Acute clinical care

Who should attend this course?

This Acute clinical care course is designed for students who work within general hospital wards or specific practice areas, which cater for acutely ill patients in the secondary, care environment.

Course content

The Acute clinical care course aims to integrate knowledge with practice in order to establish professional competence in dealing with the patient who has become acutely unwell. A variety of conditions will be discussed that can influence the delivery of holistic evidence based care of the acutely unwell patient.

The course will develop basic understanding of relevant pathophysiology in disease process and its effects on the treatment and therapeutic interventions for who have become acutely unwell.

You will develop professional competence in implementing and managing holistic, evidence based nursing care for patients with complex conditions necessitating higher dependency care without requiring admission to an Intensive Care Unit or similar.

Drawing on relevant research-based evidence this course explores the body’s ability to deal with disease and how as nurses we can identify the mechanisms involved in order to act in a timely and professional manner.

It considers the broader strategic, ethical and legal issues which are posed by the availability of ever increasing technological capabilities.

Download a printable version of the leaflet for the acute clinical care course

How does this module map the NHS KSF?

The module contributes to the development of knowledge and understanding for the KSF:

• Core Dimensions 1, 4 and 5
• Health and Well Being 1 - 8
• Information and Knowledge  3

Assessment

Level 6 Assessment criteria

A clinical assessment document is undertaken in your place of work to evaluate development of skills when caring for the acutely unwell patient. This is equivalent to 50% of the total mark. The other 50% of the mark is an in depth exploration of a case study.

Level 7 Assessment criteria

Clinical assessment document is undertaken in the place of work. An in depth portfolio is developed focussing learning on aspects of patient care and a written evidence based strategy to address an organisational development.

Why choose this course?

How to apply

Apply for the acute clinical care course

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Course fees

Credit level for this course: Level 6 and 7 (30 credits)

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Contract funding for NHS staff

The University is contracted by the NHS to provide post-registration education/CPD and training for its health professionals.

If you are an NHS employee contact the senior manager responsible for post-registration education/CPD in your Trust to check if the course you wish to attend can be supported by the Trust's contract with our University.

Study routes

• Part Time

Locations

• University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield