PTY-40062 - Enhanced Practice: Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Coordinator: Kim Lund
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

The Enhanced Practice: Cardiovascular and Respiratory module builds on content introduced in Years 1, 2 and 3 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables the student to enhance their knowledge and skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating cardio-respiratory physiotherapy in the acutely deteriorating patient and in the critical care setting. The module develops the student clinical reasoning and clinical decision making skills.

Aims
To enhance the student's knowledge and skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating effective care to acutely deteriorating patients.
To extend the student's knowledge and skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating cardio-respiratory physiotherapy, including rehabilitation, in the critical care setting.

Intended Learning Outcomes

formulate a reasoned physiotherapy diagnosis in acute respiratory deterioration and/or critical illness: 1
critically evaluate and synthesise current evidence to support clinical decision making and management choices in the application of cardio-respiratory physiotherapy with spontaneously breathing and ventilated patients: 1
rationalise and evaluate assistive technologies used in the management of acute respiratory deterioration and/or critical illness: 1
select, justify and evaluate appropriate outcome measures for acute respiratory problems: 1
create, justify and evaluate a programme of rehabilitation to facilitate function, activity and participation following acute respiratory deterioration and/or critical illness: 1

Study hours

40 tutor-led hours which include:
12 hours lectures,
26 hours workshops, seminars, tutorials, practicals and
2 hours of assessment preparation insitu
110 hours of independent study formed of:
20 hours of guided independent study;
10 hours of assessment guided study;
80 hours of student determined independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Oral Exam weighted 100%
A 30 minute oral examination
A 30-minute oral examination based on a case study. Prior to the examination, students will be required to submit a 1000 word account of their reasoning of the case¿s clinical diagnosis to inform the oral examination discussion.