Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the detection of clinical deterioration and care escalation, critically analysing the reasons for failure to rescue.

A Casestudy on Severe Pre Eclampsia

This is an essay for a maternal critical care module.

The assessed Learning Outcomes of the case study are:

1 Possess an in-depth knowledge of the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of the critically ill patient.

2 Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in the detection of clinical deterioration and care escalation, critically analysing the reasons for failure to rescue.

3 Demonstrate a systematic, evidence-based approach to the clinical assessment and management required by the critically ill woman and, act with initiative in decision making.

4 Incorporate a critical ethical, legal and professional dimension to the practitioner’s clinical practice.