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<p>Physiotherapists provide care for people with complex healthcare needs. In this unit, you will consolidate clinical reasoning skills, developed during your coursework and clinical placement experience and expand your abilities to analyse situations in which people have complex needs. This unit will incorporate problem-based learning to develop skills of analysis and integration of care through complex healthcare systems. Upon completion of this unit, you are expected to have the critical thinking capabilities you will require upon graduation as a qualified physiotherapist and the reflective and reflexive capabilities to engage in lifelong learning to grow in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Revision of clinical reasoning and problem solving in the clinical setting<br>
2. Critical Care<br>
3. Burns<br>
4. People living with major lower limb amputations <br>
5. People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)<br>
6. Complex gerontology, falls and disorders of the vestibular system<br>
7. Integration of care through the healthcare continuum <br>
8. Integrating reflective practice into continuing professional development and ongoing learning</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>Physiotherapists provide care for people with complex healthcare needs. In this unit, you will consolidate clinical reasoning skills, developed during your coursework and clinical placement experience and expand your abilities to analyse situations in which people have complex needs. This unit will incorporate problem-based learning to develop skills of analysis and integration of care through complex healthcare systems. Upon completion of this unit, you are expected to have the critical thinking capabilities you will require upon graduation as a qualified physiotherapist and the reflective and reflexive capabilities to engage in lifelong learning to grow in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Revision of clinical reasoning and problem solving in the clinical setting<br> 2. Critical Care<br> 3. Burns<br> 4. People living with major lower limb amputations <br> 5. People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)<br> 6. Complex gerontology, falls and disorders of the vestibular system<br> 7. Integration of care through the healthcare continuum <br> 8. Integrating reflective practice into continuing professional development and ongoing learning</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Physiotherapy
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nhpps4004">061701 - Physiotherapy</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed 1 of "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=NHPPS4001" target="_blank">NHPPS4001</a>" / "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=NHPPS4101" target="_blank">NHPPS4101</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Review critical thinking and clinical reasoning processes used by physiotherapists to reason through healthcare presentations with complex needs.</p>
K2
<p>Describe theoretical knowledge underpinning clinical reasoning for conditions associated with complex care needs.</p>
S1
<p>Analyse complex care needs to develop goals of care and integrate care using a patient centred approach.</p>
S2
<p>Demonstrate high level communication skills to facilitate holistic care through complex healthcare systems through effective handover and referral practices.</p>
A1
<p>Evaluate and critique management plans and opportunities to access high quality healthcare service.</p>
A2
<p>Formulate strategies of ongoing learning influenced by critical reflection of problem based learning.</p>
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<p>Presentation Task – Clinical Reasoning</p>
<p>Digital presentation</p>
<p>20-30%</p>
K1, S1, S2
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<p>Presentation – Clinical Case Presentation</p>
<p>Group presentation</p>
<p>30-50%</p>
K1, K2, S1, S2
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<p>Reflective Writing</p>
<p>Written Assignment</p>
<p>20-30%</p>
A1, A2
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<p>Participation and contribution to classroom activities</p>
<p>Participation</p>
<p>5-15%</p>
S1, A1
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Physiotherapy
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nhpps4004">061701 - Physiotherapy</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Disclaimer
<em>Information in the Federation Handbook is correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to alter any course, unit, procedure or fee.</em>
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