Major Illness - Assessment and Immediate Management

SHE level 10
SCQF credit points 40
ECTS credit points 20
Module code MHB726195
Module Leader Amina Khaliq
School School of Health and Life Sciences
Subject Nursing
Trimester A (September start), C (May start)

Summary of content

This module is designed to support practitioners to meet the challenges and demands of delivering safe, effective person-centred care to for those presenting with a major illness to emergency departments, acute medical/surgical receiving units, ambulatory care units, primary care settings and out of hour's centres. The module promotes the development of problems solving and decision making skills to support and underpin the development of this specialist clinical practice. Consequently, those undertaking this module will be supported to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required to safely, effectively and responsibly assess and manage the care of those presenting with a major illness.

Module details

Module structure

Activity Total hours
Lectures 60
Tutorials 15
Practicals 15
Seminars 0
Independent Learning 120
Assessment 40
Placement 150

Assessment methods

Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description
Course Work001 50 35 Compentency Log (3000 words).Exceptions case submitted and outcome pending regarding minimum threshold and module pass m
Course Work002 1 50 35 OSCE (70% pass mark normalised to 40%).Exceptions case submitted and outcome pending regarding minimum threshold and mod