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Unit of Study HLT83006 - Accountability and Clinical Reasoning (2019)

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Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 apply principles and explain implications of autonomous practice
2 critique the application of human rights principles to health professional practice
3 evaluate the expectations and responsibilities of being an expert, in regards to both policy development and the legal system
4 adapt accountability principles and procedures to complex clinical scenarios
5 critically discuss clinical decision making and clinical reasoning in novel and complex situations
6 evaluate clinical reasoning and meta-awareness skills in complex profession specific and interprofessional case studies
7 evaluate how clinical reasoning and ethical reasoning inform person-centred care

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. apply principles and explain implications of autonomous practice
    • GA3:
  2. critique the application of human rights principles to health professional practice
    • GA1:
  3. evaluate the expectations and responsibilities of being an expert, in regards to both policy development and the legal system
    • GA3:
  4. adapt accountability principles and procedures to complex clinical scenarios
    • GA3:
  5. critically discuss clinical decision making and clinical reasoning in novel and complex situations
    • GA3:
  6. evaluate clinical reasoning and meta-awareness skills in complex profession specific and interprofessional case studies
    • GA2:
  7. evaluate how clinical reasoning and ethical reasoning inform person-centred care
    • GA3:

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