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Neonatal High Dependency and Intensive Care
NH6146
30
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6 x
Level 7
Level 0 (for modules at foundation level)
Level 8
Entry criteria for registration on this module
Pre-requisites
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equivalent
Normal course entry requirements apply. In addition pre-requisites are:
health care professionals working in an area of neonatal care with
normally one years’ post-registration experience. Students will be working
23 hours a week in clinical practice (in addition to the university study day
a week) during the module
Students working in Special Care Baby Units or Local Neonatal Units will
have a placement on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Co-requisite modules
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equivalent
Module delivery
Mode of delivery
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Distance
Placement x
Online
Other
Pattern of delivery
Weekly x
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When module is delivered
Semester 1
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Semester 2
x
Throughout year
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Brief description of module Newborn infants have the potential to become very sick, very quickly and
content and/ or aims
the role of neonatal staff has become more diverse and demanding to
Overview (max 80 words)
reflect the changes in neonatal medicine and surgery. This module aims
to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to expertly care for
the sick neonate requiring high dependency and intensive care. Students
will critically evaluate current neonatal clinical practice referring to relevant
research/evidence and contribute to and participate in providing
multidisciplinary neonatal care.
Module team/ author/
Susanne Simmons/Clare Morfoot/Surrey and Sussex Neonatal Network
coordinator(s)
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Site/ campus where
delivered
Falmer, Brighton
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
Course
BSc (Hons) Acute Clinical Practice
Graduate Certificate in Acute Clinical Practice
Status (mandatory/ compulsory/
optional)
O
O
MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Aims
This module aims to develop and enhance the knowledge,
understanding and practice skills of students in promoting the delivery
of high quality evidence-based care for neonates requiring high
dependency and intensive care.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module the student will be able to:
1 Critically evaluate neonatal high dependency and intensive
care provision with reference to current research/evidence
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3
4
5
Content
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Learning support
Formulate a critical understanding of the pathophysiology of
neonatal conditions requiring high dependency and intensive
care
Complete clinical practice experience in a Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit
Proficiently deliver evidence-based practice in the care of the
high dependency and intensive care neonate and his/her family
Appraise the resource and management issues involved in
neonatal care delivery at local and national level
Genetics, embryology, foetal circulation and transition to exutero life
Pathophysiology of neonatal conditions and clinical
management: renal, cardiac, respiratory, neurology, metabolic,
surgery
Neonatal services and care provision: policy, neonatal
Networks, neonatal transfer
Long term implications of prematurity: parent’s perspective,
audiology, ophthalmology, withdrawing/withholding treatment
Textbooks
Latest editions of the following texts:
Boxwell, G. (ed). 2010. Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing. 2nd edition.
London. Routledge
Cloherty,J., E.Eichenwald and A.Stark. 2011. Manual of Neonatal
Care.7th edition. London. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Meeks,M. and H.Yeo. 2012. Nursing the Neonate. Chichester:WileyBlackwell
Merenstein, G.B and S.L. Gardner. 2011. Merenstein and Gardner’s
handbook of neonatal intensive care. 7th edition. London. Elsevier
Health Sciences
Sinha,S., L.Miall and L.Jardine. 2012. Essential Neonatal Medicine. 5th
edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
Moore, K.L. and P.V.N. Persaud. 2008. The Developing Human:
Clinically Oriented Embryology. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders
Journals
Archives of Diseases in Childhood – Foetal editions
Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Infant
Websites
http://www.bliss.org.uk
http://www.neonatology.org
http://www.npeu-ox.ac.uk
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and
learning activities
Teaching and learning strategies include:
 Case study/problem based learning
 Lectures by university lecturers and clinical specialists in
practice
 Discussion
 Group work
 Quizzes
 Reflection
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Study hours
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours
SCHEDULED
This is an indication of the number of hours students
can expect to spend in scheduled teaching activities
including lectures, seminars, tutorials, project
supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and
workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios,
fieldwork, external visits, and work-based learning.
72 hours
taught
18 hours
protected
clinical
practice
GUIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY
All students are expected to undertake guided
independent study which includes wider reading/
practice, follow-up work, the completion of assessment
tasks, and revisions.
105 hours
independent
study
PLACEMENT
The placement is a specific type of learning away from
the University that is not work-based learning or a year
abroad.
105 clinical
skills
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
300 hours
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for
this module
Students will undertake two assessment tasks: both assessment tasks
must be passed in order to pass the module overall.
Part one Theory 50%
Students will present a 3000 word assignment which will critically
evaluate the impact on the infant, family and neonatal services of one
aspect of neonatal care provision. The topic chosen will be negotiated
with the module leader (LO1, LO2, LO5)
Part two Practice 50%
6 skills - 40% students will be expected to complete 6 skills which
assess their knowledge and critical application to clinical practice (LO2,
LO3, LO4)
1 Clinical Link Learning Activity (CLLA) (10%) – critically explore the
pre and post operative care of a neonate requiring surgery. (LO2, LO4)
The clinical link learning activity asks the student to identify the key
principles involved in neonatal surgery. Students choose one surgical
condition that either interests them or that they have had experience of
and present the specific care that the neonate requires. The activity
has a word limit of no more than 500 words and should be supported
by key references.
Types of assessment task1
% weighting
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for
progression.
(or indicate if
component is
pass/fail)
WRITTEN
COURSEWORK
3000 word written assignment
50%
PRACTICAL
Clinical Skills Assessment – 6 skills
Clinical Link Learning Activity
40%
10%
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Area examination board
Undergraduate CPE (Acute Clinical Practice) AEB
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External examiners
Name
Position and institution
Date appointed
Karen Currell
Senior lecturer University of
Huddersfield
September 2013
Date tenure
ends
August 2017
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
June 2008
Only complete where this is not the
first version
Date of last revision
May 2010
Only complete where this is not the
first version
Date of approval for this
version
Version number
Modules replaced
June 2013
3
(old code NH3146)
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this is a replacement
Available as free-standing module?
1
Yes
No
Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included
under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.
x