Intensive Care: Adult Practice

The course will provide you with the opportunity to: 

• Develop competence and specialist knowledge in the management of the intensive care adult patient
• Critically analyse your own practice and the diverse role of the intensive care nurse in sustaining effective intensive care practice  
• Critically examine and scrutinise current issues in care delivery, by critically appraising and synthesising the evidence base towards enhancing patient outcomes and multi-disciplinary team efficacy.  

This course is designed for registered nurses working within an adult intensive care environment. You need to have at least 12 months post-qualifying experience, 12 months of which must be within a level 3 intensive care environment. All applicants will normally hold an undergraduate degree from a UK-based university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Step 1 of National Competencies for Adult Critical Care Nurses must be completed prior to acceptance onto this course.  

The course is designed to prepare you to expertly manage the care of a level 3 patient. This is the first of two modules designed to meet the Intensive Care Society (2019) Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services.  

The course is taught using face-to-face lectures, seminars, tutorials, simulation scenarios, and includes online resources. You are required to complete part of Steps 2 and 3 of National Competencies for Adult Critical Care Nurses. 

Please note, this course was previously titled Delivering Contemporary Intensive Care.

Study days are from 9am to 5pm.

These modules are exclusively for Royal Brompton Hospital staff.