HEALTH ASSESSMENT - 2019/0

Module Overview

This module enables students apply the consultation process to assess a patient’s health care needs and identify a plan for their care. Students will be equipped to undertake a physical examination of the patient/client across the body systems and use their findings to develop a differential diagnosis.

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

STOBBART Mark (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 6

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 2

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

Able to demonstrate the ability to study at academic level (FHEQ) 6

Module content

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  Indicative content includes:
  


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  Multi-professional and Interagency Working
  


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  Systems based physical assessment across the lifespan
  
  Cardiac
  
  Respiratory
  
  Abdominal
  
  Neurological
  
  Musculoskeletal
  
  Mental Health
  
  Ear Nose & Throat
  


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  Psychological health and wellbeing
  


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  Mental health assessment across the lifespan
  


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  Self-harm and substance abuse / misuse
  


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  Acute and chronic pain
  

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

Not required.

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate

The development of the knowledge, skills and understanding of health assessment and the formulation of a diagnosis and management plan

 

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

 

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  OSCE (30 minutes) (40%)
  


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  Case Study (60%)
  


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  Clinical log- 5 body systems (Pass/fail)
  
   
  
  Formative assessment
  
   
  
  Case study
  
  Clinical log
  
  Formative OSCEs
  
   
  
  Feedback
  
   
  
  Discussion board on surrey learn
  
  Tutorial feedback on case study and log
  
  Peer feedback on the development of the students health assessment skills
  
  Tutor feedback on the development of the students health assessment skills
  
   
  
  Please note that any evidence of unsafe practice or breach of confidentiality will result in an automatic refer for the module.
  

Module aims

• To enable the learner to develop comprehensive knowledge and understanding of health assessment from a multi-professional and interagency perspectives across health and social care domains

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

Provide students with the knowledge skills and understanding to undertake a safe patient consultation, including history taking, physical examination and clinical reasoning, within their identified scope of practice

 

The learning and teaching methods include:

 

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  Lectures
  


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  Seminars
  


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  Simulated practice learning
  


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  Workshops
  


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  On line learning
  

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

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR3204

Other information

Qualifying condition(s)

Registered health care professional > 1 year

Clinical contact with patients

This module will require students to pass every unit of assessment

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.