This module has been designed to enable nurses working within neonatal units to provide safe, compassionate and effective care for neonates and their families in special care and high dependency areas. The focus of this module is to provide theoretical knowledge
and essential core skills required to care proficiently and holistically for newborns admitted to special care and high dependency nurseries. This module forms part of the neonatal pathway enabling registered nurses to become neonatal Qualified in Specialty (QIS).
Analysis of the physiology of major systems and systematic assessment will be undertaken by module participants in order to plan and evaluate evidence-based care. At the end of the module the participants will be able to assess and interpret physiological data, and initiate interventions. Participants will be able to appreciate the role of the multidisciplinary team working in order to provide care throughout the neonatal journey.

Aims
Provide in-depth knowledge and understanding in order for participants to assess, plan, interpret and deliver holistic and evidence-based care alongside the multidisciplinary team.
Allow participants to discuss and select appropriate care interventions, plan transfers and discharges for neonates requiring special and high dependency care.
Enable participants to recognise deterioration and neonatal emergencies and escalate using appropriate interventions within their limitations.