at the centre of care with a strong emphasis on respect and dignity.
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Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Management in Primary Care (HEAD385E)
Rooted firmly in practice this short module has been specifically designed to focus on the key principles and issues involved in supporting and treating patients with long term respiratory conditions within the primary care setting.
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Critical Care of Children and Young People, Advancing Knowledge and Skills (HEAD390)
This module will develop the knowledge and skills of health care professionals in the care of the deteriorating child and young person requiring critical care. The module will build upon the existing knowledge of participants, and develop critical analysis applied to the care of the child/young person requiring critical care across a range of clinical settings.
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Work Based Learning (HEAD391)
This module enables the student to undertake an individual work based project and meet a set of agreed learning outcomes for a specified programme of study.
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Work Based Learning (HEAD391P)
This module enables the student to undertake an individual work based project and meet a set of agreed learning outcomes for a specified programme of study.
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Enhanced Principles and Practice of Renal Nursing (NURC317P)
Renal Nursing is a constantly changing and challenging care environment. This module has been designed to develop a higher level of knowledge and skills in qualified practitioners to equip them to provide high quality and evidence based care using a critical and reflective approach in a renal or renal related clinical environment.
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Enhanced Principles and Practice of Renal Nursing (Specialist Skills) (NURC318P)
Renal Nursing is a constantly changing and challenging care environment. This module has been designed to develop a higher level of knowledge and skills in qualified practitioners to enable them to provide high quality and evidence based care using a critical and reflective approach in a renal or renal related clinical environment.
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Coaching and Leadership (HEAE302)
Coaching and Leadership is a module focused on developing your confidence and competence to lead and develop yourself and others. Students will be able to understand and explore coaching theory and practice using a variety of tools in order to underpin coaching and leadership practice.
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Pain Assessment and Management (HEAE303DL)
Practitioners will be able to understand and explore evidence in order to underpin practice and complex decision-making skills; focusing on the comprehensive health assessment and clinical reasoning and decision-making skills associated with Pain assessment and management.