5 of the 10 study days will be taught days and the other 5 will be practice hours and you must have access to an HDU area for the full days.

 

This is 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 intended for registered midwives/nurses working in an obstetric unit and will enable participants to explore issues related to the provision of care to women in high dependency situations. The module will enable the participants to reflect on their current skills, developing further skills as necessary. Inter- professional working will be highlighted.

 

Aims

The module will enable students to reflect on and enhance high dependency care for women receiving maternity care. It provides a forum in which midwives can explore issues related to their practice, taking account of current evidence.

[Within the context of this module all references to ‘women’ mean ‘women and birthing people’.]

 

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:

• The woman and family at the centre of high dependency care

• Psychological support for women receiving high dependency care

• Physiology and pathophysiology related to key body systems

• Maintaining homeostasis, fluid balance, CVP, IV therapy, bladder management

• Maintaining haemostasis, clotting, consideration of blood pressure

• Maintaining ventilation, O2 therapy, pulse oximetry

• Key skills in clinical examination

• Related pharmacology

• Care and management of women with specific conditions

• Partnership and interprofessional working

• Risk management issues

• Ethical, legal issues and documentation.

 

Academic practice

• Database searching

• Referencing and avoiding plagiarism

• Critical Thinking Skills Toolkit

 

Course length: 10 study days

5 of the 10 study days will be taught days and the other 5 will be practice hours and you must have access to an HDU area for the full days.

Assessment

Viva and Portfolio (2500 words)

 

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This module can contribute to the following programme(s)

PPACP1ACP20: MSc Advanced Clinical Practice