Clinical Management Investigations and Referral for the Advanced Practitioner

You will develop skills in instigating investigative treatments and interpreting results, in order that the practitioner may identify appropriate treatment plans. The understanding of investigations, results, and referral pathways and the associated interdependence of body systems will be vital in securing competence for the continual development of the advanced practitioner roles.

The module will adopt an on campus teaching and learning strategy. It will run over a four month period to enable you to consolidate your learning experiences and relate theory to practice. The module is designed to support clinical management decision making processes based on investigative data.

For further information, please contact the programme lead, Donna Brewster by emailing d.brewster@derby.ac.uk.

Who this course is for 

This module is designed to integrate skills and knowledge through prior learning in pathophysiology, health assessment and pharmatherapeutics, focusing on the investigative and treatment phase of care within an advanced clinical arena.

On completion of this course you should be able to:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of medications utilised in the treatment/management phase of disease or injury. 
• Competently assess, interpret and identify treatment elements with consideration of the required communication and education including possible referral and/or discharge of complex patients.
• Demonstrate critical awareness of the political, social and economic factors including the significance of relationships between primary and emergency care and other stakeholders in securing optimum care for the patient.

Usually the applicants will have five years of post-professional-qualification experience.

If you are funding your own study, the module price will be confirmed shortly.

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Additional information about your studies

Minimum numbers

Please note that this course is subject to minimum numbers in order to run.