Course description
Adult Critical Care Nursing Postgraduate Certificate - Level 7
The programme provides qualified nurses who are working in the speciality of adult critical care with an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills to inform clinical practice and challenge existing ways of working. The modules will provide you with an increased ability to assess and manage patients with critical illness in addition to helping you to gain the knowledge and skills to think independently, to support complex clinical decision making, challenge practice but also work collaboratively, communicate effectively, identify solutions to complex clinical situations and demonstrate evidence based practice.
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Entry Requirements
- Registered Nurse
- Working on a Critical Care unit (caring for level 2 and level 3 patients)
- Evidence of level 6 study
- Completed Step 1 of the National Competency Framework for Critical Care Nurses
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Award Type: Postgraduate Certificate
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of critical illness including anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology.
- Undertake an assessment of patients’ physiological needs and evaluate the significance of the assessment findings in relation to level 2 & 3 patients.
- Identify and analyse national, organisational and professional standards, guidelines and policies to ensure safe and effective practice.
- Identify and conceptualise key concepts and theories in critical care practice in order to demonstrate your knowledge as a practitioner in a specialist field.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of local, regional and national influences on the provision of critical care services.
- Identify and debate ethical issues relevant to current critical care practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to solve problems and use decision-making and leadership skills in the complex and unpredictable environment of the critical care unit.
- Appraise appropriate sources of evidence in order to critically review relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Critically discuss the importance of collaborative working when coordinating and managing care for critically ill patients through all stages of critical illness including end of life care.
- Critically discuss and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively and involve patients and relatives in care
- Honestly reflect on your own intellectual, professional skills & abilities and develop action plans to meet any deficits.
- Demonstrate independent learning ability and information retrieval skills required to advance knowledge and understanding of critical illness and continuing professional development.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the effects of the critical care environment on the psychological well-being of patients and relatives and develop compassionate and effective mechanisms of modifying these influences.
Training Course Content
Successful completion of this course will ensure that you meet the National Standards for Adult Critical Care Nurse Education as indicated by the Critical Care Networks- National Nurse Leads. This can also be recognised locally for those that work within the North of England Critical Care Network (NoECCN).