This Postgraduate Certificate provides experienced nurses with an opportunity to advance their practice, enhance their understanding and application of research evidence, and develop their role as a competent intensive care nurse.
The course will allow you to demonstrate your achievement of the relevant Step 2 and 3 core clinical competencies in the CC3N’s National Standards for Adult Critical Care Nurse Education through a period of learning undertaken and assessed in a critical care unit in clinical practice.
Key benefits
- You will be studying at the No.1 nursing faculty in the UK and 1st in the world for Nursing (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025).
- The course follows the CC3N curriculum, to support your learning in the required clinical competencies.
- Our courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research.
- The course supports your career development and employability by allowing you to demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills you will need to gain more senior critical care roles.
Course essentials
This course teaches clinical concepts that will support your career development:
- Evidence-based practice
- Policy/protocol-informed healthcare
- Holistic support for the physiological and psychosocial health needs of patients and their families
- Legal-ethical issues in critical care practice
- Interpersonal and leadership skills
- Sustainability in healthcare
- Quality improvement
By the end of the course, you will be able to practice at a competent level and integrate your knowledge and skills into the care of critically ill individuals. You’ll also be able to use evidence to inform clinical judgements about best practice for critically ill patients.
The purpose of this taught programme is to develop students’ knowledge and research skills to enhance their current and future careers in supporting, delivering and integrating research into clinical practice, and fostering evidence-based practice.
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