Developing Competency in Acute Cardiac Care - Single module

3 good reasons to study Developing Competency in Acute Cardiac Care at Salford:

Assess and provide care synonymous with the standards set by the British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care and the British Heart Foundation
Attracts British Heart Foundation funding
Delivered by subject experts

You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice

This module explores:

The role of the nurse in acute cardiac care
Anatomy, physiology and altered physiology associated with acute cardiac disease
Patient assessment and immediate management
Introduction to ECG interpretation including the recognition of ischemia and infarction
Arrhythmia recognition and management
Secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation
Psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care
Medical management of acute heart disease including drug therapy, coronary intervention and surgery
National service framework for coronary heart disease

Course details

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