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Postgraduate Certificate Acute and Critical Care

Postgraduate Certificate Acute and Critical Care

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DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Intensive Care Nursing

Course Summary

Develop a more rounded and focused appreciation of your clinical practice when dealing with acutely unwell or critically ill patients. The Acute and Critical Care course will provide you with the knowledge, skills and understanding to assess, care for and manage patients using current evidence-based practice and applied physiology, while drawing on the legal and professional aspects that impact upon your role and responsibilities.

Modules

This module looks at critically analysing the impact of pathophysiology on acute and critically ill adult patients and to understand altered physiology. You will explore the consequences of acute and critical illness on homeostasis using a wide knowledge base of normal and altered physiology to understand key treatments. The module will also focus on cardio-respiratory physiology, neurological control and acute medical conditions.

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Entry requirements

Applicants need to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) and have a relevant Honours degree.