PARAMEDIC PATIENT MANAGEMENT - 2020/1

Module Overview

Students will examine altered system pathologies and will develop evidence based practice and clinical decision making skills. They will also develop the leadership and communication skills in order to prioritise and manage emergency care across the life span.

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

DOWNS Simon (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 1

Module content

Indicative content includes:

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  Physical, psychological, and social management in out of hospital care.
  


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  Theory delivery and simulated practice of holistic and systematic assessment and management, interpretation of results and handover of patients/clients
  


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  Clinical decision making
  


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  Risk assessment and management
  


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  Inter-professional and inter-agency team working
  


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  Emergency and non-emergency care pathways
  


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  The evidence base for paramedic practice and interventions
  

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of assessment, prioritisation and management of patients, specifically with consideration to the on-going care and future pathway availability

 

 

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

 

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  ALS OSCE 50%
  


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  1000 word critical analysis of an out of hospital patient pathway- identifying positive and negative aspects of pathway and potential novel evidence 50%
  
   
  
  Formative assessment
  
  Formative OSCEs as at of module delivery
  
   
  
  Feedback
  

Module aims

• This module aims to develop the students' knowledge and understanding of the principles of assessment, prioritisation and management of patients, specifically with consideration to the on-going care and future pathway availability.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching methods include:

 

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  Vignettes of patient scenarios
  


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  Enquiry Based Learning
  


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  Group work
  


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  Student presentations
  


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  Critical appraisals
  


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  Peer review and feedback
  


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  Lectures
  


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  Self-directed study
  

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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Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: NUR3313

Programmes this module appears in

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 2020/1 academic year.