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Stand Alone Module
Trauma Care
Level 6
30 Credits
- Duration:
- 16 Weeks including supervised clinical practice
- Start Dates:
- September and February
- Attendance:
- TBC
- Venue:
- Uxbridge Campus
- Cost:
- Available on request
- Key Contact:
- Ruth Trout
- Tel:
- 01494 603 171
- Email:
- Ruth.Trout@bucks.ac.uk
Is this course suitable for me?
This 30 credit module is suitable for health care practitioners providing care for patients involved in trauma within any environment.
Overview
This module represents a short course for health care practitioners to study the care of patients requiring care following trauma. It will enable you to enhance your skills of critical enquiry and evaluate the principles and practices of trauma care. In respect of varying problems, undifferentiated need and levels of dependency appraise the need for timely assessment and appropriate interventions of patients requiring trauma care.
Content
Through negotiation with your mentor you will identify and explore your development. Taught sessions will explore related theory providing you with an opportunity to apply this to your practice.
The module will include exploration of:
- The assessment and interventions required for patients who have an altered physical status, altered psychological status, and altered social status requiring trauma care.
- The assessment and interventions required for patients suffering from trauma, including family and patient centred care.
- The assessment and interventions required for patients who present with problems involving the cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, musculoskeletal and abdominal systems.
- The roles of other members of the team in the care of the trauma patient.
This content will include people at any point on the life span continuum and consider culture, ethnicity, religion, gender, family influences and multidisciplinary team involvement.
What will I learn?
On successful completion of the module, you will be able to:
- Critically appraise and integrate evidence based knowledge to trauma practice.
- Critically analyse and evaluate the evidence base that supports the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of trauma care.
- Demonstrate clinical skills and competence to meet the needs of the trauma patient.
- Discuss effective trauma management within the context of the practitioners’ professional discipline, incorporating local and National policies.
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 to encourage group discussion.
Entry requirements
- Registered health care professional with minimum 6 months experience.
- 60 level 5 credits (or equivalent)
- Support of the clinical manager and a suitably qualified mentor/assessor
- Opportunity to work outside usual clinical area, if necessary, to gain specific clinical competence
Further opportunities
The 30 credits gained from this module can also be used towards a ‘Top Up’ Degree by enrolling on the BSc (Hons) Health Care Practice (Trauma Care). 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.
How to make an application
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.
- Course_Enquiry_Letter (70.4 KB)
- Application_form (58.1 KB)
- Notes_for_Guidance (51.6 KB)
- Fee_Authoristaion_Form (61.1 KB)
- Clinical_Reference_Form (57.2 KB)
- Academic_Reference_Form (50.6 KB)
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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.