PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS WILL NORMALLY CLOSE 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE MODULE'S START DATE

Respiratory disease is responsible for an enormous amount of acute and chronic ill-health with more people consulting their GP for respiratory problems than any other group of diseases. This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to assess the holistic needs of the patient with chronic respiratory disease, to deliver appropriate nursing care and to support patients in maximising function and maintaining quality of life.

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. 

Typical intake(s): Semester 2

Career Benefits

This module seeks to provide practitioners with opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge to offer evidence based care, through analysis of best and current practice. Emphasis is place on interprofessional working practices across professional boundaries to encourage shared expertise for best outcomes. Practical skills such as understanding clinical data and offering appropriate management options will be enhanced. The ability to effectively manage risk factors and the ongoing care of the common chronic respiratory conditions will be skills required of practitioners working in Primary and secondary care. 

Assessment

• 4,000 word essay 

Assessment/submission date: See attendance dates

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding: 

•  The student will gain a critical and comprehensive understanding of the care rationale and in-depth knowledge of the conditions/ issues related to the specialist area of practice and the interface between different healthcare professionals.
• The student will gain a comprehensive understanding of how government policy and initiative impact on and relate to clinical practice in relation to patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and patient experience.
• Act autonomously in planning and implementing care at a professional level.   

Intellectual skills:

•  The student will critically analyse theoretical, research and evidence based practice as related to the area of practice.
• The student will utilise critical analysis skills and critical thinking to evaluate practice.  

Practical Skills:

• The student will demonstrate a critical approach to the development of transferable practical skills to ensure provision of safe and high quality care.

Transferable skills:

• The student will demonstrate the ability to work effectively within an Interdisciplinary and interagency forum using advanced decision making skills to assess manage and evaluate care in complex and unpredictable situations.
• Develop literature searching, reviewing and evaluating skills.