Cardiac Care Specialist Role Development – Course 2

This course focuses on clinical decision-making in cardiac practice.

Its aims are to provide practitioners working in the cardiac field with the specialist skills and knowledge to manage the care of patients with cardiac problems.

The course will build on previous skills and knowledge and enable practitioners to explore specialist issues in-depth. The central focus will be on clinical decision-making in cardiac practice.

Who is it for?

This course is designed for registered nurses working within the cardiac setting and will focus on the assessment, care and management of patients with underlying cardiac disease.

Timetable

Term 2

Day 1: Tuesday 18 April 2023
Day 2: Tuesday 25 April 2023
Day 3: Tuesday 2 May 2023
Day 4: Tuesday 9 May 2023
Day 5: Tuesday 16 May 2023

Assessment: W/O 23 May 2023

Benefits

This course develops competent practitioners within the specialism of cardiac care.

The focus of the course is on the role development of cardiac care practitioners and course content includes:

Biology:

• multi-organ dysfunction syndrome
• pharmacology related to antiarrhythmic medication

Nursing:

• respiratory assessment including X-Ray interpretation
• arterial Blood Gases - cardiac assessment - cardiovascular Emergencies
• mechanisms of arrhythmias - implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)
• cardiogenic shock and intra-aortic balloon pumps
• congenital and inherited cardiac conditions
• using evidence in practice
• simulation
• preparation for OSCE

Assessment

The assessment for this course is a graded OSCE. You will be given a cardiology scenario specific to your area of practice. The purpose of this OSCE is to assess your clinical assessment and decision-making skills. You will be expected to:

• Systematically assess the patient using the ABCDE approach.
• Interpret, appraise and evaluate patient data correctly, and utilise this information to manage patient care.
• Demonstrate effective clinical decision-making skills and provide a plan of care and treatment that is underpinned with evidence-based practice.
• Critically reflect on own performance.
• 3,000-word case study

This course is run both at level 6 and at level 7.

This is a Nursing Studies top-up degree programme course. If you wish to complete a top-up degree, please apply directly on the Nursing Studies programme webpage.

If you would still like to complete this course as a CPPD student but would like to complete a top-up degree at a later date, please note that you will only be able to transfer a maximum of 30 credits which have been awarded within 5 years prior to the start date of the programme (top-up degree).

Credits

This course is worth 15 credits toward eligible programmes.

Non-EEA students can only apply as part of a programme, not as a stand-alone course.

• You must be registered in the United Kingdom as a nurse.
• You must be working in a relevant clinical cardiac area.

English requirements

If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:

• A first degree from a UK university
• A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City, University of London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America.
• International English Language Test Service (IELTS) a score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) score 72 required
• TOEFL 100 overall with 24 in Writing, 20 in Listening, 19 Reading and 20 Speaking
• Other evidence of proficiency in the English language, which satisfies the board of studies concerned, including registration with your professional regulator.

The tutor will suggest material during the class.