Module Care of Minor Illness and Minor Injuries (Level 6) draft
Program start date | Application deadline |
2023-09-19 | - |
2024-01-01 | 2023-10-15 |
2024-05-02 | 2024-01-31 |
Program Overview
*This module is oversubscribed for January 2022 but open to applications for start dates in September 2022 and January 2023.
The aim of this module is to develop enhanced knowledge of the principles underlying the care of patients presenting with minor illness or injury.
You will need to complete an induction prior to commencement of your first module. We have a comprehensive online induction package to welcome you to both the University and your programme of study. Alternatively classroom-based induction days take place at our Lancaster and Carlisle campuses and are usually scheduled for the first week of each semester.
The running of this module is dependent on there being sufficient numbers of interest.
Graduate destinations
Having completed this module you may wish to bring these 20 credits into the University Advanced Diploma (UAD) Practice Development: Emergency Care. Please discuss this opportunity with the module leader before completion of this module.
Alternatively, you may wish to use this module towards one of our top-up degrees: BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice or BSc (Hons) Practice Development.
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Course Details
Program Outline
Course outline
Course summary
On successful completion, you will be able to:
Frameworks for assessment. The nature of minor illness/injury. Assessment and treatment of: minor head injury, neck injury, eye emergencies, ear, nose and throat conditions, fractures, sprains and strains, wounds and skin conditions. Dealing with violence and aggression. Legal, ethical and policy factors influencing first contact and emergency care. Paediatric, older person and mental health disorder considerations
Indicative core bibliography
Modules
Programme Specification
Programme specification (PDF)
Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods
Full details are available in the
programme specification
.Timetables
The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.