Cardiac Care Specialist Role Development (Level 7) Module 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.

Who is it for?

This course is aimed at 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

Feb: Tuesday 4, 11, and 25 February 2025

Mar: Tuesday 4, and 11 March 2025

Objective Structured Clinical Examination: Tuesday 29^th April 2025

Term 3

May: Tuesday 13, and 20 May 2025

Jun: Tuesday 3, 10, and 17 June 2025

Objective Structured Clinical Examination: Tuesday 22^nd July 2025

Benefits

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

The content covered in this course includes:

Biology

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

Nursing

• respiratory assessment including x-ray interpretation
• arterial alood gases
• cardiac assessment
• cardiovascular emergencies
• mechanisms of arrhythmias
• implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)
• cardiogenic shock and intra-aortic balloon pumps
• congenital and inherited cardiac conditions
• nursing 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
• 1,500-word critical reflection in light of learning from the OSCE

This is a 15-credit course at level 7.

This course is provided by the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.

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.

Course requirements include:

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

Pre-requisite course:

NM3257 Specialist core skills in cardiac care, APM039 Specialist core skills in cardiac care, or equivalent’

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.

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