Evidence Based Operating Department Care (Level 6)

Program Overview

This Level 7 module develops specialist knowledge and skills for Operating Theatre nurses, including legal and ethical issues, patient care, and multidisciplinary collaboration. It requires a full-time post in a theatre department and support from a placement mentor. Assessment includes a competency document and a 3000-word assignment.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This module develops the specialist practice knowledge and skills in operating theatres. The teaching and learning methods will be interactive, participatory and student led. Using action learning the module will explore legal and ethical issues, elements of patient care (such as pain management) and multi-agency and inter-professional practice. Students on this module will be assessed on both a theory and competence component. It is expected that students will have a full time post with in a theatre department and the support of their manager to achieve competencies within the specialism. The department will also need to be able to support the student in learning additional surgical specialities for the duration of the course. Students need to organise with their manager their own placement mentors.

Assessment:

Element 1 - Competency Document Element 2 - 3000 words assignment Both elements of assessment must be passed to pass this module.

Teaching:

The teaching and learning methods will be interactive, participatory and student led. Using action learning the module will explore legal and ethical issues, elements of patient care (such as pain management) and multi-agency and inter-professional practice.

Careers:

This module seeks to provide focus and direction for practitioners who wish to develop their skills and expertise in relation to Operating Department Care nursing. The module aims to enable an individual practitioner to have broader competence skills to progress in a direction that meets workforce, meeting the needs of the future NHS as outlines in the Five Year Forward View in 2014 by the Department of Health (DH,2014) and the HEE agenda for Clinical Academic Careers Framework (HEE 2015). Encompasses multi-professional working and a sharing of expertise and skills across traditional professional boundaries and fields as new services and roles are being developed to meet current and future challenges for perioperative service delivery. Completion of this Module should help the practitioner to be in a better position to progress in their career and to working in a perioperative setting.

Other:

Available as a standalone module: No, students must successfully complete the module 'Principles of Operating Department Care' at either level 6 (HAN_6_22) or level 7 (HAN_7_22) before applying for this module. Venue: LSBU Southwark Campus Typical intake(s):Semester 2 For all modules and courses the applications portal will close 4 weeks before the start date. All applications must be submitted and funding confirmed before the portal closes.