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24 Sep 2025 (Available)

Apply by: 10 Sep 2025

Semester A

24 Sep 2025, 08 Oct 2025, 22 Oct 2025, 05 Nov 2025, 19 Nov 2025, 10 Dec 2025

Course overview

This module is aimed at health care professionals working in acute areas. It focuses upon the physiological processes that underpin the assessment process; explaining why these physiological changes are happening and enabling students to effectively assess the acutely ill individual, prevent deterioration and prioritise care decisions. Building on the student's fundamental specialist skills, an emphasis will be placed on developing the knowledge and expertise required to effectively assess the acutely ill individual and recognise and prevent deterioration. 


Teaching will include lectures, practical workshops and tutorials. There will also be a variety of materials such as videos, quizzes, and PowerPoints which will be put up onto the module site prior to a synchronous session with the module tutors.

 

Learning Outcomes


Knowledge and Understanding:

Successful students will typically: 

  • Recognise the importance of providing a thorough patient assessment.
  • Interpret and apply the solutions suggested to recognise and prevent deterioration of the acutely ill patient.
  • Identify normal complex physiology and recognise the pathophysiological changes associated with acute deterioration.
  • Critically evaluate the complex physiological rationale which underpins the systematic assessment of an acutely ill patient.


Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills:

Successful students will typically:

  • Demonstrate the ability to prioritise and differentiate between care decisions which ensure patient safety.
  • Critically reflect upon decisions made in response to a comprehensive systematic assessment.
  • Synthesise complex evidence and justify decisions in the assessment and management of patient care.
  • Explain the normal complex physiology and articulate the pathophysiological changes associated with acute deterioration.


Assessment

The assessment will be a scenario-based viva. 

Students will be tested on their ability to assess, recognise and intervene in an acutely unwell patient based on a scenario from practice.

Funding

£1,830.00

The price quoted above is per 30 credits in this academic year. This price relates to self-funding students assessed as UK students for fee purposes. Prices may differ for students that are assessed as EU/Overseas, or for returning students that are on a course leading to an award. Click here for Fees and Funding information or email us.

Why choose HERTS?

Excellent sector connections: we have extensive links with eight NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in Hertfordshire.

Links with over 98 NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in East Anglia and London regions.

Flexibility: we provide flexible study options to ensure you can fit CPD study around your busy professional and personal lives.

Location: the main University of Hertfordshire campus is 25 minutes from London with easy access by both road and rail services.

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Course details

Course leader

Ms Himadri Chauhan (h.chauhan3@herts.ac.uk)

Administrator

Eleena Ehiosun

Telephone

01707 284800

Course delivery

Blended

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Prerequisites

In order to study at Level 7 applicants will normally need a degree in a health-related discipline. Applicants with evidence of professional development or academic proficiency equivalent to level 6 (degree level) study will be considered but will first need to meet with the admissions tutor, Aileen Wilson, to discuss their application. Applicants with no previous level 6 study, or equivalent, will be required to complete a level 6 bridging module.


If you have non-UK academic qualifications you will need to supply evidence of comparability. The organisation ECCTIS will supply this for a reasonable fee https://www.enic.org.uk/Qualifications/SOC/Default.aspx.


You should be a qualified health care professional currently working in an appropriate area of practice and have current professional registration (NMC, HCPC etc).


This module is a pre-requisite to undertake 7HSK2080 - Managing the Acutely Ill Adult

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School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

7HSK2081 [Module] 2025/26

Physiology Based Assessment

30 Credits

Academic Level: 7

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