Description
This course is aimed at nurses working in general practice
Week 1
Approach to the Caesarean Patient
- Brief overview of parturition
- Complications of parturition
- Caesarean section
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Explain complications that might occur in parturition
- Explain the reasons for intervening in these cases in order to perform a C section
- Understand nursing of the caesarean patient
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Katie = 40 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Multiple choice questions quiz = 10 minutes
Week 2
The GDV Patient
- Physiology of GDV
- Diagnosis
- Stabilisation of the GDV
- Anaesthesia considerations
- Post-operative nursing
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand the physiology of a GDV and list some of the common risk factors associated with this condition
- Describe how a GDV is diagnosed and which tests can help us to identify this condition in the emergency patient
- List the common stabilisation techniques in the emergency patient including management of shock and commonly used gastric decompression techniques
- Discuss anaesthesia considerations and how to make the patient a safe candidate for surgery
- Describe the nursing considerations for the post-operative GDV case and the factors which need to be included in the care plan of the hospitalised patient
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Elle = 60 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Written task – nursing care plan = 60 minutes
- Crossword quiz = 10 minutes
Week 3
Nursing the Septic Abdomen Patient
- What are SIRS and sepsis?
- Recognising sepsis
- The use of diagnostic tools in the veterinary practice to help recognise a septic abdomen
- Nursing management of a septic abdomen
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Describe SIRS and sepsis and the difference between them
- Understand how to recognise sepsis in veterinary patients
- List the different tests we have available in practice that can be used to help identify a septic abdomen
- Explain how patients with a septic abdomen can best be nursed in practice, pre-, peri and post operatively
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Katie = 40 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Crossword quiz = 10 minutes
Week 4
Haemoabdomen
- Physiology of haemoabdomen
- Diagnosis
- Stabilisation of the haemoabdomen
- Anaesthesia considerations
- Post-operative nursing
Learning objectives
After completion of this week, participants should be able to:
- Understand the physiology of a haemoabdomen and list some of the common causes associated with this condition
- Describe how a haemoabdomen is diagnosed and which tests can help us to identify this condition in the emergency patient
- List the common stabilisation techniques in the emergency patient including management of shock
- Discuss anaesthesia considerations and how to make the patient a safe candidate for surgery
- Describe the nursing considerations for the post-operative haemoabdomen case and the factors which need to be included in the care plan of the hospitalised patient
Learning materials this week:
(released on Monday morning for on demand learning until the course ends – approximate timings)
- Pre-recorded tutorial with Elle = 65 minutes
- Further reading = 60 minutes
- Forum discussion topic = 10 minutes
- Calculations quiz = 10 minutes
The course will be fully tutored by Elle Haskey and Katie Gray 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
Rosanne H –
Enjoyed the course. Maybe not aimed at my level as I’m in referral but still got a lot out of it.
Rated: Intermediate level
(Referral or specialist RVN – UK)
Kimberley S –
Very informative, more in depth and the quizzes were more varied than other courses I’ve done
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)
Fran F –
Very informative with lots of tips that can be used in standard practice
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Rachel R –
very useful and a lot to take away to practice
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice <5 years - UK)
Natalie C –
Really enjoyed the presentations and everything was explained very well and I feel I learnt lots more new things to bring to practice
Reated: Introduction level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Paige E –
Fantastic refresher to help with revising for my ECC exam
Rated: Intermediate level
(Qualified RVN in general practice >5 years – UK)
Emmy C –
Great course. Learnt many new things
Rated: Intermediate level
(DVN in general practice <5 years - New Zealand)
Sarah W –
Loved it, although I found the calculations hard.
Rated: Intermediate level
Cheryl B –
Very useful course, great ideas and techniques to take back to practice
Rated: Introduction / Intermediate
Abbie D –
i found this course very useful in reminding me of a lot of the stuff i learned at university. there was lots of things i’d forgotten! the course also introduced new concepts that i will take back into practice. i really liked the forums each week to keep us engaged and make us think about practical applications and what we took away from each lecture the most.
Rated: Introduction level