Module Descriptors
SPECIALISED PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE (DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP)
ODPR60022
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Rebecca Wright
Email: rebecca.wright1@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50
Independent Study Hours: 300
Total Learning Hours: 350
Assessment
- DRUG CALCULATIONS weighted at 0%
- PRACTICE OUTCOMES weighted at 0%
- CRITICAL REFLECTION - 2,500 WORDS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Special Admissions Requirements
Students must have met the requirements for progression through levels 4 and 5 of the BSc(Hons) Operating Department Practice (Degree Apprenticeship)
Learning Outcomes
1. Apply methods and techniques to demonstrate enhanced clinical practice in the operating department Knowledge and Understanding
Application
2. Critically reflect on own performance to provide justification for entry to the professional register Analysis
Reflection
3. Coordinates own work load and that of others to provide safe and effective perioperative care during elective and emergency situations
Knowledge and Understanding
Analysis
Problem Solving
Communication
4. Accurately apply methods and techniques to calculate drug dosages.
Knowledge and Understanding
Analysis
Application
Application
2. Critically reflect on own performance to provide justification for entry to the professional register Analysis
Reflection
3. Coordinates own work load and that of others to provide safe and effective perioperative care during elective and emergency situations
Knowledge and Understanding
Analysis
Problem Solving
Communication
4. Accurately apply methods and techniques to calculate drug dosages.
Knowledge and Understanding
Analysis
Application
Assessment Details
Due to the professional nature of this award, students must pass all elements of assessment. No internal compensation will be allowed for this module.
Work-based assessment is a requirement of the College of Operating Department Practitioners, the Health and Care Professions Council and the Degree Apprenticeship Standard: Operating Department Practice Level 6. To support the completion of the practice outcomes element of assessment you will be allocated to clinical placements which total 768 hours. This assessment will pull together all learning from year three and you will apply this directly to patient care in the operating department.
The assessment for this module includes the following:
Drug Calculations Examination – This will meet Learning Outcome 4 and will test your ability to undertake calculation of drug dosages as relevant for patient care within the operating department.
Practice Outcomes Document – This practice portfolio will be signed off by your registered practice educators throughout your placement periods during your Level 6 study. It will consist of professional competencies relevant to the role of the operating department practitioner as set out by the Health & Care Professions Council and will meet Learning Outcomes 1, 3 & 4 of this module.
Reflective Assignment – This 2,500 word reflection will demonstrate your ability to critically reflect on your own practice and will draw on the experiences you have undertaken during your placement periods within the operating department environment.
Work-based assessment is a requirement of the College of Operating Department Practitioners, the Health and Care Professions Council and the Degree Apprenticeship Standard: Operating Department Practice Level 6. To support the completion of the practice outcomes element of assessment you will be allocated to clinical placements which total 768 hours. This assessment will pull together all learning from year three and you will apply this directly to patient care in the operating department.
The assessment for this module includes the following:
Drug Calculations Examination – This will meet Learning Outcome 4 and will test your ability to undertake calculation of drug dosages as relevant for patient care within the operating department.
Practice Outcomes Document – This practice portfolio will be signed off by your registered practice educators throughout your placement periods during your Level 6 study. It will consist of professional competencies relevant to the role of the operating department practitioner as set out by the Health & Care Professions Council and will meet Learning Outcomes 1, 3 & 4 of this module.
Reflective Assignment – This 2,500 word reflection will demonstrate your ability to critically reflect on your own practice and will draw on the experiences you have undertaken during your placement periods within the operating department environment.
Indicative Content
This is a work-based module which includes the development of advanced clinical skills and emergency care. You will participate in a range of work-based learning opportunities (organised by your employer) which will provide access to supporting emergency care. Due to the professional nature of the award, additional hours are allocated to this module to facilitate the development of the required range of clinical skills and knowledge.
Key concepts include:
Moving & Handling (update)
BLS (update)
Preparing & draping patients
Retraction
Catheterisation
Camera holding
Drug Calculations
IV cannulation & IV therapy
ILS
PILS
Use of airway adjuncts
The difficult airway
Key concepts include:
Moving & Handling (update)
BLS (update)
Preparing & draping patients
Retraction
Catheterisation
Camera holding
Drug Calculations
IV cannulation & IV therapy
ILS
PILS
Use of airway adjuncts
The difficult airway
Learning Strategies
Lecture - 18 hours
Simulation - 30 hours
Tutorials for Assignment Preparation - 2 hours
Reading - 100 hours
Work-based experience - please see Additional Assessment Details for more information
Simulation - 30 hours
Tutorials for Assignment Preparation - 2 hours
Reading - 100 hours
Work-based experience - please see Additional Assessment Details for more information
Texts
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland guidelines (Anaphylaxis, Major Haemorrhage, Local anaesthetic toxicity, Malignant Hyperthermia) [Online] Available from: https://www.aagbi.org/publications/publications-guidelines/A/F
Difficult Airway Society [Online] Available from: https://www.das.uk.com
Resuscitation Council Guidelines (Adult basic and advanced life support & anaphylaxis) [Online] Available from: https://www.resus.org.uk/resuscitation-guidelines/
Difficult Airway Society [Online] Available from: https://www.das.uk.com
Resuscitation Council Guidelines (Adult basic and advanced life support & anaphylaxis) [Online] Available from: https://www.resus.org.uk/resuscitation-guidelines/
Resources
Library resources
Access to Blackboard/Microsoft Teams
Access to simulation suite with SimMan 3G & other relevant simulation equipment
Consumables to support simulation of clinical activities.
Access to Blackboard/Microsoft Teams
Access to simulation suite with SimMan 3G & other relevant simulation equipment
Consumables to support simulation of clinical activities.
This is a work-based module which includes the development of advanced clinical skills and emergency care. You will participate in a range of work-based learning opportunities (organised by your employer) which will provide access to supporting emergency care. Due to the professional nature of the award, additional hours are allocated to this module to facilitate the development of the required range of clinical skills and knowledge.