Advanced Surgical Practitioner
Umbelina Baublitz
This career guide will teach you everything you need to know about becoming a surgical nurse practitioner, including the educational requirements, certifications, day-to-day duties, and how long it generally takes to launch your new career.
Surgical nurse practitioners play a major hands-on role during surgeries, frequently performing vital tasks which may include opening surgical sites, using laparoscopic or arthroscopic cameras, closing wounds with sutures, or anything else the surgeon may need. Depending on the area in which they specialize, surgical nurse practitioners can be involved in any type of operation, from life-saving trauma surgery to complex tumor excisions to purely aesthetic plastic surgery. Since surgeons tend to be extremely busy, surgical nurse practitioners are often able to spend more time with patients and their families before and after an operation to answer questions and offer advice.
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The MSc in Advanced Surgical Practice aims to offer knowledge and expertise to provide a transition between theory and your own clinical practice. It draws together a wide range of fundamental information in an e-learning format, with an emphasis on the general principles of surgical practice rather than on the management of specific conditions.
This part-time distance learning programme is aimed at registered nurses, doctors, operating department practitioners and other healthcare professionals looking to specialise in the field of surgical and perioperative care.
During this innovative programme, the multifaceted nature of caring for surgical patients is evaluated from an evidence-based perspective. Teaching considers the full journey of the surgical patient, starting with admission and preoperative preparation through to postoperative care and discharge.
Professional issues, including clinical governance and inter-professional practice, are also covered. Assessments are structured to enable you to evaluate the topic in relation to your practice areas of interest and professional base.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
If you do not have a degree in a relevant area, your application may be considered on the basis of a minimum of two years relevant professional experience. Please provide additional evidence to support your application such as signed and dated employer references.
If you are currently subject to any licence condition or monitoring restriction that could affect your ability to successfully complete your studies, you will be required to disclose your criminal record. Conditions include, but are not limited to:
The dissertation stage lasts for a further six months, to a total for the MSc of two academic years, and will include a dissertation of 60 credits at Level 7, to achieve a combined total of 180 credits at Level 7 to complete the MSc programme.
The module content, student support, module assessments and assessment feedback, enable and direct the improvement in MSc level writing, to the level required for the Dissertation. The dissertation stage enables the consolidation and application of what is learnt from years one (Stage 1) and two (Stage 2). It also provides the opportunity to apply research and statistics skills in planning, or undertaking an evidence based review, research or audit.
Studies at MSc dissertation level will largely consist of guided independent study and research, making use of the extensive learning and research facilities available. A project supervisor will be allocated to support and advise you on researching and writing up your specific dissertation topic.
The assessments have been chosen to ensure that the learning outcomes are appropriately tested and provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate they have met them. Specific module assessment methods for each module shall be determined by the relevant Board of Studies and are detailed within the relevant Module Description.
The MSc dissertation will be wholly assessed based on the final dissertation. Expectations for the format, submission and marking of the dissertation will follow the current Assessment Regulations, supplemented where appropriate with additional requirements of the Programme/School/College and any specific requirements arising from the nature of the project undertaken.
Online support is provided via discussion boards e.g. to discuss module content, assessment ideas, assessment development, clinical issues. You are encouraged to make regular contribution through the discussion boards on Learning Central, where you will be supported by the programme team and a panel of clinical experts. You will be able to plan and reflect on your learning of individual modules and assessments, through you own personal blog (this can be extracted to include in Professional Portfolio/professional validation, re-validation). In addition, there will be regular opportunities to have online meetings with the academic staff.
All students are allocated a personal tutor, for help and support with academic and pastoral needs, who will be in regular contact to discuss progress and to provide advice and guidance as needed. Extensive written feedback is given on all assessments to help and guide you for future assessments.
Students are allocated a personal supervisor during the dissertation period. They will give written feedback on dissertation drafts and provide the student with the opportunity to discuss any queries they may have.
The Learning Outcomes for this Programme describe what you will achieve by the end of your programme at Cardiff University and identify the knowledge and skills that should acquire. They will also help you to understand what is expected of you.
Have the opportunity to apply a wealth of skills and abilities to your professional setting. In addition to greater conceptual understanding of current knowledge, issues and methods, you will practice and apply abilities in critical analysis, the application of evidence based medicine and in dealing with complex issues systematically and creatively. During studies you will use problem-solving and decision-making skills by to utilise evidence effectively and communicate important concepts to colleagues and others. Through the research focused elements you will apply skills in literature review, critical evaluation, research design, research methodologies, data collection, data analysis and research principles.
The course aims to facilitate students to apply their knowledge to an advanced level in their area of expertise and or interest within the field of surgery. This is however, undertaken within a broader context, which allows the student to understand their level of expertise and knowledge base fits into interprofessional practice as a whole.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss national, your tuition fees for 2024/25 be in line with the overseas fees for international students, unless you qualify for home fee status. UKCISA have provided information about Brexit and tuition fees.
Financial support may be available to individuals who meet certain criteria. For more information visit our funding section. Please note that these sources of financial support are limited and therefore not everyone who meets the criteria are guaranteed to receive the support.
This programme is particularly suitable for those who wish to increase their knowledge of surgical practice in order to help improve patient care. Graduates have reported that it led directly to promotion, and many were also stimulated to pursue academic careers via further study up to PhD.
This Masters programme enables you to demonstrate you are taking the opportunity to develop your abilities in critical analysis, problem-solving, decision-making, finding and using evidence and in dealing with complex issues. Whilst we do not formally assess clinical skills or competencies in a face-to-face context (so the programme is not a substitute for a formal specialty training programme), studying at this level should help successful students demonstrate numerous academic skills that should be highly regarded in relation to their career development and progression.
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