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Graduate Certificate Adult Critical Care Nursing

Graduate Certificate Adult Critical Care Nursing

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Study mode

Part time

Duration

1 year

Start date

22-SEP-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Graduate Certificate

Subject areas

Intensive Care Nursing Paramedical Services / Supplementary Medicine

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Why choose this course?

This course is attended by staff working in Critical Care units across the West Midlands, enabling you to learn from differing experiences and practices of nursing and broaden your understanding of the specialism. The University of Wolverhampton has, over several years, held a close working relationship with these units, ensuring that the course contents remain responsive to the reality of practice in the clinical environment. You will develop your applied knowledge and understanding of a range of topics relevant to caring for the critically ill adult patient, as well as your ability to find and critically evaluate the evidence base for interventions in practice and identify the implications for your own practice, self-reflection with the aim of demonstrably learning and improving in your field. Specific workshops and supportive online material will be provided at this level, aiding with an emphasis on leadership, practice development and dissemination which culminates in your assessment.

Modules

This module introduces the theory underpinning care of the critically ill adult patient. The module will establish the historical and current context of Critical Care services within the United Kingdom and identify key priorities and over-arching themes of care within the specialty. The module then considers a number of different areas of critical care considering the relevant: anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology and psychosocial aspects of treatment and nursing care. The module requires students to consider and critically analyse the evidence base for care provided, discussion of which is included in the module.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

To be confirmed

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

To be confirmed

Entry requirements

You must be currently registered as an adult nurse on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register. You will usually be sponsored by an NHS Trust or equivalent employer. If self-funding you must be working in a Critical Care unit and have the agreement of the unit senior nurse that you will be provided with the necessary support in practice to complete the course. The Graduate Certificate is the appropriate award for applicants who meet the above requirements but do not have diploma credits to bring in to the BSc top-up award. (This would include students whose previous study has not achieved diploma equivalence or those whose credits at levels 4 and 5 are contained within a previously awarded degree but who wish to continue their studies at level 6).

University information

The University of Wolverhampton is a fantastic place for postgraduate study, putting students firmly first, and encouraging them to “Be who you want to be.” To discover what that means for each student, the university provides the guidance, facilities and expertise needed, including: High-quality education and training World-leading research (REF2021) Excellent student support Opportunities for social mobility (Higher Education...more