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

Available as a standalone module: No, applicants have to complete Principles of Critical Care successfully before taking this module.

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 Southwark 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 caring for critical care patients across the age spectrum. The module aims to enable an individual practitioner to have broader competence skills to progress in a direction that meets workforce, meeting the needs of the future NHS as outlines 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 perioperative service delivery. Completion of this Module should help the practitioner to be in a better position to progress in their career and to work in critical care settings.

Assessment

• Element 1 - Competence Document
• Element 2 - 3000 word assignment 

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

Assessment/submission date: See attendance dates

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding:  

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key aspects of critical care and critically analyse relevant policy and guidance related to practice 
• Demonstrate enhanced clinical decision making and reflection on practice. 

Intellectual skills:

• Reflect on practice in order to influence and implement change where appropriate
• Critique the evidence base and evaluate the research for practice 

Practical Skills:

• Demonstrate  clinical competence across the range of clinical areas

Transferable skills:

• Apply complex judgements underpinned by evidenced based care
• Contribute to the promotion of patient centred care and patient safety
• Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as a member of the Multi-disciplinary team