Enhanced Patient Assessment and Management
Credit bearing module
Key facts
Course code
CPD7011
Start dates
September 2024
Application deadline
1 September (for a September start)
Location
Course length
Part time: One semester
This course is not available to students classed as International for fees purposes.
Overview
This Enhanced Patient Assessment and Management module provides you with the opportunity to develop a critical, problem-solving approach to the complex and holistic assessment and management of a discreet aspect of patient care, developing your knowledge in the relevant pathophysiology applied to stages of the assessment.
The module aims to develop your assessment skills to an enhanced level enabling you to recognise changes and respond to anomalies in the patient's clinical condition, planning, delivering, monitoring, and evaluating complex care and working effectively with the multidisciplinary team to optimise health and care delivery.
How to apply
Entry requirements
You must be a qualified health care professional with a minimum of one year of relevant clinical experience.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Application process
Apply through our Moodle Portal.
You will need to register for the portal prior to proceeding with an application.
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year your fees will increase each year.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page
Financial support and scholarships
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.
Learning and assessment
The teaching, learning and assessment strategy of the module reflects its student centred, patient-centred and practice-focused approach.
The module will be delivered using a mixture of asynchronous learning activities and discussions via the Moodle platform, synchronous seminars delivered via Zoom, and clinical simulation and workshops within the clinical skills laboratories.
Learning and teaching
Topics to include:
- History Taking, consultation, and documentation
- Enhanced Patient Assessment and Examination
- Enhanced patient Management, including diagnostics and interventions
- The cardiac system
- The respiratory system
- The abdominal system
- The neurological system
- The Musculoskeletal system
- Frailty
- Paediatric considerations
- Mental health
- A- E assessment of the acutely deteriorating patient
Assessment
Assessment methods used on this course
Students will undertake a patient assessment in practice, which will be verified in the clinical environment. A critical evaluation of the assessment including national and local guidelines, evidence, and decision making will be presented and explored further via viva questions.
Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been
published on the website. For more information, please visit our
changes to programmes page.