| Effective Term: | 2027/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Cardiovascular and Respiratory Focused Physiotherapy |
| Unit ID: | NHPPS2024 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (NHPPS2013 and NHPPS2113) |
| Co-requisite(s): | (NHPPS2124) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 061701 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
The unit provides physiotherapy students with an introduction to acute care issues as they relate to physiotherapy practice. Students apply their knowledge of body systems, particularly the cardiopulmonary system, gained in the Anatomy and Physiology units, to the analysis of clinical cases commonly seen across the lifespan in the acute health care setting. Students acquire assessment and intervention skills and further develop clinical reasoning abilities. This unit contains 10 hours of Professional Experience Placement |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | Yes - 2 days |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| 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 |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| Skills: |
| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| Other outcomes: |
| O1. | Describe the pathophysiological processes underlying acute and chronic cardiorespiratory dysfunction, and relate these to the selection and timing of management approaches. |
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| O2. | Explain the principles, clinical indications, contraindications, and precautions of intermediate physiotherapy management modalities, including exercise, education, and direct treatment strategies, for people with primary cardiorespiratory dysfunction |
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| O3. | Perform a systematic subjective and physical examination of a person with primary cardiorespiratory dysfunction, using respectful, culturally safe, and trauma-informed communication. |
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| O4. | Safely apply intermediate physiotherapy management modalities for people with primarily cardiorespiratory dysfunction, in accordance with relevant indications, contraindications, and precautions. |
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| O5. | Synthesise multiple data sources and current evidence to formulate a provisional prognosis that informs a person-centred, multidisciplinary management plan for people with cardiorespiratory dysfunction. |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: Anatomy of the cardiorespiratory system Objective assessment Radiology – chest x-ray Respiration & ventilation Pulmonary function testing and MDI Integration of assessment, developing a problem list Gas exchange, ventilation/perfusion, alveolar hypoventilation and increasing ventilation Mucociliary clearance techniques Case Scenarios including abdominal surgery, respiratory conditions and other surgeries Exercise including pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation Development of a treatment plan and evaluation Neonatal/ paediatric lung conditions Clinical reasoning Simulation |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
1, 3, 4 |
Recorded simulated patient interaction and a written submission on evidence based practice |
Video recording and written submission |
25-40% |
1.1, 3.1, 3.2 |
| 2. |
3, 4 |
Skills Checklist |
Practical Assessment |
S/U |
1.2, 4.4 |
| 3. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) |
Practical Examination |
25-40% |
1.1, 1.2 , 2.1, 3.1, 4.5, 5.1 |
| 4. |
1, 2, 5 |
Written examination on theoretical content and clinical reasoning |
Written Examination |
20-35% |
4.3 |
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