HIGH DEPENDENCY NEONATAL NURSING LEVEL 6 (CPD)

Critical appraisal of practice
Critically analyse and evaluate practice in relation to high dependency neonatal care delivery.

Safe evidenced based nursing care
Demonstrate safe nursing care which applies specialist knowledge, skills and expertise when caring for the neonate who requires high dependency neonatal nursing care. 

Communication
Demonstrate an in depth understanding of appropriate communication skills with parents and other leading professionals when caring for the neonate in a variety of situations.

Professional conduct
Practise in accordance with, and critically evaluate the rules governing professional conduct and ethical frameworks that underpin the practice of the neonatal nurse.

Innovation in practice
Investigate and challenge present practice in relation to innovative approaches in order to meet the needs of the neonate and the family

Equality and Diversity
Articulate and acknowledge equality and diversity approaches to care in order to meet the needs of the neonate and their family in high dependency.

· Blended learning comprising of a mix of live and asynchronous online sessions and face to face taught days and skills sessions

• Self-directed study 
• Clinical experience

Assessment

• Clinical competencies 
• A 3000 word written assignment focused on a clinical development or improvement in your own practice setting.

To apply for this as a single module as part of your Continuing Professional Development please enter the application system via Professional Development. 

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students. 

Progressing your studies 
Although this module does not sit within a defined programme within the School of Health Sciences, it may be possible for this module to be recognised as an optional credit-bearing module within the MSc Advanced Professional Practice (APP) or BSc Enhanced Professional Practice (EPP) programmes. For further information, please contact fmh.cpd@uea.ac.uk.