Postgraduate Course: Diagnostic skills, decision making and clinical assessment (NUST11088)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will offer healthcare professionals an opportunity to explore cognitive theories and the use of critical thinking to analyse complex clinical presentations. The rapid processing, the articulation of needed action and the evaluation of prescribed interventions are also an integral part of learning, which is offered by experienced and senior clinical experts.
By using on-line simulated scenarios, as well as accessing additional data sources, students will be challenged to assimilate knowledge and refine skills that support person centred care. These include interpretation of clinical signs and symptoms, accurate reporting of assessment procedures and documentation of care outcomes that support continuity of care.
The course will also explore the attributes that relate to the practitioner developing their skills and acting as a clinical żrole modelż. This function is critical to services that set to offer safe and effective provision of care, by all staff, including senior and junior professionals, support staff and students.
Course Aims:
1. To provide a safe and conducive environment which enables students to acquire and hone new skills and knowledge, relating to advanced clinical practice
2. To enhance and build on core practice values and skills including clinical assessment, diagnostic skills and decision making.
3. To introduce students to learning opportunities that reflect innovative practice where data and information are captured without seeing the patient face to face (Telehealth).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
| Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 5,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
178 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The assessment will consist of three parts:-
1. A formative peer assessment of an extract from their reflective diary in week 3
2. A summative assessment in week 10 where a rapid differential diagnosis and follow up action is articulated , by student, on an unseen clinical case, with assessor reviewing process in real time via SKYPE (70%)
3. Active participation and contribution to the shared learning via the discussion board and activities (30%)
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically reflect on the theory which relates to clinical decision making and meta cognition, whilst considering the implications to own practice
- Make an informed differential diagnosis, on a number of unseen case studies, using advanced decision making and problem solving skills
- Critically review own practice and refine skills that enable provision of treatment and care both individually, as part of a team, and through referral to other agencies
- Demonstrate the ability to be a self-directed problem solving and autonomous learner in a dynamic eLearning environment.
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Reading List
GRUBBS, L. & GOOLSBY, M. J. 2011. Advanced assessment [electronic resource] : interpreting findings and formulating differential diagnoses / [edited by] Mary Jo Goolsby, Laurie Grubbs, Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., c2011. 2nd ed.
PATEL, V. & MORRISSEY, J. 2011. Practical and professional clinical skills, Oxford ; New York, Oxford University Press.
ENDACOTT, R., JEVON, P. & COOPER, S. 2009. Clinical nursing skills : core and advanced / edited by Ruth Endacott, Phil Jevon, and Simon Cooper, Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Sharon Levy
Tel: (0131 6)51 5595
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Course secretary | Mrs Alison Grahamslaw
Tel: (0131 6)50 4277
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