Program Overview

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Emergency and Intensive Care of the Newborn (Level 7, 30 credits)

Overview

This module will develop the specialist knowledge, skills and expertise to meet the needs of neonates who require intensive/emergency care.

Course Details

All about the course

This module will cover:

• Pregnancy and neonatal complications
• Physiology and pathological processes of the common causes of neonatal problems requiring intensive care
• Nursing care needs and management of the extremely low birth weight and critically ill infant requiring intensive care: assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care
• Diagnostic, therapeutic and technical procedures and techniques required in emergency and intensive care
• Emergency management and care of the critically ill infant
• Resuscitation of the newborn: high risk
• Transportation and transfer of the critically ill infant
• Holistic approach to the care of the neonate and family

What will I be doing?

Delivered by consultants in speciality advanced neonatal nurse practitioners and experienced neonatal nurses and midwifery lectures, the module utilises lectures, tutorials, seminars, directed study and clinical skills.

Assessment

• Oral exam: case study 30 minutes
• Clinical portfolio

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What about after uni?

This module can be taken as stand-alone for the purposes of continuing professional development. On completion of this module you will have the specialist knowledge, skills and expertise to meet the needs of neonates who require intensive/emergency care.

Career Links

We work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with industry are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work in practice in some of these organisations at a senior level so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector, which in turn help you provide a better service.

Requirements

What you need to know

The course is open to qualified midwives and nurses who are based on a neonatal intensive care unit and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Standard entry requirements

• Previous study and experience: 120 credits at Level 1, 120 credits at Level 2, 120 credits at Level 3; preferably with a minimum of 12 months post-registration experience.

Alternative entry requirements

• Accreditation of prior learning (APL)

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

Fees

Type of study | Year | Fees

• Full-time home | 2025/26 | £1,530 per year

Additional costs

You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.