Managing Acute Changes in Health Status (Child field)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Justify nursing responses to acute changes in health status using evidence based interventions
• Identify, prioritise and respond to risk factors that may lead to deterioration in health status
• Explain how clinical judgement and decision making skills are important aspects of managing nursing care
• Discuss the knowledge and skills necessary to undertake a prioritised assessment of people who are experiencing an acute change in health status

Content for ALL Fields: Clinical judgement & decision making Responding to mental and emotional distress including agitation, aggression and challenging behaviour Responding to self-harm and or suicidal ideation Recognising and responding to acute deterioration in physical health status (e.g. sepsis) Breaking significant news Sudden and / or traumatic death Ethical and legal issues in acute care: DNACPR, DOLS Managing risks to vulnerable groups with acute health care needs (e.g. Learning Disability) Human Factors: Safety culture, Debriefing Medicines Management: Safe medicine use. (e.g. drug interactions / reactions including anaphylaxis; recreational drugs; using technology to improve medicines safety; forms of prescribing including PGD) CHILD Field Specific Content: Managing neonatal complex and acute care Managing childrens' pre, peri & post operative care Child and adolescent mental health service provision Children and young people living with eating disorders Self harm in children and young people Managing children’s pain Management of respiratory collapse in childhood Management of sepsis and related infection and infectious diseases in childhood Acute assessment and management: Diabetic ketoacidosis in children Children’s fluid management Acute care settings: managing sudden death Promote, restore and stabilise health status in children Pharmacology of commonly encountered drugs SKILLS to include: Responding to physiological deterioration Airway management and supporting the at risk patient BLS yr 2 update NG insertion

The module is taught using a variety of learning and teaching approaches which may include: Lectures Seminars Directed study activities Self-directed Study Technology enhanced learning

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Seminar

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Peer & seminar lead feedback.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.