Module overview
This module will allow you to demonstrate that the knowledge and skills you have gained are consistent with those required for professional registration. Accordingly, you will develop a clinical portfolio detailing you clinical/professional experience gained whilst on placement across a range of cardiac investigations, patients and pathologies.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Practice independently demonstrating competence in a range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations.
- Apply principles of non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations, integrating in-depth knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology for appropriate patient management.
- Produce a Clinical Portfolio which cumulatively provides evidence of the skills, knowledge and attitudes gained.
- Lead and co-ordinate patient episodes to produce diagnostic data and analyse test data from a range of non-invasive and invasive cardiac investigations.
- Critically appraise test data and patient history across a range of cardiac and non-cardiac pathologies and produce a report to inform patient care and treatment pathway.
Syllabus
- Working alongside healthcare professionals in a multitude of clinical scenarios
- Performing a range of investigations on patients with a diverse range of pathologies
- Collecting and interpreting clinical evidence demonstrating your competence in cardiac physiology
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Learning will be facilitated by placement educators. A variety of teaching and learning methods may include the following:
• Demonstration by a recognised clinical educator in the placement facility
• Supervised patient contact using mentorship
• Staff and student led presentations
• Case presentations
• Ward rounds
• Attendance at clinics and opportunities to observe specialist treatments such as surgical interventions
• Departmental in-service programmes
• Peer support in the university and practice-based setting
• Support from practice educators and visiting tutors
• E-learning resources: Blackboard site
• Learning resources in practice area
• Practice Placement handbook
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Clinical Practice | 300 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Assessment
Assessment strategy
This module is based within a clinical environment and can only be attempted in-person. Only two total attempts are allowed, irrespective of the regulatory conditions under which it is attempted.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Clinical Portfolio
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Clinical Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Clinical Portfolio | 100% |