Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Public and Allied Health
Learning Methods
Placement
Practical
Module Offerings
5010PM-SEP-CTY
Aims
The learner will be able to safely and effectively demonstrate a range of clinical skills in the out of hospital arena with respect to the environment and any urgent or emergency situation encountered. The learner will be able to safely and effectively identify and differentiate the critically injured patient, including those with an exacerbation of existing illness or disease. They will be able to ensure the appropriate management of patients with a time-critical injury or illness in accordance with current evidence-based practice.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate safe, appropriate and effective basic and advanced life support
in any given patient category.
2.
Select and utilise appropriate interventions in a structured and organised safe manner taking into account the specific therapeutic needs of patients.
3.
Obtain a comprehensive health history in accordance with protocols and current guidelines.
4.
Implement effective critical clinical decision making to analyse and problem solve in order to formulate and implement treatment plans for a range of patients, with the appropriate use of clinical safeguarding and referral.
5.
Demonstrate competency in practice demonstrated through teamworking, collaboration and working towards autonomy in practice by demonstrating leadership skills and mobilisation of others
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
- Medical terminology.
- Infusion therapy methods.
- Advanced airway management.
- Undertaking and interpreting a comprehensive set of clinical observations appropriate to the patient's condition, including 12-lead ECG acquisition.
- Interpretation for a range of acute coronary syndromes (ACSs).
- Applying safe, appropriate and effective basic and advanced life support across the age ranges.
- History taking.
- Common illnesses and conditions across the age ranges.
- Patient assessment across the age ranges.
- Treatment pathways.
Module Overview:
By the end of this module, you will be able to safely and effectively demonstrate a range of clinical skills in the out of hospital arena with respect to the environment and any urgent or emergency situation encountered. You will be able to safely and effectively identify and differentiate the critically injured patient, including those with an exacerbation of existing illness or disease. You will also be able to ensure the appropriate management of patients with a time-critical injury or illness in accordance with current evidence-based practice.
By the end of this module, you will be able to safely and effectively demonstrate a range of clinical skills in the out of hospital arena with respect to the environment and any urgent or emergency situation encountered. You will be able to safely and effectively identify and differentiate the critically injured patient, including those with an exacerbation of existing illness or disease. You will also be able to ensure the appropriate management of patients with a time-critical injury or illness in accordance with current evidence-based practice.
Additional Information:
With the introduction of invasive techniques and advanced skills it is extremely important to remember that these complement basic skills.
Learners should be practising their basic skills constantly to ensure that the patient receives the best treatment possible.
The module has been designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in an appropriate order. As their skills increase they will have the opportunity to use them through simulation. In this way the complexity of their work will increase very quickly, but at a rate that is sensible and appropriate.
This module is both medical and trauma-based and concentrates on developing the ability and confidence necessary to respond in the clinical field. Learners will only develop consistency and accuracy with practice.
The assessment challenges the learner's patient assessment skills, decision making and clinical management and is also a pass or a fail.
The module is intrinsically linked to practice and the Practice Learning & Assessment Documentation (PLAD) must be completed fully.
The progress of the student through the year will be closely monitored by the Practice Educator and the Module Lead.
For quality purposes the PLAD will be monitored online throughout the first and second semester and specific feedback will be given to the students as they continue the completion of their PLAD.
Additionally, the learner will undertake a simulated final assessment in the form of an Observed Structured Clinical Observation(OSCE).
The PLAD and OSCE are recorded as a 'pass' or 'fail".
Attendance is an essential element throughout this module so that informed decisions can be made about patient safety and the fitness to practice of each learner. Therefore, placement and simulated hours are measured as stated within the programme key information.
With the introduction of invasive techniques and advanced skills it is extremely important to remember that these complement basic skills.
Learners should be practising their basic skills constantly to ensure that the patient receives the best treatment possible.
The module has been designed to provide learners with knowledge and skills in an appropriate order. As their skills increase they will have the opportunity to use them through simulation. In this way the complexity of their work will increase very quickly, but at a rate that is sensible and appropriate.
This module is both medical and trauma-based and concentrates on developing the ability and confidence necessary to respond in the clinical field. Learners will only develop consistency and accuracy with practice.
The assessment challenges the learner's patient assessment skills, decision making and clinical management and is also a pass or a fail.
The module is intrinsically linked to practice and the Practice Learning & Assessment Documentation (PLAD) must be completed fully.
The progress of the student through the year will be closely monitored by the Practice Educator and the Module Lead.
For quality purposes the PLAD will be monitored online throughout the first and second semester and specific feedback will be given to the students as they continue the completion of their PLAD.
Additionally, the learner will undertake a simulated final assessment in the form of an Observed Structured Clinical Observation(OSCE).
The PLAD and OSCE are recorded as a 'pass' or 'fail".
Attendance is an essential element throughout this module so that informed decisions can be made about patient safety and the fitness to practice of each learner. Therefore, placement and simulated hours are measured as stated within the programme key information.