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Archive 2020
UCC launches online CPD module to support nurses to augment their skills in intensive care nursing in the fight against COVID-19
Supporting the war against COVID-19
In China and Italy, it is estimated that approximately between 5-12% of patients who became infected with COVID-19 required admission to the intensive care. These intensive care units are supported by specialist nursing, medical and allied health care teams.
To effectively treat the number of anticipated patients with COVID-19 that require intensive care, it is important to build critical care capacity within the Irish healthcare system.
Patients with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care units will require highly skilled nurses to care for them.
To provide support for registered nurses to work in intensive care units, Schools of Nursing in both University College Cork and University College Dublin, in association with the Health Service Executive and the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director are providing a National Foundation module in critical care nursing. This module (NU5098) will support registered nurses to safely and effectively provide care to critically ill patients. This accelerated online programme is available from UCC and is free of charge to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Details of the CPD module are accessible here -