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Module - Acute Care: Initial Management of the Acutely Ill Adult

This level 7 distance learning module module aims to enhance the knowledge and understanding of registered healthcare professional to assess, recognise and manage the initial needs of adults who present with acute illness.

Having completed this module, you may wish to bring these 20 credits into the MSc Practice Development or MSc Paramedic: Practice Development programme.

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Course Overview

This level 7 distance learning module module aims to enhance the knowledge and understanding of registered healthcare professional to assess, recognise and manage the initial needs of adults who present with acute illness.

On this course you will...

  • The module covers topics such as: Physical assessment strategies primary and secondary assessment models and tools used to recognise the acutely ill adult. Including physiological track and trigger systems to monitor the acutely ill adult.
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What you will learn

The module covers topics such as: Physical assessment strategies primary and secondary assessment models and tools used to recognise the acutely ill adult. Including physiological track and trigger systems to monitor the acutely ill adult.

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