Heart Failure: Diploma Level Module
CATS Points: 30
Academic
Level: 5 (Diploma)
Notional study time: 300 hours
Duration: 6 months
Why is Heart Failure important?
- Up to 2% of the adult population in the UK probably has symptomatic heart failure
- Heart failure mainly affects elderly people
- Heart failure is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission.
What does this module offer?
This course is for nurses caring for patients with heart failure in practice or in the community
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Studying the Heart Failure module will enable you to be able to effectively treat, educate, manage and reassure patients with heart failure.
You will develop the ability to confidently deliver holistic, evidence based care to people with heart failure, whilst considering the needs of their carers. The module fosters a multidisciplinary team approach to care, taking into account the complexity of the condition and current service provision. This approach provides you with sound and comprehensive knowledge and allows you to make a real difference to patients’ lives.
This module covers the following areas:
- Signs, symptoms and diagnosis of heart failure
- Heart failure management – both pharmacological & non-pharmacological and intervention procedures/devices
- End of life care for patients with heart failure
- Change in practice and planning for the future, including prevention strategies.
By the end of the module you will be able to:
- Analyse the impact of heart failure on a patient’s quality of life.
- Design holistic care plans for patients with heart failure
- Implement evidence based guidelines to optimise the drug treatment of heart failure
- Evaluate how the provision of multi-disciplinary services across primary and secondary care influences patient centred services
- Analyse appropriate health promotional activities to empower patients to manage their condition
This module will take 6 months to complete and is delivered through comprehensive study materials, supported by 1 study day and 1 assessment day.
Cost
Individual place: £595
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Module Contact Details
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Email Bookings - Single Place
Tel: +44 (0)1926 838969
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