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 relation to critical care nursing 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, service and individual needs as indicated in Modernising Nursing Careers (Department of Health 2006). Meeting the needs of the future NHS as outlines in the Five Year Forward View in 2014 by the Department of Health (DH,2014).

This 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 both in and out of the hospital environment. Completion of this Module should help the practitioner to be in a better position to progress in their career. 

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:       

• Synthesise, evaluate and review appropriately policy, guidance and evidence in critical care practice.
• Defend and justify their clinical decision making approach.

Intellectual skills:

• Critically evaluate the evidence base and assesses and systematically review the research for practice.
• Further develop and modify their problem solving and decision making skills in complex critical care settings.

Practical Skills:

• Further develop and modify their problem solving and decision making skills in complex critical care settings.
  

Transferable skills:

• Evaluate complex judgements underpinned by evidenced based care.
• Influence and lead on the promotion of patient centred care and patient safety.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a wide variety of communication techniques and approaches