Care of Minor Illness and Minor Injuries

The course will cover structured frameworks for assessment. The nature of minor illness/injury. Assessment and treatment of: minor head injury, neck injury, eye emergencies, ear, nose and throat conditions, fractures, sprains and strains, wounds and skin conditions. Legal, ethical and policy factors influencing first contact and emergency care. Paediatric, older person and mental health disorder considerations when they present with Minor illness or injury

Graduate destinations

Having completed this module you may wish to bring these 20 credits into the University Advanced Diploma (UAD) Emergency Care: Practice Development. Please discuss this opportunity with the module leader before completion of this module.
Alternatively, you may wish to use this module towards one of our top-up degrees: BSc (Hons) Nursing Practice or BSc (Hons) Practice Development.

Course summary

The aim of this module is to develop enhanced knowledge of the principles underlying the care of patients presenting with minor illness or injury. The running of this module is dependent on there being sufficient numbers of interest.

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Programme Specification

Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

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Entry Requirements

Applications will be reviewed on an individual basis and potential students will be offered advice by an academic tutor on the suitability of the award and their module choice within the award, dependent on factors such as recency of prior learning, and their personal and professional development needs.
Students should be able to show potential benefit from studying for the award and a commitment to attempting the assessment items.
Students who do not have evidence of recent successful study at level 5 will be advised to complete an online study skills package prior to commencing any modules.

Selection criteria

There is full commitment to equal opportunities criteria. The University is committed to widening access by taking candidates from a variety of educational backgrounds, without compromising academic standards. The following additional requirements apply for entry to this programme: Applicants must be a registered healthcare professional. All applicants must complete a pre-entry study skills package such as HeadStart Plus if they are new to this level of study or have had a break from study for a period of 4 years.

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Duration	Full-time, 1 Year
Start date	September, January

Care of Minor Illness and Minor Injuries

Graduate destinations

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