ADVANCED ASSESSMENT & CLINICAL REASONING - 2023/4
Module code: NURM186
Module Overview
This module will explore advanced practice within the context of clinical decision making and reasoning based upon the comprehensive physical, social and psychological assessment of the patient / client to inform care decisions
Module provider
School of Health Sciences
Module Leader
STOBBART Mark (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
Independent Learning Hours: 103
Lecture Hours: 20
Tutorial Hours: 3
Practical/Performance Hours: 24
Module Availability
Semester 2
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
To have completed the Health Assessment module, or equivalent, at level 6 or 7 Currently be working in health and social care Professional registration as a healthcare professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or the Health and Care Professions Council
Module content
Indicative content includes:
• Decision making theories and models,
• Clinical reasoning
• Policy development,
• Assessing and managing risk in complex situations
• Legal and ethical issues,
• Systems based physical assessment across the lifespan
• Psycho social assessment
• Advanced practice
Assessment pattern
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | REFLECTIVE CLINICAL LOG (1250 WORDS) | 60 |
| Practical based assessment | OSCE (50 MINUTES) | 40 |
Alternative Assessment
None
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their advanced assessment knowledge and skills for a range of body systems.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of: Case based OSCE- 50 minutes (40%) Reflective clinical log 1250 words (60%)
Formative assessments include peer assessed formative OSCE, formative review of clinical log & plan of reflective case
Module aims
- • Equip practitioners with a knowledge and understanding of the concepts of advanced practice building upon and developing their reasoning skills based upon a comprehensive physical, social and psychological assessment to inform their patient/ client management
Learning outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | Critically evaluate key concepts and debates related to advanced practice in contemporary healthcare delivery | CT |
| 002 | Act autonomously and responsibly when undertaking complex health assessments | CKPT |
| 003 | Identify advanced concepts underlying theoretical assessment framework and use a range of assessment methods to communicate their findings to support their judgements about potential interventions | CKPT |
| 004 | Analyse the importance of shared decision making within different healthcare settings | CKPT |
| 005 | Be aware of own capabilities in key assessment areas and engage in assessment development activity through guided self-direction. | PT |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to reflect the School's learning and teaching strategy to create dynamic, effective and caring health professionals and advanced assessments, through the use of blended learning. The learning and teaching methods include:
• Lectures (including e-lectures) • Seminars • Guided study • Simulation • Discussion • Problem based learning • Work based 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
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Other information
Please note that any evidence of unsafe practice or breach of confidentiality will result in an automatic refer for the module. Feedback Students will receive feedback through a variety of methods, these include: • Verbal – during seminar sessions, or tutorials • Written – formative feedback on chart • Email – where requested by student E discussion forum’s via Surreylearn
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 2023/4 academic year.