1. Apply knowledge of perioperative care to develop strategies for caring for patients in a range of specialist perioperative areas (e.g. obstetrics, ENT)
Analysis
Application
Knowledge and Understanding

2. Critically evaluate the efficacy of care strategies in ensuring patient safety and quality of care.
Enquiry
Analysis

3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of potential perioperative complications and their management Knowledge and Understanding
Learning
Problem Solving

This module builds on the year one Perioperative Care Pathways module to focus on a range of challenging care situations associated with patients with co-morbidity. You will consider altered physiology and associated treatment protocols in the perioperative care of these patients. Although this module does not have a practice-based element of assessment, you will spend time in clinical placement areas (organised by the University) to experience how the concepts covered in this module relate directly to your professional practice. Key concepts covered:

Principles of anaesthesia in specialised peri-operative areas:
ENT/Shared airway
Obstetrics
Paediatrics
Local & regional anaesthesia
Principles of surgery in specialised peri-operative areas
IV infusions/Blood transfusion
Invasive monitoring
A – E Assessment
Communicating the patient’s condition: SBAR
Assessment of and care for the patient in recovery
Discharge Criteria
Enhanced Recovery
Pharmacology & medicines management
Anaesthetic & Surgical complications
Legal and ethical frameworks guiding patient care
Human Factors/Ergonomics
Patient position for specialised procedures
Spatial and situational awareness
Specific patient safety processes, e.g. Stop before you block
Drug errors

FINAL ASSESSMENT: 25-minute Presentation(plus a maximum of 5 minutes Q and A) ( meeting learning outcomes 1, 2 & 3

Identification of three perioperative complications and strategies in place to manage these risks. Choose one of the three complications(one must be a specialist area of perioperative care) and present care strategy, this must cover anaesthetic, surgical and post anaesthetic care interventions.

Due to the professional nature of this award,. no internal compensation will be allowed for this module.

Formative Assessment
Formative You will receive a group tutorial and an individual tutorial. The individual tutorial will be made up of the following:
Submission of 12 slides with notes (100 words per slide) into a formative gateway prior to your tutorial
Individual tutorial ( 30 minutes to review slides and make notes, 30 minutes discussion)

Lecture 20 hours
Case-based learning 20 hours
Simulation 18 hours
Group Assessment Tutorials 1 hour
Individual Assessment Tutorial 1 hour

Specify the number of Guided Independent Study Hours attributed to each type of activity (eg reading / assessment preparation). Total hours should equate to Guided Independent Study Hours identified on page 1 of this form.

Reading 150 hours
Preparation for Assessment 50 hours
Case-based learning activities 50 hours

Aitkenhead, A. R., Moppett, I. K. and Thompson, J. P. (2013) Smith and Aitkenhead’s Textbook of Anaesthesia (6th Edition). London: Churchill Livingstone
Garden, O. J. and Parks, R.W. (2017) Principles and Practice of Surgery (7th Edition). Edinburgh: Elsevier
Hatfield, A. (2014) The Complete Recovery Room Book (5th Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Rang, H. P., Ritter, J. M., Flower, R. J. and Henderson, G. (2016) Rang and Dale’s Pharmacology (8th Edition). London: Elsevier

Library resources
Access to Blackboard/Microsoft Teams
Access to simulation suite with SimMan 3G
Consumables to support simulated learning activities

Students must have completed level 4 BSc(Hons) ODP modules, meeting the University’s regulations for progression to level 5.

This module builds on the level 4 Perioperative Care Pathways module, to focus on a range of challenging care situations associated with patients with co-morbidity. You will consider altered physiology and associated treatment protocols in the perioperative care of these patients. You will examine principles of anaesthesia in specialised perioperative areas such as ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat)/Shared airway, Obstetrics and Paediatrics. You will explore the principles of surgery in specialised perioperative areas including surgical complications, use of specialised equipment, and patient positioning for specialised procedures. You will explore assessment of and care for the patient in recovery, including A-E assessment, discharge criteria, and enhanced recovery. You will develop your knowledge and skills with regard to pharmacology and medicines management, including drug calculations, IV infusions/Blood transfusions, and drug errors. You will critically reflect on the role of human factors in the delivery of safe and effective patient care, including spatial and situational awareness and specific patient safety processes, for example, 'Stop before you block'. Although this module does not have a practice-based element of assessment, you will spend time in clinical placement areas (organised by the University) to experience how the concepts covered in this module relate directly to your professional practice.