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Overview
What you will learn
The aim of this Advanced Physical Assessment of the Newborn and Infant course offered by City, University of London is to:
- Provide an opportunity for you to develop specific knowledge and skills in order to facilitate informed decision-making and provide high-quality newborn and infant physical assessment.
- Facilitate competent physical examination of the baby.
- Equip you with skills and knowledge required to determine normal and abnormal parameters, physical appearance and behavioural responses in term babies and infants at 6-8 weeks.
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Utilise a holistic, systematic approach to comprehensively examine the newborn and infant
- Demonstrate application of relevant biological and foetal developmental theories to underpin the examination of the newborn and infant
- Critically examine any unusual, expected or abnormal findings and make appropriate referral.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Foetal development and assessment of the transitional events in the neonatal and 6-8 week period
- Applied pathophysiology of specific body systems
- Normal morphology of the newborn and deviations from normal
- Obtaining and recording a comprehensive history and clinical and physical assessment and examination of the new-born
- Psycho-social assessment of the needs of the newborn and the infant at 6-8 weeks including the needs of their family
- Aspects of screening
- Problem solving and diagnostic reasoning
- Principles of differential diagnosis
- Discharge process
- Referral systems
- Professional autonomy and accountability.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Public Health Midwifery View 237 other Short Courses in Public Health in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Current professional registration as a neonatal nurse or midwife
- If you are undertaking this as part of a programme, you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and be able to confirm mentorship from either a doctor or Advanced Nurse Practitioner within your workplace
- You must work at least one day per week in a clinical setting in which advanced practice skills can be acquired
- A satisfactory academic reference and a satisfactory clinical reference.
Work experience
- A current relevant job contract in a clinical area and at least two years' relevant clinical experience
Tuition Fee
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International
1405 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1405 GBP for the full programme during 3 months. -
National
1125 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1125 GBP for the full programme during 3 months.
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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