NU6167 Maternity Critical Care

Module Code:   NU6167 Maternity Critical Care (10 credits)

Qualification:    CPD Module

Duration:             5 days

Teaching mode                 Part time

Dates:                   Semester 1  

Wednesday  11^th September 2024

Wednesday  25^th September 2024

Wednesday 9^th October 2024

Wednesday  23^rd October 2024

Wednesday  13^th November 2024 Presentations

Module Fee:      € 900

Venue:                 Centre of Midwifery Education, Cork University Maternity Hospital

Entry requirements Registered Midwives or Registered General Nurses

Credits:                                10 credits

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Maternity Critical care

Outline

This is a module for midwives providing care to women with complex or high risk pregnancies, it is designed to advance midwives’ knowledge and skills in maternity critical care or to practice within a Maternity Critical Care setting. Undertaking this module will prepares midwives to critically explore the management of the critically ill childbearing woman in order to develop and expand their role within maternity or critical care environment.

Core areas addressed are:

Introduction to maternity critical care; pregnancy complications requiring critical care: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Renal, Neurological.  Assessment and management of fluids and electrolytes; co-morbidities, associated pharmacology; principles of monitoring;; use of the biomedical technology,

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Exhibit an ability to critically reflect on the application of maternity critical care skills
• Critically evaluate evidence based practice in context to maternity critical care practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of relevant anatomy and physiology pertaining to the respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, system in pregnant and postpartum women.
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and respond appropriately to deterioration in a critically ill pregnant or postpartum woman.
• Demonstrate competence in assessing, planning implementing and evaluating care for critically ill pregnant or postpartum woman.

• Discuss various treatment modalities for critically ill maternity women.

Topics included are as follows:

Advanced knowledge and competencies required for maternal critical care. Respiratory system, Cardiovascular system, Renal system, Neurological system, Gastrointestinal system and associated co-morbidities, acute and chronic medical and surgical conditions, sepsis; bleeding and clotting disorders; obstetric emergencies, that impact on maternal health in pregnancy and childbirth. Associated assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of evidenced base care. Associated pharmacology management of fluids and electrolytes; principles of haemodynamic monitoring and associated technology, use of the biomedical technology, human factors, clinical decision making, multidisciplinary team work

Requirements

This module is open to Registered Midwives and Registered General Nurses ONLY, with evidence of current registration the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). 

This module will not necessarily run unless minimum recruitment targets of 10 students are achieved. 

Applicants who are under 23 years of age must satisfy the minimum entry requirements as for the Degrees in Midwifery, as set out here

Admission to the module(s) will be subject to internal university approval processes on the recommendation of the Head of School.

Those who complete this module may be eligible to apply for exemptions from other courses if similar or relevant to existing modules on other programmes, if taken within a five year time frame, if judged relevant and to a maximum of 15 credits.

Application Procedure

To apply, complete and submit the following form:

You will be required to submit an Original Birth Certificate (or *Certified True Copy) (if not previously a student at UCC), evidence of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and two passport sized photographs with your name written clearly on back (new students only).

Fee        €900 + Application fee €35.

Find out more:

Ms Agnes Phelan (Module co-ordinator UCC)

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Brookfield Health Sciences Complex

University College Cork

Cork

Email: agnes.phelan@ucc.ie

Ms Mary O Connor (Director)

Centre of Midwifery Education, Fifth Floor

Cork University Maternity Hospital

Wilton

Cork

E-mail: Pamela.Evans@hse.ie