PGCert Neonatal Critical Care
Course overview
60 credits at Level 7; must include:
Foundations in Neonatal Practice (30 credits)
Specialist Neonatal Practice (30 credits)
Foundations in Neonatal Practice (30 credits)
This module is the first of two modules for healthcare practitioners working full-time or part-time within the neonatal unit to be recognised as qualified in speciality (QIS). This module can be taken as a stand-alone module for other healthcare practitioners that work within the neonatal unit wishing to update their knowledge and skills. The delivery of acute neonatal care is dependent upon a sound theoretical knowledge underpinning neonatal anatomy, physiology, and applied pathophysiology. This module will provide the novice practitioners to apply these core principles to develop their clinical knowledge and skills in the care of the neonate. It will also enable the learners to establish therapeutic relationships with the parents and the multi-disciplinary team using appropriate communication and interpersonal skills. Finally, the module will enable the learners to develop their reflective skills and their evidence-based practice in the delivery of holistic, safe, and effective neonatal care to the infants and their family in a low intensity setting.
Specialist Neonatal Practice (30 credits)
This module is the last of two modules for healthcare practitioners working full-time or part-time within the neonatal unit, that upon completion, will enable the practitioner to be recognised as qualified in speciality (QIS). The delivery of specialist neonatal nursing care is dependent upon a sound theoretical knowledge and skills of the practitioner and the development and maintenance of therapeutic relationships with parents and the multi-disciplinary team using appropriate communication and interpersonal skills. This module facilitates the enhancement of reflective skills and further the practitioner’s evidence-based practice in the delivery of safe, holistic, and effective neonatal care to infants needing critical care and their family.
This programme has the following discipline specific/optional modules
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Prerequisites
Pre-requisites:
Programme Entry Requirements which specifically includes:
• be NMC registered nurses or midwives, or HCPC registered professionals.
• be employed in a neonatal setting for the duration of the programme.
Co-requisites:
Foundations in Neonatal Practice module
Funding
£3,938.00
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