Learning Outcomes:
Successful completion will enable the student to:
- Identify personal learning needs and the steps needed to address them, and reflect critically on practice in order to improve it in self and others.
- Apply knowledge of developmental physiology of the critically ill child and young person.
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the assessment, planning and management of children with cardiac and renal dysfunction who require multi-system and multi-disciplinary interventions.
- Critically appraise the physiological and technological principles of advanced care therapies.
- Critically evaluate the nursing care of children and young people in the critical care environment against research and current literature.
- Integrate evidence based research in depth, enabling evaluation and synthesis in practice.
Indicative Module Content:
In this module, students will further engage with ECG interpretation, cardiac monitoring, peri-operative care and fetal cardiology at a deeper level. Specific conditions such as cardiomyopathies and hypoplastic left heart syndrome and complications such as pulmonary hypertension, arrythmias and necrotising enterocolitis will be explored. Interventional cardiology will be examined, and cardiac imaging and monitoring discussed. A focus on the significance of cardiopulmonary bypass and anti-coagulation will foster enhanced care delivery in children post cardiac surgery. There will also be a focus on renal function and methods of supporting renal function. An appreciation of the mode of action of commonly used medications, including those delivered by continuous intravenous infusion will be fostered. The broader principles around parental and child education will be explored, as well as the role of the healthcare professional in supporting the child and family transitioning to adult services. Human factors in patient safety, as well as the importance of self-care and awareness of burnout will also be addressed.