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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Contemporary Unscheduled Care
Reference NU4301 Version 2
Created June 2022 SCQF Level SCQF 10
Approved June 2020 SCQF Points 30
Amended June 2022 ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
To equip the student with the skills relating to the safe management of acute emergencies, crisis situations, and common unscheduled care needs of patients across the lifespan.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Assemble a management plan based on a comprehensive patient assessment which is applicable to the range of practice.
2 Explore the decision-making process involved in differential diagnosis relating to acute emergencies and crisis situations.
3 Appraise the evidence base underpinning anticipatory care and the prevention/identification of deterioration of a patients' condition.
4 Critique the relationships between contemporary healthcare service provision and relevant health policy.

Indicative Module Content
Immediate assessment and nursing management of deteriorating patients, emergencies and crisis situations, exacerbations of disease, clinical skills, legal/ethical and professional principles of immediate care of acute emergencies e.g. Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, unscheduled care, management, decision making, health policy and service design, risk, human factors, anticipatory care, numeracy, children and young people, obstetrics and learning disabilities.

Module Delivery
This module will be delivered through a blended approach including, lectures, tutorials, simulated skills practice and online learning.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 40 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 260 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 300 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Practical Exam Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
C1 = OSCE
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 None in addition to SCQF 10 entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 BILLINGS, J. and LEICHSENRING, K., 2006. Integrating health and social care services for older persons: evidence from nine European countries. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing.
2 CHILTON, S. and BAIN, H., 2018. A textbook of community nursing. 2nd ed. London: Hodder Arnold.
3 COLES, L. and PORTER, E., 2009. Public health skills: a practical guide for nurses and public health practitioners. Oxford: Churchill Livingstone.
4 HOGAN-QUIGLEY, B. et al., 2017. Bates' nursing guide to physical examination and history taking. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
5 NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (NMC), 2018. Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for registered nurses. London: NMC.
6 SAMUELS, M., 2016. Advanced Paediatric Life Support a Practical Approach to Emergencies. 6th ed. London: John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
7 STANDING, M., 2017. Clinical judgement and decision making. 3rd ed. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

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