Care Of The Surgical Patient 6NU547

Care of the Surgical
Patient
6NU547
May 2022
(T3, 21.22AY)
Assessment Brief
Care of the Surgical Patient 6NU547
Contents
Tutors 3
Introduction 3
Module Learning Outcomes 4
Description of the assessment 4
Key dates and details 5
Rubric guidance 6
Assessment Rubric 7
Anonymous Marking 8
Assessment Regulations 8
Assessment
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Useful Links
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Tutors
• Sylwia Tichanow (Module Lead)
• Rukaiyya Muhammad
• Dr Sandie Bowden
• John Wilshaw
Introduction
A warm welcome to the University of Derby’s Care of the Surgical
Patient Module (6NU547). This module aims to enhance practitioners’
skills in caring for a perioperative patient undergoing surgical
intervention. The module content and peer discussion will contribute to
your knowledge and skills to deliver effective and efficient evidencebased care.
The care of surgical patients begins in the preoperative phase and is
continued into the perioperative and intraoperative phases through to
recovery and postoperative care. This continuing journey is complex
and involves many people and departments, underpinned by
interprofessional working and collaboration to provide the patient with
high-quality care.
This module adopts a wide approach to this surgical journey and is
suitable for anyone working with surgical patients or who may have an
interest in surgery as a health and social care practitioner. Students will
be encouraged not only to see their involvement in surgery and
perioperative practice as the application of a range of technical skills but
also to place the person undergoing surgery at the centre of their focus,
challenging existing techniques and practices.
Perioperative practice is considered in the rich multimedia content
provided; although there is no ‘hands-on’ practice element in this
module, we do hope that the critical commentary in our online materials
enables you to question, reflect on and refine your approach to promote
safer surgery in the perioperative setting. As with all aspects of clinical
practice, this would need to be agreed with your employer, in line with
regulatory body guidance and other national and local guidelines.
Module Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
1. Critically appraise their own role in relation to care of the surgical patient
2. Critically examine contemporary issues and challenges in surgical care
3. Synthesise theory and practice in relation to learning from incidents and implementing
solutions to minimise the likelihood of them reoccurring
Assessment Description
Formative assessment
Throughout the care of the surgical patient module there will be several
activities for you to complete. Your response to the activities forms
short pieces of writing that build up gradually week by week. When
sharing each posting with others in the Discussion Board it helps you to
self-question and explore your area of practice. Searching for literature,
in your short posts will develop your academic skills. Summative assessment
At the end of this module, you will have several discussion postings that
you can use to demonstrate a critical reflective 3,500-word narrative
about your practice. For example, you may select the discussion relating
to the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and give a reflective perspective
on how you contribute to its use. Or you may work in a practice area
that has Standards of Practice, using literature to show you are using
evidence to underpin what you do for the care of the surgical patient.
Key dates and details
Assessment Type: Assignment
CW1
Assessment weighting: 100%
Word count/Length 3500
Learning Outcome/s: 1, 2 and 3
Submission Method: Turnitin.
Submission Date: Monday 8th August 2022, 23:59 UK time
Provisional Feedback Release Date: Monday 12th September 2022, 09:00 UK time
Check module timetable for sessions.
Rubric guidance
On the following page you will find the rubric that your marker will use
as a guidance for marking. The rubric will help identify different areas
of strength and those areas in need of further improvement. Your marker
will also provide personalised feedback and feedforward in relation to
the Learning Outcomes for this module.
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Assessment Rubric
Level 6
Rubric
Exceptional
(100-80)
Excellent
(79-70)
Very Good
(69-60)
Good
(59-50)
Satisfactory
(49-40)
Unsatisfactory
(39-35)
Poor
(34-21)
Critical Analysis
and Evaluation
(25%)
Exceptional level
of critical
analysis &
evaluation
A high level of
critical analysis
& evaluation
A very good level
of critical
analysis &
evaluation
A good level
of critical
analysis &
evaluation
A fair level of
critical
analysis &
evaluation
Lack of critical
analysis and
evaluation
Significant
lack of critical
analysis &
evaluation
Originality of Ideas
(10%)
Exceptional
originality of
ideas
A high level
of originality in
ideas
Significant
originality
of ideas
Good
originality of
ideas
Some
originality of
ideas
Lack of originality
of ideas
Lack of
evidence of
originality of
ideas
Research Informed
(20%)
Exceptional
well researched
Very well
researched Well researched Quite well
researched
Adequately
researched
A lack of research
evidence
Significant
lack of
research
evidence
Knowledge and
Understanding of
Area
(25%)
Exceptional
Knowledge;
trivial errors
A high level of
knowledge;
trivial and
minor errors
Very good
knowledge and
understanding
demonstrated
Good
knowledge
and
understanding
demonstrated
Sufficient
knowledge
and
understanding
demonstrated
Misunderstandings
and errors in
knowledge and
understanding
Significant
lack of
knowledge &
understanding
Clarity and
Coherence
inc. structure and logical
flow
(10%)
Exceptional
clarity of ideas;
excellent
coherence &
logic
A high level
of clarity of
ideas coherence
& logic
Overall, the work i
s
clear & coherent
Generally
clear &
coherent
Fairly clear &
coherent
Work lacks some
clarity &
coherence
Poor clarity &
coherence to
work
Presentation
inc. grammar,
spelling and referencing
(10%)
Exceptional
presentation
High quality
presentation
A very good
standard of
presentation
A good
standard of
presentation
Acceptable
standard of
presentation
Presentation
requires
improvement
Significantly
requires
improvement

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