Intensive Neonatal Care Level 7 (Health CPD)

Key Details

Module Cost: £1,110
Further Information: fmh.cpd@uea.ac.uk
Application Guidance: How To Apply for CPD Courses - Health Sciences - About (uea.ac.uk)

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Module Overview

This module will enable registered nurses, working within a specialist neonatal unit, to develop the knowledge and skills to provide high quality, evidence-based care to neonates requiring intensive care, and their families. The pre-requisites for this module are the successful completion of the Foundations for Neonatal Care and the High Dependency Neonatal Care module. The module is the final part of the neonatal course enabling registered nurses to become neonatal nurses Qualified in Specialty (RCN 2012). This qualification is nationally recognised and transferrable and provides nurses with exceptional evidence-based knowledge and skills to practice safely and effectively.

Block Release Dates:
28/04/25, 12/05/25, 26/05/25, 09/06/25, 23/06/25, 07/07/25

Online Tutorials:
14/05/25, 28/05/25, 02/07/25 (9:30-10:30)

Online Live Webinars (all 9:30-11:30)
07/05/25, 21/05/25, 04/06/25, 18/06/25, 16/07/25

Face to face Study Days:
30/04/25, 11/06/25, 25/06/25, 09/07/25 (Formative OSCE) (subject to change)

Summative OSCE: 22/07/25, 23/07/25 (subject to change)

Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyse and evaluate practice, demonstrating the synthesis of the underpinning theoretical concepts about intensive neonatal nursing care delivery
• Provide safe nursing care, which applies specialist knowledge, skills, and expertise when caring for the neonate who requires intensive care nursing and undertake a critical appraisal of the underpinning research
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of appropriate communication skills with parents and other leading professionals when caring for the neonate requiring intensive care
• Practise in accordance with, and critically evaluate the rules governing professional conduct and ethical values that underpin the practice of the neonatal nurse work in an intensive care environment
• Critically discuss and analyse contemporary issues within health care practice of intensive neonatal nursing considering high-quality evidence base, providing synthesis and evaluation of differing opinions and perspectives
• Articulate and acknowledge equality and diversity approaches to care to meet the needs of the intensive care neonate and his or her family.
• Critically examine where the parameters of the neonatal nurse’s professional role may extend to meet the evolving role of nursing practice and the changing health care needs of neonates and their families

Teaching and Assessment

6 Online Blocks of learning over 12 weeks
Live online webinars and tutorials
Independent Study

20 credits = 200 effort hours
At least one study day per 2-week block of learning
Attendance expected at live (synchronous) tutorials and webinars

How to Apply / Disclaimer

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

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