Unit Outline

This unit develops advanced knowledge and applied skills for airway, oxygenation and ventilation interventions to support patients with acute or complex medical or trauma emergencies and in the critical care and retrieval setting. Clinical skills teaching will scaffold from theory to practice using simulation or cadaver-based education models in an optional three-day practical intensive. You will further develop your clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, incorporating the principles of advanced pharmacology, contemporary evidence-based advanced clinical care, and ethical considerations for providing systematic, safe and effective critical care.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Communicate the role of critical care and retrieval in the wider health system to a diverse audience.
2	Justify advanced assessment, clinical decision making and management of patients presenting with a range of acute or complex emergency presentations.
3	Apply principles of oxygenation and ventilation to develop ventilatory strategies across a range of complex medical and trauma conditions in critically ill patients.
4	Critically reflect on decision making required to manage high acuity end emergent presentations.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CAA500 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Practice AND CAA501 Clinical Examination and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice

Alterations as a result of student feedback

There are no alterations as a result of student feedback.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Critical Reflection of Clinical practice	Week 6	25 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	e- Portfolio	Week 13	35 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Interactive Oral Assessment	Exam Period	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Critical Reflection of Clinical practice

Task Description:

You are required to select a case from your own experiences and clinical practice that you identify as a clinically challenging case. Specifically, critically reflect on a clinical experience where you were involved in the assessment and management of a patient with severe respiratory complications in your clinical setting (e.g., ARDS, acute respiratory failure, or complex ventilator management). Using a structured reflective model (e.g., Gibbs, Driscoll), analyse your clinical decision-making, interprofessional collaboration, and application of evidence-based practice. Discuss how this experience has informed your ongoing professional development and future clinical practice.

Task Length:

1500 words (excluding reference list)

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Provides an analysis of the underlying pathophysiology relevant to the case, linking clinical presentation to physiological mechanisms.	LO2
2	Using contemporary evidence, identifies strengths, limitations or gaps in knowledge or clinical practice and how this impacted clinical practice.	LO3
3	Critically reflects on the decisions made to manage patient presentations and highlights key learning points, challenges, and insights for application in future practice.	LO4
4	Produces a professionally written and evidenced critical reflection that accurately depicts the challenges faced in the case study.	LO1

Assessment Task 2: e- Portfolio

Task Description:

You will submit an e-Portfolio a clinical case that demonstrates your clinical application of the required knowledge and understanding to a patient in respiratory failure.
Your e-Portfolio should consist of an application of critical thinking to illustrate a thorough clinical assessment of a patient’s condition and respiratory status and allow you to address the following elements:-
- identify the underlying pathophysiology
- determine the most appropriate mode of optimising oxygenation and ventilation
- describe the PoC test, investigations or interventions that would support clinical decisions
- propose a management strategy.
- Consider any retrieval or transport requirements for your patient.

Task Length:

3000 words (excluding reference list)

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Provides a detailed analysis of the case with evidence to support clinical reasoning and decision making.	LO2
2	Provides a clear rationale for advanced assessment and demonstrates clinical reasoning that supports the case presentation.	LO2
3	Justification of the selected strategies, test and interventions for critically ill patients is based on evidence-based practice and professional guidelines.	LO3
4	Proposes an evidence-based management strategy based on the clinical findings.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Interactive Oral Assessment

Task Description:

You are required to participate in an online interactive oral panel discussion.

Task Length:

1 hour

Due Date:

Exam Period

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Articulates the role of critical health care and retrieval of critically ill patients to both specialist and non-specialist roles.	LO1
2	Explains the clinical decisions needed to manage patients presenting with a range of complex emergency presentations with evidence-based clinical reasoning.	LO1, LO2
3	Evaluates their decision-making processes in managing high-acuity and emergent patient presentations through evidence-based critical reflection.	LO1, LO2, LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes and achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.