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Learn how to make safe clinical decisions and act early when a cardiac patient’s condition changes. Build a clear understanding of how to spot risk early. Apply your knowledge of health promotion to work with patients, carers, and families, and recognise both typical and unusual signs of cardiac illness.
The critical appraisal and evaluation of the importance of clinical decision making and escalation strategies in the deteriorating cardiac patient will be covered with direct application to the NHS policies which underpin evidence-based practice. In addition, you'll develop the ability to formulate a systematic understanding of cardiovascular disease and the risk stratification of primary prevention in cardiac patients. Applying enhanced knowledge of health promotion and patients, carers and families with a cardiac condition will be integral to allow the critical examination and evaluation of a typical and atypical presentation of a cardiac patient.
The course will be delivered over a 6-month period with 2 sessions per month. All sessions will be full days. You'll be included in a mixture of classroom based, online and independent study. The module will include a range of different teaching strategies and there will be opportunity for critical discussion with peers, independent working, and guided study to allow depth of knowledge to be developed.
Learning outcomes for this course include:
Examine and evaluate a typical and atypical presentation of a patient presenting with a cardiac condition. Assessment will include two parts, a 3000-word written essay and a 30-minute clinical OSCE.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
Qualified nurses looking to gain an in-depth knowledge based around this specialist field of acute cardiac care and working towards a specialist cardiac role.
The fee for this course is £1,125.
The employer usually meets these costs – we advise you to speak to your workforce development lead before applying.
We also accept self-funded applicants and encourage anyone wishing to explore their options to contact cpd@sunderland.ac.uk.
This information was correct at the time of publication.