FC3S024 - Principles of Special and High Dependency Care of the Newborn 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FC3S024
Module Title: Principles of Special and High Dependency Care of the Newborn
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Community and Professional Practice Nursing
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Nursing Practice
Module Leader: Autumn Bevan, Bridie Jones
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2015 Final Year of Intake: 2013
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100290 - nursing
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

1. To facilitate the acquisition of knowledge that underpins the nursing care undertaken in the Nursery and High Dependency Care Unit

2. To promote quality, evidence based nursing care to the neonate by competent practitioners working in partnership with families

Content Summary

· Embryology and an exploration of the anatomical and physiological changes that occur at birth

· Intrauterine factors affecting the newborn

· Thermoregulation and the energy triangle

· Promoting neonatal development

· Principles of Special & High Dependency Nursing

· Care of the family in the Neonatal Unit

· Contemporary issues in Special & High Dependency Nursing

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 60
Work based learning 60
Independent Study 80
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically discuss the role of the nurse in support of neonates and their families, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the physiology of the newborn and its associated complications.
LO2 Demonstrate the ability to assess, plan, provide and evaluate evidence based care for a baby requiring special and high dependency care through the completion of clinical competencies

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Assignment - A Neonatal assignment, reflecting contemporary thinking, policy & research in special care & high dependency 0 3000 100 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Clinical Learning 1 Achievement of clinical competencies 0 N/A 0 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Essay 1
Clinical Learning 1

Reading List

Boxwell G et al (2019) Neonatal Intensive Care. (3rd Edition) Routledge. London.

Gardner SL et al (2020) Merenstein and Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive. Care; An Interprofessional Approach. Elsevier. London.

Rennie J M. & Kendall G. (2013) A Manual of Neonatal Intensive care (5th Edition) CRC Press, Florida.