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Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

2024/25

NW7014 [Module]

Cardiac care: patient assessment and management

Academic Level:

7 (Postgraduate)

30 Credits

This module can contribute to the following programmes

Intake Dates

Start Date 

13 Jan 2025 (Intake Closed)

Apply by: 16 Dec 2024

Details

Attendance 

13 Jan 2025 (On Campus), 20 Jan 2025 (Online), 27 Jan 2025 (Online), 03 Feb 2025 (On Campus), 10 Feb 2025 (Online), 17 Feb 2025 (Online), 24 Feb 2025 (On Campus), 03 Mar 2025 (Online), 10 Mar 2025 (Online), 17 Mar 2025 (On Campus)

Course details

This is a compulsory specialist module within the PgCert Cardiac Care. It is also an option module within the MSc Healthcare Practice programme and the PGDip/MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme. It may also be taken as a free-standing module. The module is suitable for nurses and other registered healthcare professionals working with adult patients in a range of acute clinical settings including cardiology, cardiac surgery, acute medicine, pre-hospital and emergency care.

It will enable students working within areas such as CCU, cardiac wards, investigational units, catheter labs and critical care areas to develop the in-depth knowledge and skills to appraise evidence-based interventions and to optimise patient care.

The module can also be undertaken by practitioners working as paramedics, in A&E or in cardiac research units who would like to expand their knowledge in the care and management of cardiac patients.

 

Aims

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

 

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:

Applied cardiac anatomy and physiology 

• Cardiac and respiratory assessment

• Identification of the deteriorating patient

• History taking and chest pain assessment

• Cardiovascular risk factor assessment

• Respiratory assessment including arterial blood gas analysis.

 

Acute Coronary Syndromes

• Aetiology and Pathophysiology

• Symptoms assessment and diagnosis

• Pharmacological treatments and intervention

• 12-lead ECG interpretation and cardiac biomarkers

• Complications associated with ACS

• Pre and post (Primary) PCI patient care.

 

Cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death

• Classification

• Aetiology

• Pathophysiology

• Arrhythmias associated with cardiomyopathy.

 

Inflammatory heart disease

• Endocarditis

• Pericarditis

• Myocarditis.

 

Hypertension

• Aetiology

• Classification

• Complications

• Management.

 

Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock

• Pathophysiology

• Identification and diagnosis

• Pharmacological management

• Interventions including intra-aortic balloon pump, CPAP, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, ultrafiltration, left ventricular assist device and transplantation.

 

Cardiac Investigations and interventions

• Electrophysiology studies and ablation

• Permanent pacemakers, internal cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronisation therapy

• Percutaneous interventions

• Pre and post procedure care and complications of the above.

 

Health promotion

• Primary and secondary prevention

• Cardiac rehabilitation, including lifestyle modification.

• Psychosocial support.

 

Common drugs used in Cardiology

• Beta Blockers

• Calcium channel blockers

• ACE inhibitors

• Diuretics

• Anti-anginal drugs

• Antiarrhythmic drugs

• Statins

• Antiplatelets.

 

Academic practice

• Database searching

• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism

• Critical Thinking Skills Toolkit.

 

Course length: 10 Days

 


Assessment

Reflective essay (4000 words) and Snapshot assessment document

 

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate deep and systematic knowledge of the applied cardiac anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system and the pathophysiological changes associated with a range of cardiac conditions.

Demonstrate critical awareness of the specialist knowledge to assess deteriorating patients with acute cardiac conditions and autonomously formulate plan to prioritise care, based on current published guidelines.

Critically analyse the relevance of the appropriate clinical tests and autonomously evaluate the findings, demonstrating knowledge of the diagnostic criteria for cardiac conditions, associated pathophysiology and supplemental investigations.

Apply systematic, detailed knowledge and application of the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of a cardiac patient.

Critically appraise the role of the multidisciplinary team in the provision of evidence-based care for complex cardiovascular disorders.

Critically examine and appraise the professional role, attitudes, values, beliefs, and ethical issues when caring for cardiac patients and their families.

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

Co-requisites: Applicants should be working in an environment where they frequently care for adults with cardiac conditions.

 

Fees

£2,299.00

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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