Minor Injury Management
Introduction
This module will provide the student with the knowledge and skills to assess and treat patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor injury conditions.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient
This module will prepare the student to undertake an autonomous/advanced practitioner role and is aimed at nurses and allied health professionals working within acute and unscheduled care settings.
Patients will receive a safe, high standard of holistic and evidence based care from a practitioner who is skilled and competent to assess and treat patients or refer them on to definitive care.
This module will enable the supporting organisation achieve performance targets e.g. 4 hour Emergency Department quality standard.
This module will benefit supporting organisations with Staff that can competently and efficiently assess and manage patients with minor injury conditions. Staff will have improved confidence with managing patients with minor injuries across a range of settings.
What you learn
On completion of the module the student will be able to assess patients with a variety of presenting complaints and will be competent to undertake assessment and treatment of patients with minor injury conditions including; joint examinations, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, back and hip examination, knee, lower leg and ankle/foot. Practical skills including suturing, digital nerve blocks and Xray interpretation are included.
This module can be linked to the MSc Advancing Clinical Practice award.
Fees and Funding for 2024/25
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,720 EU / International students: £2,870 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below: To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Dan Clark - dan.clark@shu.ac.uk