Study Details: 1 year, part-time
Minor injury assessment and management skills are needed more and more by nurses and allied-health professionals in a variety of areas including general practice, urgent care, emergency departments and pre-hospital care. This course provides an opportunity for you to develop knowledge and skills in relation to assessment, diagnosis and management of undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor injuries, as well as generate differential diagnoses in addition to making informed collaborative decisions about the management of a patient’s presentation.
You will be taught by qualified nurse practitioners who have a wealth of skills, expertise and professional credibility specialising in minor injuries.
The course is split into theory and practical sessions for each body system. Lectures will focus on the evidence base behind minor injuries assessment and management, whilst practical sessions will focus on the skill of physical examination and history taking.
Case studies will be used in order to develop critical thinking which is an essential component for all practitioners.
You will create a portfolio of evidence which will assist you in developing clinical competency in minor injuries and could also be used to show evidence of training to future employers.
You will undertake three weeks of clinical practice within a minor injury setting which will be included in your practice portfolio.
This course is designed to help you take on the role of assessment and management of minor injuries within your own clinical setting.
Teaching and assessment:
Learning and teaching is delivered through lectures, group work, practical experience lectures, and completion of workbooks. Student-centred learning is used where appropriate and peer review and support is an integral part of the learning process.
All modules are supported by the University’s virtual learning environment, Brightspace. The development of on-line delivery and material, is a key component of the teaching and learning strategy in this course. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.
for this course are normally:
Applicants must currently work in a health or social care setting. You must be registered with a relevant statutory body such as the NMC or HCPC if you would like to undertake modules linked to UK professional body recognition.
International students must be registered with a relevant professional body in their country of origin and will not be eligible for any NMC or HCPC recognition whilst undertaking this course or on its completion.
An Honours degree (2:2 or above) or an equivalent professional qualification appropriate to that of the proposed programme to be followed.
Have access to a clinical educator and be able to negotiate access to a 3 week clinical placement per module to support application of theory to practice and assess competence.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable. Read more about the University’s for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.
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