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Unit of Study NRS00611 - Preoperative Assessment and Planning (2014)

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Unit description

Explores the preoperative planning and assessment phase and enables students to expand their knowledge and skills in a range of areas. Students work with a clinical mentor to practise skills in a lifelike setting and gain feedback on performance. Students are also given the opportunity to apply principles of general surgery to a selected area of surgical specialty.

Unit content

  • Overview
  • Preoperative assessment and planning phase
  • History taking
  • Physical and psychosocial assessment
  • Preoperative education of the patient, family and significant others
  • Risk management
  • Review of planned surgical procedures
  • Conclusion

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 2 Session 2,  2

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 analyse the PNSA role and procedures in the preoperative assessment and planning phase
2 demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge in preoperative assessment including physical and psychosocial assessment, history taking and assessment of potential complications
3 apply general principles of preoperative assessment and planning to a selected area of surgical speciality
4 critically reflect upon newly acquired skills and knowledge and how these may be further advanced in clinical practice.

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

  1. analyse the PNSA role and procedures in the preoperative assessment and planning phase
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate advanced skills and knowledge in preoperative assessment including physical and psychosocial assessment, history taking and assessment of potential complications
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. apply general principles of preoperative assessment and planning to a selected area of surgical speciality
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. critically reflect upon newly acquired skills and knowledge and how these may be further advanced in clinical practice.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

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