Prerequisites for Module
In addition to course entry requirements, or equivalent, the student will normally hold the Health and Safety Offshore Medic Certificate or the equivalent prior to undertaking this module. Note: this module is only available to a named corporate cohort.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To develop participant’s knowledge and understanding of a selection of healthcare scenarios relevant in remote healthcare settings.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Explore current trends and communication challenges in managing an acutely unwell adult in a remote setting.
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Review the use of pharmacological intervention potential for clients in remote healthcare.
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Examine current approaches to managing minor illness and minor injury in a remote setting.
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Justify appropriate management and support of people working in remote settings who have a long term condition.
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Explore approaches to supporting clients with psychological disturbance in remote environments.
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Indicative Module Content
Recognise a critically ill/injured patient, anticipate and monitor for deterioration in a critically ill or injured patient, ABCDE, Resuscitation, Common Life threatening emergencies, managing unpredictable behaviour and de-escalation techniques, clinical decision making, clinical management for selected long term conditions, polypharmacy, safe medication administration, minor injuries and minor ailments, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning, evidence based practice, referral from a remote environment, prescribing, professional and legal issues.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Blended Learning | Tutorials and online mentoring
| 40 |
Directed Study
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| 30 |
Private Study
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| 80 |
Mode of Delivery
The module will be delivered using blended learning techniques.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3,4,5
| | Component 2 | 4,5
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Componenet 2 will be a reflective account.
Component 1 will be an examination.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | CAROLINE, N., 2014. Emergency care in the streets. 7th ed. Burlington: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
| | 2. | GREAVES, I. and PORTER, K., 2006. Oxford handbook of pre-hospital care. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
| | 3. | JOHNSON, G., 2006. The minor illness manual. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
| | 4. | MACKINTOSH, M. and MOORE, T., eds., 2011. Caring for the seriously ill patient. 2nd ed. London: Hodder Arnold.
| | 5. | PALMER, K.T, COX, R.A.F. and BROWN, I., 2007. Fitness for work - the medical aspects. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
| | 6. | RANDALL, S. and FORD, H., eds., 2011. Long term conditions: a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Additional Notes
This module is only available to a named corporate cohort.
There will be two assessment opportunities for this module, an initial attempt and one re-assessment.
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