Module - Care of Minor Illness and Minor Injuries (level 7)
The aim of this module is to develop an enhanced knowledge of the principles underlying the care of patients presenting with minor illness or injury.
The aim of this module is to develop an enhanced knowledge of the principles underlying the care of patients presenting with minor illness or injury. The running of this module is dependent on there being sufficient numbers of interest.
Having completed this module you may wish to bring these 20 credits into the PgC Emergency Care: Practice Development. Please discuss this opportunity with the module leader before completion of this module.
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During this module you will:
- Cover structured frameworks for assessment of the nature of minor illness/injury Assessment and treatment of: Minor head injury, neck injury, eye emergencies
- Ear, nose and throat conditions
- Fractures, sprains and strains
- Wounds and skin conditions
- Legal, ethical and policy factors influencing first contact and emergency care
- Paediatric, older person and mental health disorder considerations when they present with minor illness or injury
The course will cover structured frameworks for assessment.
The nature of minor illness/injury
Assessment and treatment of:
Minor head injury
neck injury
eye emergencies
ear, nose and throat conditions
fractures
sprains and strains
wounds and skin conditions
Legal, ethical and policy factors influencing first contact and emergency care
Paediatric, older person and mental health disorder considerations when they present with Minor illness or injury
How you will learn
We are amongst the UK's leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students.
We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent.
- Applications will be reviewed on an individual basis and potential students will be offered advice by an academic tutor on the suitability of the award and their module choice within the award, dependent on factors such as recency of prior learning, and their personal and professional development needs.
- Students should be able to show potential benefit from studying for the award and a commitment to attempting the assessment items.
- Students who do not have evidence of recent successful study at level 5 will be advised to complete an online study skills package prior to commencing any modules.
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To be eligible to study this module, you must be a qualified healthcare professional.
If you have studied the equivalent module at Level 5 or Level 6 (HCPD5051, HCPD6051) then you cannot also study this Level 7 version
To be eligible to study this module, you must demonstrate the ability to study at this level and commit to attempting the assessment. When taken as part of a specific named award, the module content and assessment must be focussed towards the subject of that award.
Students who successfully complete this module as a stand-alone module will be eligible for a University transcript of credit.
20 Credit Health Module Pricing
Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.
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