BSc Nursing Studies (Critical Care)

Leading and Delivering Specialist Care (6HW011)

Please also view the course structure and modules information. 

Course dates/times 2019-2020

You should study the Critical Care Course with us as it provides an opportunity to gain a deeper insight into your practice whilst also gaining a (non Honours) degree qualification.

Your specialist modules are firmly reflective of service provision and coursework is clinically focused with an emphasis on service improvement.

The course provides you with a variety of flexible learning opportunities which are soundly based in the critical care arena.

As a student of the University, you may enjoy the support of a virtual learning environment that allows you to study at a time and place most convenient to you.

This course and the module content is responsive to the ever-changing healthcare environment, national initiatives and guidelines and as such offers an ongoing opportunity to increase knowledge, review evidence and update previous learning. You will explore issues relating to contemporary healthcare, develop skills in critical appraisal and promote evidence-based practice and service improvement within a complex and challenging multi-professional environment.

This programme covers a variety of skills important for the development of a qualified nurse in a way which brings together theory and practice. Graduate nurses will reflect a knowledgeable and enterprising approach to healthcare and adopt a critical, analytical and imaginative approach to nursing practice.

1. Critically reflect on professional expertise, clinical judgement and ethical decision-making skills used in the collaborative provision of healthcare in the multicultural setting.
2. Critically appraise the research underpinning nursing practice and modern healthcare and apply knowledge in an enterprising way (including the use of advanced technologies appropriate to the role).
3. Critically evaluate strategies of leadership and communication and the influence of personal and professional values in leading, and taking a substantial role in the local, national and global community.
4. Critically analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of quality assurance and risk management strategies to create and maintain a safe environment.
5. Critically reflect on the role of continuing professional development and strategies for career advancement.
6. Critically reflect on the role of the nurse as a role-model to provide guidance and support; to nurture their own and others intellectual curiosity in accordance with the Professional Code.

These modules are correct at the time of publication. Modules may change over time due to validation and continuous monitoring policies. Applicants will be notified in writing of any significant changes to their chosen course(s).

• You must have evidence of current UK NMC registration.
• For the BSc (non Hons) you must have 120 credits at level 4 (certificate) and 120 credits at level 5 (diploma).
• You must be working on a Critical Care Unit
• You must have completed Step 1 National Competency Framework - CC3N
• Applicants should apply direct to the University and if seeking support from an employer should agree this in advance of an application.