- Department: Health Sciences
- Module co-ordinator: Mrs. Jessica Powell
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
This module aims to provide nursing, medical, and allied health professionals with a detailed understanding of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and its analysis and interpretation in clinical contexts in the care of adult patients. The module has been developed to enable practitioners to gain knowledge of the theoretical principles underpinning the ECG to enable a deeper level of understanding of clinically important abnormalities that will enhance the care of the acutely ill cardiovascular patient and patients presenting with signs and symptoms which may be cardiac in origin.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2024-25 to Summer Term 2024-25 |
This module aims to provide nursing, medical, and allied health professionals with a detailed understanding of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and its analysis and interpretation in clinical contexts in the care of adult patients. The module has been developed to enable practitioners to gain knowledge of the theoretical principles underpinning the ECG to enable a deeper level of understanding of clinically important abnormalities that will enhance the care of the acutely ill cardiovascular patient and patients presenting with signs and symptoms which may be cardiac in origin.
The module facilitates the development of clinical skills in cardiovascular assessment and ECG interpretation in clinical practice, as well as the ability to appraise and critique current evidence. The practitioner will also have the opportunity to develop skills in reflecting on their own practice. At Level 7 students will develop the ability critically analyse the impact of ECG findings and discuss and evaluate the treatment options and likely outcomes for people in their care.
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
Topics will include:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) Open exam : 12 Lead Electrocardiogram Interpretation |
5 hours | 100 |
Non-compensatable
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) Open exam : 12 Lead Electrocardiogram Interpretation |
5 hours | 100 |
Feedback will be provided throughout the module in a variety of ways:
- Ongoing verbal feedback/dialogue during lectures and seminars.
- Ongoing formative work allows students to access feedback from peers and the teaching staff, at a minimum this will be offered on four occasions through engagement with the distance elements of the module (although this is likely to be much higher).
- A final revision session offers students the opportunity to receive feedback while they work on a formative multiple-choice examination paper (which has been developed by their peers) as well as practice short answer questions.
- Cohort feedback on the summative assessment will be provided in line with Departmental policy for examinations.