This module will revisit the concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and will develop an understanding of selected drugs relevant to Operating Department Practice. The emphasis will be on exploring how drugs work on the human body and how the human body works on drugs along with the legal basis upon which Operating Department Practitioners may administer drugs. Preparation and administration of drugs, storage, management and legal issues of drugs and drug errors will also be delivered alongside the associated pharmacology.
We will explore enhanced recovery skills alongside management of the deteriorating patient, using both theory and simulation. We will also examine such areas as safeguarding, dignity, respect, confidentiality, and human factors related to the post anaesthetic setting.

Summative assessment
Presentation (Learning Outcomes 1 & 2):

You will select one case study from a provided bank of studies. All cases will include an aspect of care that requires relevant drug interventions that will be discussed within the presentation as a compulsory element. You will conduct a 20-minute presentation with an additional 5 minutes for questions and answers. This will cover learning outcomes 1 & 2

You can choose to present in one of the following ways:

Pre-record the presentation with narrative and submit via an online gateway OR

Submit an un-narrated presentation and present live.

N.B With both options you will be required to attend a 5-minute question and answer session that relates to the content of your work.

Online Drug Calculations Exam (Learning Outcome 3):

This will occur during semester 1. This is a pass/fail examination. You must achieve a score of 90% to achieve a pass grade. All Learning Outcomes must be passed to achieve the module outcomes and gain 20 credits.


Formative Assessment
Students can either:

Submit a maximum of 10 slides of their presentation to a designated formative portal with their notes for those slides (for those students choosing to present live) OR

Submit a maximum of 10 narrated slides (pre-recorded slides) to a designated formative portal (for those students choosing to submit a narrated presentation rather than presenting live)

Students will then be offered the opportunity to attend 1 face to face tutorial (30 minutes) where their formative submissions will be discussed. Written feedback will not be supplied, and students will need to make their own notes.

Drug Calculations Exam (Online) - You will be given access to daily online drug calculation exams throughout the academic year.

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. Demonstrate effective communication across all areas of post anaesthetic care.
Communication Application Problem-solving

2. Analyse appropriate holistic interventions including pharmacological requirements in the assessment and management of the post-anaesthetic patient.
Application Enquiry Knowledge and Understanding

3. Demonstrate safe drug calculations including intravenous fluid rates.
Enquiry Application

Simulation/Simmersion spaces

Skills laboratories

Classrooms

Access to Virtual Learning Environment

Service users

Manikins and consumables

Craig, A. and Hatfield, A. (2021) The complete recovery room book. Sixth edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Abbott, H. and Wordsworth, S. (2016) Perioperative Practice Case Book. London: Open University Press

Conway, N. (2019) Operating department practice. 3rd ed. Oxford: Clinical Pocket Reference.

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This module will explore the role of the operating department practitioner within post-anaesthetic care exploring enhanced recovery skills and associated pharmacology building on the knowledge previously gained at level 4. The safe management and storage of drugs, legal issues of drugs and drug errors including examples from practice and exploration of case studies will be covered whilst also exploring the concept of human factors and ergonomics and the impact this has on patient safety within the post anaesthetic care unit.