What is it about?
Designed to meet the needs of nursing and midwifery staff caring for a special and high dependency infant in the Neonatal unit, this module can be combined with the Neonatal intensive care module to lead to the award of Specialist Neonatal Practice.
You will explore Neonatal practice with colleagues from many units in the region, engaging in discussion and debate to understand the complexities and challenges caring for an infant receiving special and high dependency care and their family.
You will gain an understanding of the specialist needs of infants in Neonatal units including thermoregulation, nutrition, pain management, palliative care, infection control and discharge and transfer to neighbouring units or home. You will also understand the physiological changes as an infant adapts to extra uterine life, and how problems with this transition lead to infants requiring your care.
Who is it for?
This module would suit midwifery staff in the neonatal specialist and high dependency care area.
What will participants learn?
Knowledge & Understanding:
1. You will critically analyse the evidence base which informs Neonatal specialist and high dependency care, and the contribution a Neonatal qualified in speciality nurse/midwife (QIS) makes to specialist and high dependency care
2. You will critically analyse the national, organisational and professional standards, guidelines and policies to ensure safe and Sustainable Neonatal specialist and high dependency care
3. You will conceptualise key concepts and theories in specialist practice to analyse dominant discourses in the context of specialist and high dependency care
4. You will apply knowledge and understanding to demonstrate how specialist and high dependency care is managed and coordinated at a regional level. Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
1. You will critically apply legislation, professional guidelines, and ethical principles to professional practice
2. You will look critically at the specific care of an infant to build intellectual knowledge and question professional practice.
3. You will enhance communication skills to involve parents in a collaborative approach to developing Neonatal care
4. You will recognise the role of collaborative working within the regional network to deliver high quality specialist care
5. You will critically reflect on your own intellectual, professional skills & abilities and develop action plans to problem solve and achieve personal and professional goals
Personal Values Attributes:
1. You will work collaboratively with peers in a learning community, this will help you to develop professional networks and peer support opportunities
2. You will formulate action-plans to meet the module learning outcomes and your own personal, professional goals as part of a strategy for lifelong learning and professional learning
How will it be delivered?
Blend of Lectures, Workshops, Reflective Practice, Seminars and Directed Study
How will participants be assessed?
1. A pass/refer anatomy and physiology written exam
2. A case study of an infant receiving specialist and high dependency care
3. Completion of a clinical competency document
What experience / qualifications do participants need?
Must be employed on a regional Neonatal unit and approved by unit manager
Code
MW0630 (Level 6)
MW0713 (Level 7)
Level
6 & 7
Credits
30
When is it?
2nd October 2019 (Level 6)
3rd October 2019 (Level 7)
Where is it?
Northumbria University and practice environments (if required).
University Contact Details
Name: Mike Stephenson
Email: Mike.Stephenson@northumbria.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 349 5600
Level 6
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Level 7
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