The module will explore care of patients ranging from children to the older population this includes – paediatric (child), obstetrics (maternity), bariatric (overweight) and geriatric (elderly) patients with emphasis on changing care needs and peri-operative care adjustments.

This module will cover pathophysiology including a range of musculoskeletal illnesses and injuries, wound assessment and closure, pressure sores, a range of respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, neurological and ear nose and throat conditions.

There will be focus on end-of-life care/last offices, faith and religion, LGBTQ+ considerations, introduction to critical care, adapting care as an Operating Department Practitioner and promoting patient safety.

There will be inclusion of evidence-based practice including current guidelines and an appreciation of social and environmental factors that impact co-morbidities with a service user conference to enhance knowledge.

Summative assessment
2500-word written case study on a patient of your choice. You will be provided with a proforma to complete to guide the structure of your case study and formulate a plan. This written case study covers all learning outcomes.

Formative assessment
You will have the opportunity to submit your plan through a formative gateway to form the basis of tutorial (30 minutes). You will not be provided with written feedback on your essay plan. You will need to make notes from your tutorial and use this to guide your formative submission along with information from the module.

You will also have the opportunity to discuss your cases in classroom setting via group/class tutorials.

Learning strategies for this module will include a mixture of simulation, clinical skills, lectures, seminars, group work, independent study, games, case studies and service user involvement.

1. Critically analyse the role of the Operating Department Practitioner when caring for a patient with additional needs.
Analysis Problem solving Application Communication

2. Explore how altered physiology can impact on a plan of care.
Enquiry Knowledge and Understanding

3. Critically evaluate the considerations needed to promote holistic care and maintain patient safety within the perioperative care pathway.
Analysis Problem Solving Enquiry

Classroom

Service users

Simulation and Simmersion spaces

Access to Virtual Learning Environment

Lister, S. E. (2020) The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing procedures (10th Edition). Chichester: Wiley Blackwell

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: NICE Guidelines [Online]. Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance

Smith, K.E., Hill, S. and Bambra, C. (2016) Health Inequalities: critical perspectives. Oxford: Oxford University Press

VanMeter, K. C., Hubert, R. J. (2017) Gould s Pathophysiology for the health professions (6th Edition). St Louis: Elsevier Saunders

Students must have completed level 4 modules in accordance with the programme specification of their professional course, meeting the universities regulations for progression to level 5.

This module will give you the opportunity to develop your knowledge regarding the ‘Holistic approach’ to patient care by critically exploring the role of the Operating Department Practitioner when caring for a patient with additional needs and belief systems or lifestyle choices that may be different from our own. You will also explore the care of patients across the lifespan, considering changing care needs and peri-operative care adjustments.