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Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

2024/25

NW6013 [Module]

Cardiac Arrhythmias: Interpretation and Management

Academic Level:

6 (Undergraduate)

15 Credits

This module can contribute to the following programmes

Intake Dates

Start Date 

14 Nov 2024 (Intake Closed)

Apply by: 31 Oct 2024

Details

Attendance 

14 Nov 2024 (On Campus), 28 Nov 2024 (Online), 12 Dec 2024 (On Campus), 09 Jan 2025 (Online), 23 Jan 2025 (On Campus)

Start Date 

24 Apr 2025 (Available)

Apply by: 10 Apr 2025

Details

Attendance 

24 Apr 2025 (On Campus), 08 May 2025 (Online), 22 May 2025 (On Campus), 05 Jun 2025 (Online), 19 Jun 2025 (On Campus)

Course details

This module is suitable for nurses and other registered healthcare professionals working with adult patients in a range of clinical settings including cardiology, cardiac surgery, pre-hospital and emergency care, intensive care and acute medicine.

Successful completion of the module will enable the practitioner to effectively use cardiac monitoring to facilitate clinical assessment and deliver evidence-based care for adults with cardiac arrhythmias.

 

Aims

The module will enable students to develop the knowledge and skills required to deliver safe and effective care for patients experiencing cardiac arrhythmias.

 

What and how you will learn on this module 

 

How you will learn:

This module is delivered using a blended learning approach which integrates a variety of on-campus and online activities, supported by Canvas, the University’s virtual learning environment. A complementary range of activities are employed to engage you in the critical exploration of key topic areas, and the completion of formative tasks during the module also helps to keep you on track with the learning and gain feedback on your understanding of the content. A sense of community is developed and maintained with frequent opportunities for peer learning, enabling you to share your practice experiences and to learn from each other. Level 6 and level 7 students taking this module may be taught together.

Academic writing and critical thinking skills are developed through ‘The Critical Thinking Skills Toolkit’ and other academic practice activities embedded within the module, that have been designed to nurture the skills needed to facilitate you to become a thoughtful, objective and reasoned thinker. This will help you tackle the assignment(s) confidently, understand marking criteria, use evidence, take a reasoned approach, make structured arguments and engage with other points of view. 

 

What you will learn:

Cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology

• Conduction system and cardiac action potential

• Mechanisms of arrhythmias

 

Cardiac monitoring

• Electrophysiology

• Setting up cardiac monitors and troubleshooting

• Effective monitoring

• Systematic rhythm assessment

 

Recognition and care of the acutely unwell patient with arrhythmias

• Symptom recognition

• Accurate and effective cardiac monitoring

• Early identification of deterioration

 

Recognition of arrhythmias and evidence-based care:

• Sinus rhythms and sinus node dysfunction

• Atrial arrhythmias

• Supraventricular arrhythmias

• Heart blocks

• Ventricular arrhythmias

• Cardiac arrest rhythms

• Long QT Syndrome

 

Evidence-based investigations and therapeutic interventions including:

• Cardioversion, defibrillation

• Emergency pacing and permanent pacing

• Anti-arrhythmic drugs

• EPS and ablation

 

Academic practice

• Database searching

• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism

• Critical Thinking Skills Toolkit

 

Course length: 5 teaching days

 


Assessment

Exam (2 hours)

 

Learning outcomes

Systematically analyse cardiac rhythms to accurately identify sinus rhythm and a range of arrhythmias, demonstrating awareness of potential causes for individual patients

Apply knowledge of cardiac anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology to inform an accurate understanding of the potential complications arising from cardiac arrhythmias

Formulate and prioritise effective care to ensure safety of patients experiencing cardiac arrhythmias and anticipate evidence-based pharmacological or invasive management.

Critically reflect upon the psychosocial issues and ethico-legal considerations for patients living with cardiac arrhythmias.

Course Information

Administrator

Course Leader

Email

Telephone

Course delivery

Kingston WFD Admissions Team

Raj Mungur

Blended Learning. On-Campus sessions subject to change. If government advice changes, we may need to update our plans. If we do so, we will update this information, and will keep current students and offer holders informed by email.

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Course pre-requisites

Programme entry requirements

Applicants should be working in an environment where they frequently care for adult patients undergoing cardiac monitoring.

 

Fees

£1,156.00

Self-funding students will need to make a one-off payment for the module via our secure payment portal before the online enrolment process.

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