Advancing skills and knowledge in Neonatal Intensive Care: Level 6 – NW6042 – Validated by Kingston University
Course overview
Module code: NW6042
The focus of this module is to provide nurses working in a neonatal setting with the theoretical knowledge and essential core skills required to care proficiently and holistically for sick newborns and their families. Nurses will gain knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology in relation to the sick neonate, develop clinical assessment skills and identify and deliver appropriate interventions. This module forms the final part of the neonatal pathway enabling registered nurses to become neonatal Qualified in Specialty (QIS). This pathway follows the new NHS England standards for neonatal qualified in specialty education.
This module aims are for the participants to:
- Facilitate knowledge and understanding of the assessment, planning, interpretation and skills required to deliver holistic, evidence-based care to extremely preterm and sick neonates.
- Enable students to recognise clinical deterioration and neonatal emergencies, to initiate appropriate interventions, escalate to senior clinical staff and participate in acute clinical management.
- Promote understanding of the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, family integrated care and communication in relation to all aspects of neonatal care.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
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Apply knowledge of antenatal development and postnatal factors to identifypathophysiological processes and implementation of appropriate careinterventions for preterm/sick neonates.
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Critically analyse basic principles of neonatal ventilation and interpretphysiological data to initiate appropriate respiratory interventions.
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Demonstrate the ability to provide safe and competent nursing care throughstructured assessment, implementation and evaluation of nursinginterventions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit environment.
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Evidence an in-depth understanding of the benefits and importance of holisticand collaborative approaches to complex care delivery for neonates and theirfamilies.
150 Hours of blended learning:
Delivered over 6 face to face study days at King’s Academy
- 10/02/2027
- 17/02/2027
- 24/02/2027
- 03/03/2027
- 10/03/2027
- 17/03/2027
Pre-module learning
Self-directed study
Your face-to-face training will start on 10/02/2027:
The next cohort dates are as follows:
- Day 1 – 10/02/2027
- Day 2 – 17/02/2027
- Day 3 – 24/02/2027
- Day 4 – 03/03/2027
- Day 5 – 10/03/2027
- Day 6 – 17/03/2027
For the Academic year 27/28, please contact us for further details.
Please Note:
Please note that if your preferred cohort date is not available you will be offered the next available cohort.
Please be mindful cohort date ranges could be subject to change so please mindful these date ranges could change slightly.
Course Leads:
Petra Pasztorikova – Practice Development Nurse
Heather Weir – Charge Nurse/Sister Paediatric Education
Ester Perez Molina – Practice Development Nurse
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