Caring for Acutely Ill Child and Adult Patients (Level 6).

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Explore the professional complexities of managing patient care across acute care settings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of physiological responses presenting in a range of conditions.
• Evaluate relevant interventions in the management and recovery of acutely ill patients' care.
• Apply the principles of holistic assessment, assessment tools and the use of technology in the care of patients with acute care needs.
• Examine the psychosocial needs of patients' with acute care needs and their significant others.

Acute patient care is increasing, and the demand for staff to upskill their knowledge and skills to fulfil and deliver high quality care is required to help provide more integrated acute care services (National Health Service (NHS), 2014). This module offers health care professionals from a range of care settings the unique opportunity to explore the care needs of acutely ill child and adult patients. The syllabus will enable you to learn about:

Principles of holistic assessment and assessment tools.

Use of technology in acute care.

Patient management and recovery care needs.

Physiological responses due to different conditions.

Psychosocial needs.

Professional/legal/ethical complexities.

References

National Health Service (2014). Five Year Forward View. London: NHS England.

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching is centred upon an andragogical teaching theory (Knowles, 1990) which recognises that individuals have different learning styles. Therefore, this module provides a range of methods and self-directed study to enhance your learning experience, both inside and outside the classroom. In addition, the module offers a unique opportunity to share and discuss clinical issues, experiences, and views with other health care professionals, to enable you to develop/enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This will enable you to work collegiately to meet these new challenges.

Teaching methods will include:

• Scenarios
• Lectures
• Seminars/group discussions

An interactive Blackboard site provides access to lecture notes, current evidence, interactive learning tools and relevant websites. You will be expected to engage with the electronic material in preparation for group activities and individual tasks to support your learning during timetabled sessions.

References

Knowles MS (1990). The Adult Learner: A neglected species. (4th Edition). Houston: Gulf Publishing.

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Moving care to the community: an international perspective.

Journal Articles

Kean S, Smith GD (2014). Surviving critical illness:Intensive care and beyond. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23.

EKim A (2018). The post-intensive care syndrome in children. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, (September).

Textbooks

Moore T and Woodrow A. High Dependency Nursing Care.

Cockett A and Day H. Children's High Dependency Nursing.

Dixon M, Crawford D, Teasdale D, Murphy J. Nursing the Highly Dependent child or infant.

Formative

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

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.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External