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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Professional Practice 3
Reference NU2996 Version 2
Created August 2017 SCQF Level SCQF 8
Approved SCQF Points 15
Amended September 2017 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To enable the student to develop the application of theoretical knowledge and skills into the practice environment in accordance with HCPC standards; with an emphasis on trauma, obstetric, gynaecological and paediatric emergencies.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Demonstrate appropriate and effective assessment and initial patient management with an emphasis on trauma, obstetric, gynaecological and paediatric emergencies.
2 Plan and deliver management of a patient with an emphasis on trauma, obstetric, gynaecological and paediatric emergencies.
3 Show personal and professional development with an emphasis on trauma, obstetric, gynaecological and paediatric emergencies.
4 Identify potential challenges to individual resilience and appropriate self management strategies.
5 Apply evidence-informed practice in relation to trauma, obstetric, gynaecological and paediatric emergencies.

Indicative Module Content
Practice placement focusing on trauma care; experience in pregnancy; normal pregnancy and labour; assessment of the pregnant woman; abnormalities in pregnancy and labour; resuscitation in pregnancy and the new-born; paediatric patient assessment; non-accidental injuries; sudden unexplained death in infants; paediatric conditions; paediatric trauma; paediatric resuscitation including foreign body airway obstruction and airway management; legislation around children; gynaecological emergencies.

Module Delivery
Practice placement hours supported by online activity, workbook and reflections.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours N/A 10
Non-Contact Hours N/A 40
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A 100
TOTAL N/A 150
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body   375

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description: Ongoing Record of Achievement (ORA) including Portfolio.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
C1 = ORA including Portfolio.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A C1 = A
B C1 = B
C C1 = C
D C1 = D
E C1 = E
F C1 = F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Successful completion of Stage 1 or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
The student will be required to undertake 375 placement hours and achieve all HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Paramedics.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 2010. PHTLS: Pre hospital trauma life support. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
2 ASSOCIATION OF AMBULANCE CHIEF EXECUTIVES and JOINT ROYAL COLLEGE AMBULANCE LIAISION COMMITTEE, 2013. UK Ambulance Service clinical practice guidelines. Coventry: University of Warwick.
3 CAROLINE, N., 2014. Emergency care in the streets. 7th ed. Burlington: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.


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