ADVANCING PARAMEDIC PRACTICE - 2021/2

Module Overview

Practice hours, which are a required 50% of the programme. Demonstrating continued development of practical skills, professionalism, holistic care and evidence based practice.

Module provider

School of Health Sciences

Module Leader

DOWNS Simon (Health Sci.)

Number of Credits: 60

ECTS Credits: 30

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

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

Module Availability

Crosses academic years

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Students will practice under supervision of heath care professionals or PPE’d, they will consolidate their professional behaviour in the clinical setting.


• They will have the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the unwell patient through undertaking thorough investigative patient assessments.


• In order to build on their understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of healthcare, placements in year two will include visits to a Coronary care unit, Minor Injuries Unit, Paediatric A&E and adult A&E, where they will also have the opportunity to follow the patient journey.

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate development of clinical skills in a clinical setting assessed by an appropriately educated PPEd and to show the underpinning knowledge

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• 2000 Word Reflection                                                      60%


• Clinical and Pharmacology Exam                                                                  40%


• Essential Skills Clusters and Related Competencies     Pass/Fail


• Clinical Grading Tool                                                      Pass/Fail

Formative assessment

• Initial Review


• Mid-point Review


• Snapshot Assessment at Mid Point Stage (to inform Action Plan, if necessary)                                                

Feedback

The PPEd will support the student to reflect on and discuss their experiences of a number of emergency and non-emergency patient cases at a mid point review. The students will demonstrate their understanding of the elements required in the provision of clinical decision making. This will link the theories of patient management to clinical pathways  through reflection and research for supportive evidence enhancing the discussions with their PPE’d, who will provide formative feedback.

Module aims

• The module aims to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate progression in the development of a professional approach to patient assessment and management. Students will build on the knowledge gained in the practice modules in year 1 and will be expected to demonstrate development of an evidence based approach to assessment and management of the patient.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

• Role Modelling


• Demonstration of clinical skills


• Facilitation


• Coaching


• Structured feedback

30 hours per week in a varied shift pattern of social and unsocial shift times.

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: NUR2180

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 2021/2 academic year.