MDCS40920 Clinical and Intervention Skills

Academic Year 2022/2023

Access to this module is limited to nominees of the statutory health services. This module equips the candidate to deal with the assessment and management of situations to the standards required of a Registered Advanced Paramedic. The ability to gather basic clinical information by history taking and physical examination is a prerequisite to fulfilling the AP role, as is the ability to safely and effectively undertake a range of procedural interventions. The module involves clinical placements and tutorials and an intensive one week period of skills and scenario training.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, in adult patients, candidates will demonstrate competence in:

1. History taking and patient examination skills.
2. Effective use of all monitoring equipment and diagnostic adjuncts.
3. Developing differential and working diagnoses.
4. Interventional skills such as advanced airway interventions and parenteral access (IM, IV, IO).
5. Safe and effective therapeutic choices and interventions.
6. Appropriate use of Patient Care Records.

Indicative Module Content:

1. History taking and patient examination skills.
2. Effective use of all monitoring equipment and diagnostic adjuncts.
3. Developing differential and working diagnoses.
4. Interventional skills such as advanced airway interventions and parenteral access (IM, IV, IO).
5. Safe and effective therapeutic choices and interventions.
6. Appropriate use of Patient Care Records.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

10

Specified Learning Activities

10

Placement/Work Experience

100

Total

120

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Internship clinical practice - under supervision
Internship clinical practice - support to colleagues
Individual project work
Group work
Clinical simulation in medium and high fidelity settings
Self directed learning
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Fieldwork: Casework Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

25

Oral Examination: Panel Exam 1 hour End of Trimester Exam n/a Graded Yes

50

Portfolio: Logbook Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

25


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Individual feedback for fail students, pre-resit.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Tomás Barry Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Niall Conroy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maeve Doheny Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Brian Bruno Tutor
Mr Bernard Heron Tutor
Mr William Howard Tutor
Mr Alan Thompson Tutor
Dr Alan Watts Tutor