Short Course

Acute Neurological Care

Level 6

Our post-qualifying framework (PQF) allows health and social care practitioners to continue their professional development and achieve further qualifications in their field.

You'll be taught by experienced staff with a clinical knowledge base focused on neurologic emergencies, enhancing your specialist knowledge and skills to develop competency in caring for these patients.

This 20 credit level 6 module is part of the Advanced Certificate Acute and On-going Care. (Neurosciences) or can be used as part of the BSc (Hons) Professional Practice. It may also be used for CPD purposes.

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Course overview

Neurologic emergencies may be potentially life-threatening therefore the practitioner must be able to recognise such emergencies and take appropriate actions.

The aim of this module is to focus on enhancing specialist knowledge and skills to develop competency in caring for patients with neurologic emergencies.

You may encounter a patient with a neurologic emergency in almost any setting:

acute environment
neurosurgical or neuro medical or neurorehabilitation ward, or in a critical care setting
acute stroke unit or a medical ward
the emergency department or as a paramedic - this module is flexible enough for you to meet your needs to care for and manage patients with neurologic emergencies

Programme outline

Enhancing neuroscience practice
Assessment and management of neurologic emergencies
Acute infections of the nervous system
Acute neuro medical disorders
Cerebral trauma
Raised intracranial pressure
Cerebrovascular disorders
Seizure activity
Ethical and legal issues
Neuroendocrine dysfunction
Spinal emergencies

Attendance: Part-time
Delivery: Campus/Blended
Duration: January - May (9 module weeks)
Campus: Preston
Module code: NU3803
Start Date: January

Entry requirements

All applicants must:

Be registered health professionals
Be currently working in an acute neuro-surgical ward, acute neuro-medical ward, neuro-rehabilitation setting or critical care with exposure to neuro patients
Have studied to level 6 before
Have six months of work experience in an acute neuro-surgical ward, acute neuro-medical ward, neuro-rehabilitation setting or critical care with exposure to neuro patients
Be qualified for at least 2 years
Have the support of their manager in practice
Be able to demonstrate engagement throughout studies to the course leader

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Jill is our course leader for the Critical Care Nursing course. Her responsibilities are predominantly in the postgraduate critical care portfolio. Research interests include end-of-life and bereavement within the acute and critical care environment.

Anne is a senior lecturer teaching across a wide range of modules within the acute and critical care portfolio. She delivers neuro-anatomy, neuro-physiology and other key concepts related to the neuroscience nursing care perspective to enhance the effectiveness of care given to t…

Learning environment and assessment

The module runs on 9 days (45 hours).

Blended learning with key lectures; some e-learn activity; directed study, workbooks and student led-seminars; the teaching and learning strategy will also include in-class/ online quizzes, learning packages and reflections in and on practice. The student will maintain a portfolio of learning and development demonstrating evidence of learning, reflection and personal development.

The module will be supported by a virtual learning environment – students will engage with this to access learning materials, supporting directed reading and study, perhaps access to blogs and chat rooms. The students will be encouraged to explore the web to identify appropriate learning materials/sites in order to assist learners to access pertinent information for their practice.

This module is assessed by a 4000-word portfolio assessment.

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This course is based in the School of Nursing and Midwifery

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