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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Professional Practice 4
Reference NU3992 Version 2
Created August 2017 SCQF Level SCQF 9
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 disaster management, leadership and decision-making, in a remote and hazardous environment.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Effectively demonstrate assessment and patient management pertinent to remote and hazardous environment paramedic practice with an emphasis on leadership and decision-making.
2 Plan, deliver and evaluate care delivery pertinent to remote and hazardous environment paramedic practice with an emphasis on leadership and decision making.
3 Relate personal and professional development pertinent to remote and hazardous environment paramedic practice with an emphasis on leadership and decision-making.
4 Evaluate appropriate management strategies to deal with potential challenges to individual resilience.
5 Evaluate evidence-informed practice in relation to remote and hazardous environment paramedic practice with an emphasis on leadership and decision making.

Indicative Module Content
Practice focused on clinical assessment, interventions and management of a range of conditions induced by extremes of temperature, pressure, environmental disasters, entrapment, epidemic, distance from definitive care; principles of incident and disaster management; practical leadership and team working; decision making models, gathering evidence, clinical reasoning and ethics of decision making, critical thinking, note taking, report writing; accountability, autonomy, legal and ethical issues, delegation, prioritisation, clinical governance, risk assessment, change management, clinical and operational management; performance review using simulated scenarios.

Module Delivery
Practice placement 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   100

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: Portfolio.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
C1 = 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 2 or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 ASSOCIATION OF AMBULANCE CHIEF EXECUTIVES and JOINT ROYAL COLLEGE AMBULANCE LIAISION COMMITTEE, 2013. UK Ambulance Service clinical practice guidelines. Coventry: University of Warwick.
2 BARR, J. and DOWDING, L., 2012. Leadership in health care. 2nd ed. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
3 DILLON, B. et al., 2014. Blackstone's emergency planning, crisis and disaster management. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
4 ROLFE, G., JASPER, M. and FRESHWATER, D., 2011. Critical reflection in practice: generating knowledge for care. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

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