Advanced Assessment Skills for Non-Medical Practitioners Level 7 7KNIP030 drafted draft

Program Overview

The Advanced Assessment Skills for Non-Medical Practitioners Level 7 program equips healthcare professionals with advanced history-taking and physical examination skills, enabling them to integrate assessment findings into clinical decision-making and enhance patient care. The program includes lectures, seminars, workshops, and practical sessions, and is assessed through practice assessments and an OSCE. Graduates are expected to be able to perform advanced assessment skills, synthesize knowledge, and make appropriate clinical decisions.

Program Outline

Advanced Assessment Skills for Non-Medical Practitioners Level 7 7KNIP030

Degree Overview:

• Subject Area: Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
• Course Type: Assessed Module
• Credit Level: 7
• Credit Value: 30
• Duration: 10 weeks (Term 2) or 11 weeks (Term 3)
• Available Course Dates:
• Term 2: 25 April 2024 - 5 July 2024
• Term 3: September 2024 (available only for students enrolled in a Master's program)
• Application Deadline: 15 March 2024 (Term 2)

Objectives:

• Equip experienced healthcare practitioners with systematic and structured history-taking and physical examination skills.
• Enable integration of advanced assessment findings into clinical decision-making.
• Train practitioners to synthesize and implement knowledge into practice.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Apply relevant physiology to patient care.
• Demonstrate advanced understanding of physical examination and history-taking.
• Demonstrate awareness of ethical and legal issues in patient assessment.
• Analyze complex assessment data and differentiate between normal and abnormal findings.
• Apply diagnostic reasoning to differential diagnosis and clinical decision-making.
• Enhance quality of therapeutic interactions with patients.
• Understand referral and consultation procedures.
• Document clinical data and findings accurately.
• Communicate effectively with others regarding patient assessment findings.
• Integrate, synthesize, and apply knowledge from relevant disciplines to make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Perform and document comprehensive health histories.

Outline:

• Module Content:
• Advanced history taking and physical examination skills
• Clinical decision-making
• Ethical and legal issues in patient assessment
• Communication skills
• Referral and consultation procedures
• Documentation of clinical data and findings
• Course Schedule:
• Term 2:
• 11 sessions (Thursdays or Fridays) between 11 January 2024 and 5 July 2024
• Term 3:
• Individual Modules:

Assessment:

• Assessment Methods:
• Practice Assessment
• OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination)
• Assessment Criteria:

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods:
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Practical sessions
• Faculty:
• Anissa Djerbib, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice Education
• Unique Approaches:

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Advanced practice roles in healthcare
• Clinical decision-making roles
• Patient assessment roles
• Opportunities:
• Opportunities to progress to more senior roles
• Opportunities to specialize in a particular area of healthcare
• Outcomes:
• Graduates are expected to be able to perform advanced history-taking and physical examination skills, integrate assessment findings into clinical decision-making, and synthesize and implement knowledge into practice.

Other:

• This course is run in two cohorts, Thursday or Friday.
The first date is the same for both cohorts. You will be asked to choose Thursday or Friday when you are offered a place on the module.
• This course is only available as a free-standing course in January (term 2) and April (term 3).
The September (term 1) intake is only for students enrolled on a Master's programme.
• Applicants must meet specific requirements, including a 2:1 undergraduate degree, professional registration, and experience in an advanced practitioner role.
• All applicants must complete a signed copy of the Practice Assessor form.