Managing Minor Injuries
University of HuddersfieldUniversity of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Course overview
Minor injury assessment and management skills are needed more and more by nurses and allied-health professionals in a variety of areas including general practice, urgent care, emergency departments and pre-hospital care. This course provides an opportunity for you to develop knowledge and skills in relation to assessment, diagnosis and management of undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor injuries, as well as generate differential diagnoses in addition to making informed collaborative decisions about the management of a patient’s presentation. This course is designed to help you take on the role of assessment and management of minor injuries within your own clinical setting.
Key highlights
- Assessment, diagnosis and management of undifferentiated, undiagnosed minor injuries
- Develops skills in generating differential diagnoses
- Builds collaborative decision-making for managing patient presentations
- Designed for application within your own clinical setting
- Relevant to general practice, urgent care, emergency and pre-hospital care
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship Scheme provides a fee waiver of at least 50% on full-time or part-time research degrees, some schools may offer 100%.
Careers this course leads to
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Urgent Care Practitioner
- Minor Injuries Practitioner
- Paramedic Practitioner
- Practice Nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: £740 | International: £18,700
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Huddersfield, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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