Neonatal Intensive Care - Level 6 - MW0629
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**This module is not currently being delivered however may be available for commission. Contact us to discuss via email on businessenquiry@northumbria.ac.uk**
This module is designed for staff new to neonatal intensive care, and will enable you to build on your previous clinical experience of high/low dependency care in order to enhance your professional practice.
After completing the module, you will be able to use your knowledge of applied pathophysiology to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care whilst ensuring the correct procedures are adopted to minimise risk to infants and their families. You will also feel more confident dealing with sensitive issues in practice. This module is delivered in practice to form part of a staff induction package and recognition of QIS (DH 2009). It is delivered in conjunction with the completion of clinical competencies as part of the induction period in the workplace.
Course Information
Award Type 10, 20 or 30 academic credits
Mode of Study
Part Time
Start Available to Commission
Sector
Health and Social Care
This module is designed for staff new to neonatal intensive care, and will enable you to build on your previous clinical experience of high/low dependency care in order to enhance your professional practice.
Must be employed on a regional Neonatal unit and approved by unit manager.
Knowledge & Understanding:
- You will critically analyse the evidence base which informs Neonatal specialist and high dependency care, and the contribution a Neonatal qualified in speciality nurse/midwife (QIS) makes to specialist and high dependency care
- You will critically analyse the national, organisational and professional standards, guidelines and policies to ensure safe and Sustainable Neonatal specialist and high dependency care
- You will conceptualise key concepts and theories in specialist practice to analyse dominant discourses in the context of specialist and high dependency care
- You will apply knowledge and understanding to demonstrate how specialist and high dependency care is managed and coordinated at a regional level.
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
- You will critically apply legislation, professional guidelines, and ethical principles to professional practice
- You will look critically at the specific care of an infant to build intellectual knowledge and question professional practice.
- You will enhance communication skills to involve parents in a collaborative approach to developing Neonatal care
- You will recognise the role of collaborative working within the regional network to deliver high quality specialist care
- You will critically reflect on your own intellectual, professional skills & abilities and develop action plans to problem solve and achieve personal and professional goals
Personal Values Attributes:
- You will work collaboratively with peers in a learning community, this will help you to develop professional networks and peer support opportunities
- You will formulate action-plans to meet the module learning outcomes and your own personal, professional goals as part of a strategy for lifelong learning and professional learning
This module is not currently being delivered however may be available for commission. Contact us to discuss via email on businessenquiry@northumbria.ac.uk
