The module is designed to provide a period of education and preparation for nurses working within the speciality of critical care. It aims to develop knowledgeable and competent practitioners by building upon their prior knowledge and skills to enhance the theoretical underpinning of Critical Care nursing.

Available as a standalone module: Yes

Attendance (Please note, this is subject to change for future intakes)

Dates: For attendance information, please see the top of this page. Please note, if the module is full or closed for the intake(s) this academic year, dates may not appear. 

Venue: LSBU Soutwark Campus

Typical intake(s): Semester 1 and Semester 2

Career Benefits

This module seeks to provide focus and direction for practitioners who wish to develop their skills and expertise in relation to critical care nursing of adults. The module aims to enable an individual practitioner to have broader competence skills to progress in a direction that meets workforce needs now and of the future NHS as outlined in the Five Year Forward View in 2014 by the Department of Health (DH, 2014) and the HEE agenda for Clinical Academic Careers Framework (HEE 2015).

Encompasses multi-professional working and a sharing of expertise and skills across traditional professional boundaries and fields as new services and roles are being developed to meet current and future challenges for specialised service delivery to the individual with life-threatening conditions. Completion of this Module should support the practitioner to a better position for career progression and to work as a critical care practitioner.

Assessment

• Element 1 - Competence Document
• Element 2 - Essay

Both elements of assessment need to be passed to pass the module.

Assessment/submission date: See attendance dates

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding:     

• To demonstrate an understanding of the role of the critical care nurse in the delivery of care
• Increase knowledge and understanding National and local  health care policies and initiatives  aimed at improving patient care and  safety
• Promote quality care by utilising and evaluating available evidence 

Intellectual skills:

• Become an autonomous and accountable decision maker
• Synthesise information from a number of sources in order to provide high quality care 

Practical Skills:

• Demonstrate clinical competence in the field of critical care assessment, patient monitoring, medication, and the promotion of patient safety.
• Demonstrate effective essential clinical skills pertinent to critical  care
• Problem solve in changing and challenging health care situations

Transferable skills:

• Demonstrate ability to think logically and systematically in the provision of care

• Develop a reflective approach to work and academic study

• Effectively communicate ideas and convincingly both orally and in writing