Enhanced Clinical Skills (ECS)

This four day clinical skills course delivered by Advanced Clinical Practitioners is aimed at nurse specialists, practitioners, AHPs and staff looking to develop clinical examination and history taking skills across the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. Through didactic teaching, group work, workbooks and the utilisation of simulated patients the course  will cover the following :

• The normal anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems and relate findings to the clinical consultation.
• How to undertake a patient history presenting with cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms and the theories underpinning the process.
• How to conduct a structured physical examination of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal system and the theories underpinning the process.
• Recognition, interpretation of clinical findings including red flags into decision making, patient safety and patient management. 
• Describes, understands and analyses human factors and how they relate to patient safety.

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