Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO NEONATAL SPECIAL CARE - FOUNDATION 2 MODULE
MIDW60019
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Valerie Nixon
Email: V.A.Nixon@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 45
Independent Study Hours: 255
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 40%
- CLINICAL COMPETENCE EVALUATION 1 weighted at 0%
- TEACHING PACKAGE (WITH RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPMENT) weighted at 40%
- MULTI-CHOICE TEST weighted at 20%
- CLINICAL PRACTICE weighted at 0%
- OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION weighted at 0%
Module Details
Module Resources
Teaching facilities
Moodle and internet access
Specialist lecturers
Library services
Assorted Neonatal Intensive Care paperwork, e.g. module handbook and clinical competency document
Moodle and internet access
Specialist lecturers
Library services
Assorted Neonatal Intensive Care paperwork, e.g. module handbook and clinical competency document
Module Texts
Boxwell G (2010) Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (2nd Edition) Routledge, Oxon
Lissauer T and Fanaroff A (2011) Neonatology at a Glance (2nd Edition) Wiley Blackwell
Meeks M (2009) Nursing the Neonate (2nd Edition) Wiley Blackwell
Lissauer T and Fanaroff A (2011) Neonatology at a Glance (2nd Edition) Wiley Blackwell
Meeks M (2009) Nursing the Neonate (2nd Edition) Wiley Blackwell
Module Indicative Content
The indicative content for this modules includes:
Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of conditions affecting the ill neonate
Nutrition and fluid balance
Monitoring and managing blood glucose levels
Admission procedures
Skin assessment and care
Hygiene infection and infection control
Communication with the multidisciplinary team, parents and families
Neonatal resuscitation and life support
Respiratory and airway management
Neurological and neonatal abstinence
Transfer and discharge of neonates
Care of parents and families
Professional responsibilities, e.g. accountability, documentation and clinical governance
Infection control procedures
Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of conditions affecting the ill neonate
Nutrition and fluid balance
Monitoring and managing blood glucose levels
Admission procedures
Skin assessment and care
Hygiene infection and infection control
Communication with the multidisciplinary team, parents and families
Neonatal resuscitation and life support
Respiratory and airway management
Neurological and neonatal abstinence
Transfer and discharge of neonates
Care of parents and families
Professional responsibilities, e.g. accountability, documentation and clinical governance
Infection control procedures
Module Additional Assessment Details
The assessment strategy for this module involves formative and summative methods.
The summative assessments for this module include:
- Completion of clinical competencies (0% weighted). Marked as `Pass or Fail¿, (assessing LO's 1 and 3)
- Completion of a multiple choice question examination (MCQ). A pass mark of 80% is required. The MCQ is weighted as 20% of the total module mark, (assessing LO's 2 and 3)
- Completion of the Neonatal Life Support (NLS) course, run by the Resuscitation Council UK. This is a prerequisite of the module and is either a `Pass or Fail¿, (assessing LO 5)
- Research, write and present an educational package on a subjected related to Neonatal Intensive Care. The presentation must also include the rationale for choice, its relevance to clinical practice and who the educational package is intended for, e.g. colleagues, parents, junior doctors or student nurses/midwives. The presentation will be 15 minutes long. This is weighted as 40% of the total module mark, (assessing LO 4)
- Completion of a 60 minute written examination. A pass mark of 40% is required. This is weighted as 40% of the total module mark (assessing LO 3)
- Undertake an Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OCSE) pertaining to the management of the neonate in an intensive care setting. (0% weighted) Marked as `Pass or Fail¿, (assessing LO's 1, 3 and 5)
All elements of the summative assessments must be passed in order to successfully complete the module.
Formative assessment will be provided to all students by means of feedback during the taught element of the module, as well as individual tutorial support. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake mock MCQ papers and receive formative feedback following this.
During their supervised clinical practice students will have a mentor, who they must meet with regularly to discuss progress, concerns, learning opportunities and further areas of development.
The summative assessments for this module include:
- Completion of clinical competencies (0% weighted). Marked as `Pass or Fail¿, (assessing LO's 1 and 3)
- Completion of a multiple choice question examination (MCQ). A pass mark of 80% is required. The MCQ is weighted as 20% of the total module mark, (assessing LO's 2 and 3)
- Completion of the Neonatal Life Support (NLS) course, run by the Resuscitation Council UK. This is a prerequisite of the module and is either a `Pass or Fail¿, (assessing LO 5)
- Research, write and present an educational package on a subjected related to Neonatal Intensive Care. The presentation must also include the rationale for choice, its relevance to clinical practice and who the educational package is intended for, e.g. colleagues, parents, junior doctors or student nurses/midwives. The presentation will be 15 minutes long. This is weighted as 40% of the total module mark, (assessing LO 4)
- Completion of a 60 minute written examination. A pass mark of 40% is required. This is weighted as 40% of the total module mark (assessing LO 3)
- Undertake an Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OCSE) pertaining to the management of the neonate in an intensive care setting. (0% weighted) Marked as `Pass or Fail¿, (assessing LO's 1, 3 and 5)
All elements of the summative assessments must be passed in order to successfully complete the module.
Formative assessment will be provided to all students by means of feedback during the taught element of the module, as well as individual tutorial support. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake mock MCQ papers and receive formative feedback following this.
During their supervised clinical practice students will have a mentor, who they must meet with regularly to discuss progress, concerns, learning opportunities and further areas of development.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Registered Healthcare professionals employed at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Evidence of previous study at Level 5
Evidence of previous study at Level 5
Module Learning Strategies
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (45 hours)
45 hours of direct contact
Guided Independent Study: (255 hours)
165 hours of self directed study
90 hours direct supervised clinical practice with nominated mentor, which equates to 7.5 hours per week for 12 weeks
45 hours of direct contact
Guided Independent Study: (255 hours)
165 hours of self directed study
90 hours direct supervised clinical practice with nominated mentor, which equates to 7.5 hours per week for 12 weeks