Specialist Practice - Cardiovascular (P.Grad.Cert.)

Overview

Course Overview
This course is designed to provide the student with the appropriate level of knowledge, clinical expertise, and technical skills necessary to function as a competent, effective, and caring practitioner. There is a strong commitment to research-based practice, and a focus on the development and integration of theoretical knowledge and clinical experience.

Is This Course For Me?
This course is designed for nurses working in clinical practice who wish to develop their knowledge and competency in cardiovascular. There is a flexible approach where you can study between 1-3 years to complete an M.Sc. Specialist Nursing.
The blended approach to course delivery is designed for busy professionals to learn, with carefully planned assessment schedules, and supportive academic and clinical facilitators to guide you in your learning.

Career Opportunities
Designed to enable registered nurses to increase their knowledge, experience and clinical skills within this chosen specialty, this course prepares the cardiovascular nurse to function as a competent, effective and caring specialist nurse.

Course Content

In Year One, students take four specialist modules: Introduction to the Nursing Management of a Cardiovascular Patient; Advanced Nursing Management of a Patient with Electro- physiological Dysfunction; Advanced Nursing Management of a Patient with Cardiovascular Dysfunction; Supervised Practice Placement (Cardiovascular). Students also take two core modules: Theory & Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare; Leadership, Quality Improvement and Governance.

In Year Two, students must complete a dissertation.
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Course Structure
The course is offered on a two-year part-time basis. This course includes clinical and practice-based teaching, learning and assessment and students may be required to attend additional sessions at associated service provider sites as well as at the student’s practice base during year one of the course. The course is offered on a two-year part-time basis. Year One starts with a full week of studying in September and continues thereafter one day per week for the remainder of the year. Year Two consists of workshops throughout the academic year.
Each module will be assessed by the successful completion of an academic assignment. The assessment of clinical competence will focus on the acquisition of specialist competencies and the clinical assessments will be carried out throughout the clinical placements.