NMHS44240 Clin Practicum Cardiac Child

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module enables the student to apply their knowledge, skills and understanding of specialist theory to patient care.
Competence in the competency in the six domains outlined in the Clinical Competency Assessment Tool (CCAT) will be demonstrated, as well as evidence of leadership, quality, and patient safety in clinical practice. The student will exhibit professional competency on an ongoing basis, and an awareness of importance of professionalism, and individual and collective responsibility for the delivery of high-quality and safe patient care. Repeat assessment on this module means that the student will have one opportunity to undertake the module after the first fail grade has been submitted to the PEB. The timeframe for the repeat assessment will be a one trimester clinical placement in the trimester following the original trimester offering.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion the student will be able to:
-Demonstrate the importance of a culture of quality and safety that promotes openness and transparency, teamwork, and effective communication.
-Describe key QPS considerations and tools to promote on-going enhancement of quality and safety in healthcare delivery.
-Understand errors and patient harm and demonstrate knowledge of how to apply tools to support identification of factors contributing to errors and strategies to monitor and address issues.

Indicative Module Content:

This module is aligned with the HSE QPS strategy and policy, and is rooted in the Irish context. Through the framework for safe, reliable and effective care students will develop the ability to self reflect, and identify strengths and defects, and proactively act on them. Students will recognise the significance of culture, the product of individual and group values, attitudes, competencies and behaviours that form a strong foundation on which to build a learning system.
A strong focus on the clinical learning outcomes is retained in this module, with a necessity to complete the Clinical Competence Assessment Tool, and the specialist competencies pertaining to the clinical aspects of the programme.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

30
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

125
Placement/Work Experience

75
Total

250
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Large group teaching is delivered lecture-style, as well as in small group to facilitate student engagement. Students are supported by preceptors and clinical coordinators in the clinical settings in order to fulfill the clinical competencies required in this module.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have a contract of employment for a minimum of 78 hours per month for the duration of the programme in order to achieve competencies.
Students must provide nomination and confirmation of a designated clinical assessor to support achievement of competencies.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: Human factors (SEIPS model) application as group task. Week 10 Spring Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

0

 No
Reflective Assignment: Journal Reflection on key themes after engaging with the Play/Decide game. Week 12 Summer Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

0

 Yes
Portfolio: Continuous engagement with clinical learning and achievement of competencies through completion of Clinical Learning Objective and Clinical Assessment Tool. Week 15 Summer Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

100

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Anne Cullinane Tutor