Description
This course is aimed at nurses working in referral practice / very experienced nurses in general practice
Week 1
Preparation, Priorities and Checklists
- Patient safety
- The anaesthesia plan and patient priorities
- Preparation and checklists
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand how preparation and use of checklists improve patient safety
- Prepare individual anaesthesia plans for sick patients and/or complex procedures
- Understand how to prioritise important considerations
- Understand how to prepare the patient and equipment to minimise harmful delays and mistakes
- Construct and use relevant patient safety checklists
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Colette = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 45 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
- Written task (anaesthesia checklist) = 45 minutes (to be submitted before 5pm Friday week 4)
Week 2
Ventilation, Capnography and Neuromuscular Blockade
- Physiology of spontaneous and controlled ventilation
- Ventilators
- Capnography
- Neuromuscular blockade
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand in which situations it is appropriate to use controlled ventilation
- Understand how to set up a ventilator and what all the buttons do!
- Understand the physiology and technology of capnography
- Understand how to interpret different capnograph traces
- Understand how to use and monitor neuromuscular blocking drugs
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Colette = 90 minutes
- Further reading = 45 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quizzes = 20 minutes
Week 3
Advanced Monitoring and Cardiovascular Support
- Physiology of heart rate and blood pressure
- The electrocardiogram
- Measuring blood pressure
- Treating hypotension and arrhythmias
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Have a better understanding of ECG interpretation and when to worry
- Understand how to interpret blood pressure measurements
- Understand when and how to treat common arrhythmias
- Understand different ways of treating hypotension
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Colette = 85 minutes
- Further reading = 45 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 4
Perioperative Analgesia
- Analgesic drugs in the peri-anaesthetic period
- Multimodal analgesia
- Analgesic infusions
- Using local anaesthetic techniques
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Have an understanding of the pharmacology of analgesic drugs
- Understand which drugs are useful in which situations
- Select and prepare analgesic drugs for intravenous infusions
- Understand and select appropriate local anaesthetic techniques for different procedures
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Colette = 100 minutes
- Further reading = 45 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
The course will be fully tutored by Colette Jolliffe and will consist of 10 hours of CPD given in various formats, including tutorials, tasks, case studies, forum discussions and quizzes. This course is tutored for 4 weeks, followed by a two week extension of untutored ‘catch up’ time, before the course officially ends.
All delegates will then have unlimited lifetime access to the learning material for future reference
Sophie A –
Very informative and challenging though the tutorials are too long for my liking
Rated: Advanced level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Jade J –
Very good course. There was a lot of detail and I learnt lots which I can put into practice
Lily P –
Really good lectures and great resources provided.
Adrian S –
Excellent information and presentation from Collette. Excellent and quick feedback on forum answers and follow up responses.
Frances G –
Engaging and plenty to learn
Laura M –
Good, lots of useful info as well as revision
Zoe H –
Very interesting course, lots of knowledge.
Tamsyn S –
great course has given me lots of new skills and information i can now implement in practice.
Kathryn W –
Really informative lectures
Dawn H –
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and feel that I am taking away a lot of new information. My understanding in areas that I don’t necessarily see or deal with on a daily basis has much improved, and I will definitely be using the ‘further reading’ material to increase this foundation. Thank you!