Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Module Offerings
70804NAPPG-SEP-CTY
Aims
To demonstrate a critical understanding of evidence based heart failure in order to provide high quality/gender appropriate and culturally competent care.
To develop leadership and change management skills that contribute to service redesign and delivery thus enhancing the quality of heart failure care in their setting.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically examine the underlying pathophysiology and risk factors associated with the development of heart failure with specific reference to your chosen patient/client
2.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the clinical assessment of a patient living with heart failure
3.
Drawing on contemporary evidence critically debate the range of management options available for your patient and justify your therapeutic decisions within the scope of your clinical role
4.
Critically analyse the strategies that can be used to evaluate the physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of patients living with heart failure
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
The module will cover the following topics:
The module will cover the following topics:
- Definition and categorisation and diagnosis of heart failure
- Epidemiology of heart failure
- Physiological response to cardiac dysfunction
- Underlying aetiology of heart failure
- History of heart failure and prognosis: disease progression and trajectory
- Understanding the physical, social and psychological impact from a patient and families perspective of the heart failure diagnosis
- Understanding the different approaches to heart failure management based on aetiology and ejection fraction
- Evidence base heart failure management both pharmacological and non pharmacological.
- Use of heart failure devices - indications, types of devices, device diagnostics
- Promoting self management of heart failure care by empowering patients and families.
- Management of co-morbid conditions
- Surgical interventions in the treatment of heart failure. Revascularisation/valve surgery
- Mechanical support and transplantation
- Cardio /Oncology /Heart Failure
- Approaches to follow up, continued monitoring and end of life/palliative care
Module Overview:
The structure of the module is designed to enhance the students understanding and knowledge of heart failure both from a healthcare professional, patient and carer perspective .
The programme runs over 15 weeks and is a combination of face to face and online learning. The face-to-face learning is delivers through a variety or means, via lectures, seminars, workshops, group work and includes up to 4 hours within the simulated learning environment. Teaching and learning will be supported by subject experts from cardiology and cardiothoracic backgrounds. Tutorial support will be provided by the module lead and will support the student to select and develop the case study towards their assessment.
Students on the programme are strongly encouraged to seek out and arrange their own negotiated opportunities for learning within a cardiac clinical setting. They can further enhance this with the use of a reflective journal which formatively compliments their application of learning.
The structure of the module is designed to enhance the students understanding and knowledge of heart failure both from a healthcare professional, patient and carer perspective .
The programme runs over 15 weeks and is a combination of face to face and online learning. The face-to-face learning is delivers through a variety or means, via lectures, seminars, workshops, group work and includes up to 4 hours within the simulated learning environment. Teaching and learning will be supported by subject experts from cardiology and cardiothoracic backgrounds. Tutorial support will be provided by the module lead and will support the student to select and develop the case study towards their assessment.
Students on the programme are strongly encouraged to seek out and arrange their own negotiated opportunities for learning within a cardiac clinical setting. They can further enhance this with the use of a reflective journal which formatively compliments their application of learning.