• Continuing professional development (CPD)

Post-Anaesthetic Care

CPD Level 6
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Overview

Overview

This clinically focused accredited course enables healthcare practitioners to develop their knowledge and clinical skills, in order to deliver clinically effective and compassionate care for patients in the recovery room.

Course requirements: Evidence of study at Level 5 (Diploma Level).

Cost and funding: This cost covers the full course fee.

  • Sept 24 - Aug 25 fees: £900
  • Sept 25 - Aug 26 fees: TBC

Credits: 20

Assessment method: Written assignment 50% and clinical competencies 50%.

Future Intakes

Please note, applications for this course are currently closed. The details for the next course will be published shortly, at which point the course will be open to book.

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Study dates and times

Study dates and times

This course is taught on day release, select a start date to see the study days:

Study days are from 9am to 4pm.

The course will focus on:

Safety and the Environment

  • Application of infection control precautions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patients, their relatives, and other members of staff in the recovery environment
  • COSHH, Universal Precautions.

Applied Anatomy & Patho-Physiology

  • Surgical incisions, wound healing
  • Respiration
  • Cardiovascular
  • Anaesthesia - pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics
  • ECG's and Advanced life support.

Patient Safety

  • Principles of airway management, principles of ventilation
  • Haemodynamics (Homeostasis), patient monitoring.

Patient Care

  • Individualised patient care
  • Pre and post operative visiting.

Caring for patients with special needs in the recovery room setting

  • Pain Control theory and related management 
  • Discharge/transfer criteria
  • Ethico-legal issues in recovery room practice.

Professional issues

  • Accountability and responsibility, scope of professional practice, code of professional conduct.

This course is best suited to those working in an operating theatre environment.

Study and career progression

Study and career progression

This can be taken as a standalone module or the credits can be used towards one of the new and exciting courses below:

  • BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice (badged awards available e.g. Perioperative Practice)
  • PgCert/PgDip/MSc Clinical Practice (first module in pathway can be studied at L6 - maximum of 20 credits) - badged awards available.
How to apply

How to apply

Applications currently closed

We recommend your application is submitted to the University at least two weeks prior to the start of the course.

After your application is accepted and you have been offered a place on the course, you will be sent information about how to enrol. You must complete enrolment before your course starts.

Contact us

For more information about our CPD courses please get in touch with Dr Claire Anderson, Associate Dean (Berkshire), College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare:

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