Anaesthetic Practice

Programme title:	Anaesthetic Practice
Apply:	direct to the University via the NHS Business Unit
Start (pt):	September
Mode:	part-time
Duration:	1 semester
Location:	Luton campus and Partner Institutions
Faculty:	Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Summary

Anaesthesia is a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline that requires well qualified and competent practitioners whose roles include provision of high quality patient care and safety in a demanding environment.

Building upon your existing skills and knowledge, this unit will allow you to continue to develop professionally through critical application of research based practice, and to manage the anaesthetic environment more effectively.

Teaching/learning methods and strategies

Your learning will be supported through a student centred work based learning approach. The unit is evidence based and related to current local and national agendas. There will be opportunities for you to engage in a variety of learning experiences. In this way you will be encouraged to take back to your own practice area the key learning outcomes of the unit. This process will be supported by lecturer facilitation, including the delivery of key presentations around the learning outcomes, as well as specialist sessions and the opportunity to develop key skills in a controlled environment, where appropriate.

You will also be required to plan how to meet the unit learning outcomes, in theory and practice, relating them to your own practice environment through the completion of the required assignments. Additionally your learning will be supported via tutorials, group work, E-learning via BREO and E-learning library resources. You will be able to bring your reflections on experiences in practice to enable integration of theory to practice. You are asked to negotiate, with the unit co-ordinator and workplace, a minimum of 6 competencies that you wish to develop during this unit.

A major part of the learning experience will occur through self directed study, this requires time to reflect, analyse and evaluate experiences from theory and practice, including the client’s journey through care.

Recommended reading

Essential:

Allman K and Wilson I (2006) Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

Recommended:

Al-Shaikh B and Stacey S (2002) Essentials of Anaesthetic Equipment. 2nd Edition. Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone.

Avidan M, Harvey A, Ponte J, Wendon J, Ginsburg R (2003) Perioperative Care, Anaesthesia, Pain Management and Intensive Care. Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone.

Greetham B (2001) How to Write Better Essays. Houndsmill. Palgrave Macmillan.

Hatfield A, Tronson M (2001) The Complete Recovery Room Book. 3rd Edition. Oxford. Oxford University Press.

Hind M and Wicker P (2000) Principles of Perioperative Practice. Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone.

Lapham R and Agar H (2003) Drug Calculations for Nurses: A step-by-step approach. Edward Arnold, London.

Manley K and Bellman L (2000) Surgical Nursing: Advancing Practice. Edinburgh. Churchill Livingstone.

Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (2000) Greenwich Medica Media Limited.

Rose J (2007) The Mature Students Guide to Writing. Houndsmill. Palgrave Macmillan.

Simpson P and Popat M (2003) Understanding Anaesthesia. Edinburgh. Butterworth-Heinemann.

Entry requirements

Available to all health care professionals currently working or placed within a practice environment related to this unit.

Fees, Bursaries, Scholarships, Costs

Contact NHS Business Unit for fees.

Attendance

See Unit Delivery Schedule below for dates.

Find out more

For further information about this unit, please contact the Lecturer: Philip Beckwith

T: 01582 743812
E: philip Beckwith@beds.ac.uk

How to apply:

Please contact the NHS Business Unit or download an application form from the website.

E: nhs-business-unit@beds.ac.uk
T: 01582 743048
F: 01582 743704

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