Program Overview

Cardiac Care - Adult

Course aim

This course is specifically designed for those who are interested in working with acutely ill cardiac patients.

Course content

This course is currently undergoing its scheduled programme review, which may impact the advertised modules. Programme review is a standard part of the University’s approach to quality assurance and enhancement, enabling us to ensure that our courses remain up to date and maintain their high standard and relevancy.

Once the review is completed, this course website page will be updated to reflect any approved changes to the advertised course. These approved changes will also be communicated to those who apply for the course to ensure they wish to proceed with their application.

This exciting, challenging and interactive module adopts a blended approach to learning. This will enable students to develop essential knowledge and skills to provide high quality care that is underpinned by robust clinical evidence.

Outline Syllabus

• Advanced anatomy and physiology of the heart and circulation
• Physical assessment
• ECG Interpretation
• Cardiac pharmacology
• Cardiac intervention
• Heart failure management
• Advanced life support
• Cardiac rehabilitation including promoting healthy behaviour, supporting BAME patients
• End of life care and supporting grieving family

Teaching and learning

Schedule: 3 hours per week (Live streaming or recorded sessions)

Interaction with fellow students is important as you share experiences and approaches to teaching, learning and assessment, both in real time online classrooms and recorded sessions, taking advantage of the benefits of canvas the virtual resource platform.

Please view Timetable

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

• Registered Nurses and or Allied health care professionals with at least one year experience of caring for patients with acute cardiac disease
• Currently employed in a setting that would provide access to patients/clients experiencing an acute/chronic cardiac condition

Assessment

Summative assessment strategy

To successfully complete this module and obtain 20 credits at level 7 You are required to achieve the following:

• Completion of Practice assessment document
• To complete the practice assessment, you need to identify an assessor (s) who will verify your competencies upon competition.
• Practice assessment document forms part of the final assessment and therefore must be completed.

Multiple Choice Question Exam (MCQ) (Unseen)

CPD award

This Continuing Professional Development programme can be studied within the MSc Advanced Healthcare Practice (Clinical) award framework or as a single CPD.