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PgC - Emergency Care: Practice Development

If you are a registered nurse/practitioner or paramedic working in an emergency/urgent care setting and want to enhance your knowledge and skills base to improve your career prospects, this course can do that.

Nurses and paramedics are now expected to take on more in-depth roles and responsibilities in emergency/urgent care and on this course you gain the competences needed to achieve this.The modules on this course give you the necessary skills to deal with the continual changes to practice in the evolving field of emergency and pre-hospital care.

You will follow an emergency care pathway and complete a period of assessed practice in your workplace, which comprises a learning practice profile of competencies developed by the Faculty of Emergency Nursing.

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Course Overview

You'll learn how to develop your knowledge and skills in emergency care. You will study 3 specially selected modules in minor and major illnesses and trauma, and Consultation and Physical examination skills. These 3 modules have been popular in the past with primary care, pre-hospital and emergency care clinicians and are now comprised as one award in order to maximise your learning.

On this course you will...

Understand the evidence, theories and policy drivers that underpin decision making and judgement in holistic health and social care practice.
Understand the professional, ethical and legal perspectives of health and social care practice, including diversity and cultural issues in the community and workplace.
Understand the need for and constraints of developing reflective practice, managing change and of multi professional working including concepts and frameworks for transformative reflection, collaborative and partnership working.
Use information technology effectively, as a resource of information, as a learning aid and for the presentation of information.
Take responsibility for your own learning and development, using transformative reflection to analyse your own capabilities, plan and implement actions within required deadlines.

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Key Details

Recruiting toUK / RoI / Settled in UK
Course LocationDistance Learning
Institute Institute of Health
Delivery StyleDistance Learning
Course Duration Part-time: 1 Year
Course Start PointJanuary
September
AwardPgC
More informationProgramme Specification
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Minimum entry requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree

Honours degree

Tuition fees

Fees to be confirmed

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Course Structure

What you will learn

This programme will give you knowledge, understanding and competency in communication,
consultation and history taking skills, along with physical examination and clinical decision-making
skills.

Modules

Consultation and Physical Examination: Health Assessment Skills
Care of Minor illness and Minor injuries
Management of Major illness and Major Trauma

Teaching & Assessment

How you will learn

The framework for scheduled learning and teaching includes a diverse range of methods such as online and in-class workshops, facilitated discussions and debates, tutorials, guided study, and reading, as well as work-based learning and reflective practice. Learning technologies, including mobile tools, podcasts, and webinars, are leveraged to enhance learning and achievement The program also incorporates active and social learning opportunities, ensuring suitable engagement and facilitation models for distance, online, and flexible learning students. Learners are encouraged to select modules that align with their professional context, thereby enhancing their employability prospects. This approach fosters aspiration and career readiness through work-based, experiential, and inter-professional learning. It also remains relevant to workplace needs by focusing on problem-solving and integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application, underpinned by research.

How you will be assessed

This programme provides of authentic, engaging, and challenging formative assessment activities. These activities, which include quizzes, group work, peer review, presentations, reflective tasks, tutorials, and online exercises, are designed to enhance learning and underscore the importance of formative assessment. They also play a crucial role in preparing students for the successful completion of summative assignments. Summative assessments encompass a range of written assignments such as portfolios, case studies, reports, reflective accounts, peer review responses, academic essays, and evidence appraisals. These tasks are designed to validly assess program learning outcomes and are relevant to workplace needs, providing opportunities for authentic assessment and effective feedback. The program also encourages students to critically reflect on their knowledge and skill development, thereby enhancing their ability to make informed professional judgments.

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PgC - Emergency Care: Practice Development