Stand Alone Module

Recognising the Deteriorating Patient

30 Credits

Duration:: 15 Weeks including supervised clinical practice
Start Dates:: September and February
Attendance:: Tuesdays on 28 Feb, 13 Mar and Thursdays on 16 Feb, 29 Mar, 26 Apr, 3 May, 10 May, 17 May
Venue:: Uxbridge Campus
Cost:: Available on request

Key Contact:: David Waters
Tel:: 01494 522 141
Email:: david.waters@bucks.ac.uk

Is this course suitable for me?

This short 30 credit module is suitable for health care practitioners providing care for patients within a health care setting.

Overview

This module represents a short course for health care practitioners to enhance their skills of assessment and evaluation in the care of patients at risk of deterioration.

Content

Through negotiation with your mentor and lecturer you will identify and explore your learning needs. Taught sessions will provide related theory giving you the opportunity to apply this to your practice.

The module will include exploration of:

The assessment of patients at risk of deterioration.
The recognition and assessment leading to triggering of interventions required for patients who are at risk of deterioration or who are deteriorating.

What will I learn?

On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:

Undertake a critical evaluation of the clinical data collected from a systematic assessment.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the underpinning altered physiology leading to deterioration.
Critically explore the use of scoring tools and trigger systems to initiate interventions.
Critically discuss effective interventions of the deteriorating patient within their clinical setting.

If taken at level 6 the 30 credits gained from this module can also be used towards a ëTop Upí Degree by enrolling on the BSc (Hons) Health Care Practice . In order to complete this degree you can automatically transfer these credits on enrolment within a two year period, otherwise application through the CATs Committee will apply.

Knowledge and skills framework (KSF)

This module will address elements of the following KSF’s dimensions:

Communication; Personal and people development; Heath safety and security; Service improvement; Quality, Equality and diversity; Health & well being (1 – 8)

Teaching and learning

Teaching and learning strategies will facilitate development and consolidation of clinical assessment, professional and management skills. A variety of strategies will be employed including; assigned reading; key-note lectures to provide depth of insight into specific content; enquiry based learning; development of learning contracts through clinical and link facilitators. You will be encouraged to consider the central issues to your own area of practice and to debate both current provision and future developments. Blackboard VLE will be used.

Entry requirements

Registered health care professional
Support of the clinical manager and a suitably qualified mentor/assessor
Opportunity to work with your mentor /assessor to gain specific clinical competence

How to make an application

Please contact the Enquiries Team on 01494 603 171 or email ask@bucks.ac.uk

We hope to have a fully on-line application system shortly, but in the meantime, to apply for a course, please download and print these forms, completing them fully and posting back to the address below.

Mike Thomson

Student Recruitment Officer

Bucks New University

106 Oxford Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1NA

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Alternatively, if you call us on 01494 603 171 or email ask@bucks.ac.uk we can post you a hard copy application pack.

Students funded by the NHS or other employer

If the cost of your course is being funded by your employer, please contact your education lead or manager for guidance as to how they would prefer you to make an application.