Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Certificate of Professional Development - CPM

Programme Offerings

Part-Time

F2F-JMU-JAN

F2F-JMU-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

This module aims to explore urgent care and the common presentations seen within these services. 

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of acute conditions and their associated signs and symptoms which may present in urgent care services
  • Problem solving
2.
Demonstrate safe practice in recognising and safety netting significant concerning findings, signs and symptoms
  • Organisation
  • Problem solving
3.
Demonstrate critical awareness of assessment and diagnostic tools pertinent to urgent care services
  • Problem solving
4.
Demonstrate critical awareness in the management of patients presenting to urgent care services, recognising the scope of own practice and when to refer to multidisciplinary services or arrange admission to hospital
  • Leadership
  • Problem solving

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Module content will cover:

  • An overview of urgent care services including general practice, 111, walk-in-centres and urgent care centres
  • Prioritising healthcare need through advanced assessment and triage
  • Recognising red flags in patient presentations across the lifespan 
  • Common and rarer presentations in urgent care across the lifespan and the associated therapeutic interventions
  • Clinical decision making in urgent care
  • Scope of practice, professional boundaries and competence

Programme Structure

Programme Structure Description

This module will run over 15 weeks and will be facilitated through a combination of face-to face delivery and online learning. This module develops the students knowledge as applied to primary and urgent care services who see patients with acutely presenting symptoms across the lifespan. Students will work collaboratively with … For more content click the Read More button below.

Structure

Assessment and Management of Urgent Care Presentations

Entry Requirements

Undergraduate degree

HECoS Code(s)

(CAH02-04) nursing and midwifery