Credit bearing module Cardiac and Respiratory Care
Explore cardiac and respiratory care and develop knowledge to inform your understanding and professional practice.
Key facts
- Duration
- Part time: Two semester
- Level
- Continuing professional development (CPD)
- Academic level
- 7
- Academic credits
- 40
- School
- Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Application deadline
- 1 January (for a January start)
About this course
This double practice module in Cardiac and Respiratory Care provides you with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills in adult cardiac and respiratory practice required to meet the diverse needs of patients and their families or carers.
We will examine common acute and chronic cardiac and respiratory conditions, focusing on the assessment, monitoring, and management of these patients. You will be required to evaluate and critically analyse practice with relevant theory in order to promote evidence based care.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You must be a qualified health care professional with a minimum of one year of relevant clinical experience (in cardiac or respiratory specialty). Students must have access to a health care setting that will enable achievement of the learning outcomes.
This course is not available to international students who require a student sponsor to study in the UK.
Fees and funding
Fees
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
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Learning and assessment
This module is taught via a blended learning approach, it involves a mixture of pre session reading, online activities and presentations blended with face-to-face seminars, problem based learning and critical debate. The pedagogies employed are designed to enable the students to integrate current evidence base and relevant literature into practice scenarios to inform their own clinical knowledge and practice while learning the importance of critical appraisal and critical thinking for the development of both practice and self.
You will be assessed 100% through coursework.
The outline syllabus covers, pathophysiological concepts and care, in relation to patients with cardiac and respiratory compromise, the underpinning evidence-base and application to decision making.
Topics to include:
- ACS and PCI
- Heart failure
- 12 lead ECG analysis
- Electrophysiology
- Heart sounds
- Breathlessness
- Respiratory failure
- CXR
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Arterial blood gas analysis
Assessment
Assessment will be done via a Poster Presentation (50%) and In-class Exam (50%)
How to apply
Apply through our Moodle Portal.
You will need to register for the portal prior to proceeding with an application.
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