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Certificate of Professional Development in Trauma and Emergency Nursing Care

Aims and Summary.

Emergency nurses are vital assets in assessing, managing and treating for patients presenting to Emergency Treatment Units (ETUs).

Sri Lanka records almost 40,000 road traffic accidents (and thousands more unrelated traumatic injuries) annually, requiring the need for emergency specialist care and management. The numbers of acute illnesses and acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses are increasing at a steady pace and the pressure to optimise emergency facilities is high. The need for supporting specialised emergency treatment units by equipping nurses with skills essential for these environments is    a key component in the chain of survival and promotion of best outcomes for patients.

 

This course will contribute to the professional development and upskilling of trauma and emergency nurses to manage the increasing patient numbers and concurrently strive to achieve ahigh standard of care.

 

Course Aims

This course aims to develop and/or reinforce knowledge and skills for nurses desiring to work (or are already working) in a trauma and emergency care environment.

The aim of this Course is to
Provide nurses with an in-depth understanding of emergency and trauma nursing care.
Provide nurses with a broad understanding of conditions that cause and motivate patients to present to emergency departments.
Allow the application of knowledge, critical thinking and clinical skills to the nursing management of patients in an emergency setting.
Key course information

 

Course level Level 4
Course Commencement Applicants may commence this course when the required number of applicants for the course have been registered.

Course will be offered in 3 intakes per academic year – March, July and November.
Credits toward CU qualification 40
Total student study hours 400
Total study weeks 32
Pre-requisites and co-requisites Applicants should have successfully completed a 3-year recognised nursing qualification.

 

Applications will be encouraged from non-standard entrants with relevant experiential learning and evidence of continuing professional development.

 

All candidates should have access to an Emergency and Trauma Care Unit where they will have to complete 120 hours of clinical placement under supervision.

 

Candidates who have not completed their prior education in English are required to have achieved IELTS 6.5 with no component lower than 5.5. Other accepted measures of English language are; TOEFL-iBT: at least 12 for listening, 13 for reading, 21 for writing and 18 for speaking or PTE Academic: at least 50 for each of the 4 components or OET: at least B for each of the 4 components or Cambridge C1 Advanced test: at least 169 in each of the 4 components or CEFR Scale: at least B2 level.

 

Candidates must possess basic knowledge in IT including; MS office packages (MS Word and MS PowerPoint), internet and email.

 

All candidates must be available to allocate the required study time over a consecutive period of 32 weeks (8 months) from the date of course commencement.  This includes online interactive lessons and as well as self-study.
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