MANAGING COMMON ILLNESS AND INJURIES - 2019/0
Module code: HCRM011
Module Overview
The module aims to build on the existing clinical knowledge base of qualified health care professionals through introducing alternative patient assessment skills. These new or re-visited skills will provide tools to critically assess commonly encountered patient presentations in the
Module provider
School of Health Sciences
Module Leader
SNOOK V Mrs (Health Sci.)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 7
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Lecture Hours: 38
Module Availability
Semester 2
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
NA
Module content
Anatomy & physiology specific to common low acuity patient presentations
Consultation models
History taking
Examination technique
Upper Respiratory presentations
Abdominal presentations
Ear, Nose and Throat examination
Musculoskeletal injuries assessment
Treatment options and management plan
Documentation & recording findings
Legal & ethical aspects
Accountability issues related to autonomous practice
Service user involvement
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
---|---|---|
Coursework | PRACTICAL - CLINICAL PRACTICE LOG | Pass/Fail |
Coursework | CRITICAL ANALYSIS WORK | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
NA
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate safe, competent and evidence based clinical assessment and management of common low acuity presentations.
Summative assessment:
A clinical log allowing a supervising clinician to oversee and feedback on clinical competency of the management of a range of common low acuity patients. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
Please note that any evidence of unsafe practice or breach of confidentiality will result in an automatic refer for the module.
Module aims
- Enhance exisitng patient assessment skills
- Critically explore differentially diagnosis
- Investigate frameworks to compliment autonomous management of low acuity patients
- Identify personal and professional limitations within the clinical practice setting
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | ||
1 | Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of a range of appropriate systematic assessment tools refining differential diagnosis considerations. | KCPT |
2 | Critically analyse physical signs in the context of low acuity presentations, and the probable significance of such signs | KCP |
3 | Draw on research evidence to support clinical judgements informing safe practice | KPT |
4 | Apply an informed and holistic approach to patient centred care, investigating appropriate referral pathways. | PT |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
Encourage students to develop their consultation and clinical assessment approaches to low acuity patients. The inter-professional and integrated approach to teaching and learning reflects the reality of patient centred management, enhancing integrated care.
The blended approach to learning and teaching methods include:
Use of e-learning platforms and online resources
Digital media
Clinical simulation both real and virtual
Inter-professional group discussions and presentation
Case studies/narratives
Facilitation
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2019/0 academic year.