Overview
Key facts
All activities completed in your own time, ensuring maximum flexibility. Requirement to submit a weekly assignment for feedback. An assessment of clinical skills competence in the participants clinical setting is recommended.
The Nursing Children with a Tracheostomy course is run by the Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cape Town.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Nursing children with tracheostomy
- Regul8 - A framework to guide nursing care
- Engaged Mother Child Interaction
- The what, when and how of tracheostomies
- Vitals signs
- Pain assessment and management
- Process of care - Pre-op and immediately post-op
- Day to day care of a child in hospital with a tracheostomy
- Empowering the principle caregiver
- Long-term care of a child with a tracheostomy
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Nursing View 5 other Short Courses in Nursing in South AfricaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Healthcare professionals working either regularly or occasionallym caring for children with a tracheostomy
Tuition Fee
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International
4900 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4900 ZAR for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
4900 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4900 ZAR for the full programme during 2 months.