Subject Resources: RLOs related to Cinical Skills

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RLOs related to Cinical Skills
Title	Description	Detail
An introduction to health-related online support groups	This resource helps raise awareness of online support groups for people living with or affected by long-term health conditions.
Arm@da - How to provide safe, appropriate and acceptable digital consultations in maternity care.	This resource provides guidance to health care professionals and students on how to provide safe, appropriate and acceptable digital consultations in maternity care.
Aseptic Non-Touch Technique	Introduces the concept of ANTT, used to prevent infection during clinical procedures; includes a video demonstration.
BMI measurement	This resource will explore the process of BMI measurement within healthcare, the different methods available to calculate BMI and some of the issues that influence its measurement.
Calculating medicines for children: applying standard formula	This RLO is aimed at providing examples of how to calculate medicines, specifically for children but it relates well to any aspect of calculating medicines.
Case note review using the Trigger Tool	To familiarise potential users of the Trigger Tool with identifying triggers and assigning levels of harm
Chronic wound assessment	This learning object outlines the principles of wound assessment and healing.
Clean your hands	The University of Nottingham has produced a DVD aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, which is being shown on plasma screens and bedside televisions in wards. The video outlines the importance of hand hygiene, and the practical steps that everyone can take to reduce the chances of damaging infections, such as MRSA and clostridium dificile, being passed to patients by healthcare workers and visitors. It's aimed at patients, healthcare workers and hospital visitors, and will also be useful for health care students in preparation for practice.
Components of a Respiratory Assessment	This rlo identifies the components of a respiratory assessment and briefly describe what happens at each stage in the assessment.
Critical Reflection	This resource is aimed primarily at students in healthcare practice to get them to reflect on their experiences and practice. The package explores the meaning and process of critical reflection, described by one author as "the process of looking back on what has been done and pondering on it and learning lessons from what did or did not work". The package has sections on areas such as Reflective Models (Gibbs, Johns, Driscoll), Self-assessment Tools, Practical Skills, and many other topics.
Cultural competence in culturally mixed teams	Promoting the development of cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity in the context of working in a culturally mixed team.
Doctor/Patient Relations	Understanding various facets of the doctor-patient relationship and factors that facilitate and impede the success of that relationship. The RLO uses video clips to illustrate four styles of doctor-patient scenarios.
Dying in hospital	This learning resource ' Dying in Hospital' addresses the topic of the hospital as a place of death for frail older people and is based on some research findings from an Alzheimer's Society funded research study. A linked resource 'Every death is Different' is also available.
Dyslexia and Workplace Learning	How dyslexia affects student nurses on placement and their mentors. Includes guidelines and strategies for mentors and students.
Every death is different	This learning resource 'Every death is Different' addresses the topic of the hospital as a place of death for frail older people and is based on some research findings from an Alzheimers Society funded research study. A linked resource ' Dying in Hospital' is also available.
Exploring Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy: A Resource for Healthcare Professionals	Providing healthcare professionals and students with an increased awareness of the complex nature of vaccine hesitancy, which can then be utilised in future conversations with vaccine hesitant parents.
Glove use	Explains the appropriate use of gloves in a clinical environment
Hand Hygiene	This learning object demonstrates, through streaming video clips, practical hand hygiene techniques for infection control in healthcare settings. There are also interactive self-assessment quizzes
Hiv for Nurses	This resource looks at the Basics of HIV, transmission Routes, Antiretrovirals and Nursing Practice including real life experiences of people living with HIV whilst in inpatient settings.
Home hazards	Presents a reconstructed scene of a home visited by a health visitor; the student seeks areas of concern identified by the health visitor.
Home Visiting	This RLO outlines the significance of home visiting as an essential component in a programme of formal health care, and contains realistic exercises based on home interiors.
Improving patient safety: SBAR	This RLO introduces and demonstrates how to use an approved framework for clinical communication known as SBAR
Intracellular and Extracellular buffers	This RLO outlines the main intracellular and extracellular buffering systems within the body and shows how trhe carbonic acid buffering system can be assessed
Intramuscular injection by the Z track technique	Intramuscular injection by the Z track technique explains and demonstrates a safe technique for administering an intra-muscular injection.
Intramuscular Injection sites (for adults)	Intramuscular Injection sites (for adults) is designed to help you correctly identify which muscles may be used to safely administer intramuscular injections.
Intramuscular injections	This learning resource is an example of a Umbrella learning object(ULO), and contains a series of learning objects developed by the Clinical Skills - Injections mini-project team based here at the University of Nottingham.
Involving service users and carers in your teaching	Service users, carers and patients are increasingly involved in the education of health and social care professionals - just as their involvement is increasingly built in to the running of health and social care services. This learning package concentrates on preparation and practical issues for involving people with teaching and speaking to students.
Managing challenging behaviour in healthcare settings	This resource on managing challenging behaviour in healthcare settings is one in a series of 3, and focuses on the subject of working with Challenging Situations. It is primarily aimed at 3rd year healthcare students.
Manual therapy ‘mobilisation’ techniques of the shoulder girdle	Student created resource looking at manual therapy mobilisation techniques of the shoulder girdle
Measuring peak flow	This learning resource explains how to use peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) to measure respiratory function.
Mentoring: Shaping practice	Mentoring is an umbrella term which encompasses the activity of developing the learning of others. This RLO aims to support mentors develop and review their knowledge, understanding and skill base. It can also be used by students to develop their understanding of the mentoring role.
Moral Theories	The term 'ethics' broadly describes the way in which we look at and understand life, in terms of good and bad or right and wrong. Moral theories are the frameworks we use to justify or clarify our position when we ask ourselves "what should I do in this situation?" or "what is right or wrong for me?"
Moving and handling in emergency situations	This RLO introduces students to the principles and practice associated with moving a patient/client in an emergency situation, by revising and applying the principles of moving and handling to such scenarios
Moving and handling: application of principles	This RLO explains the importance of applying good moving and handling principles. It describes the basic anatomy, physiology and functions of the spine and the effects of age/cumulative stress changes and their relevance to moving and handling.
My baby has PRS-What next?	An online resource created by parents for parents of infants with Pierre Robin Sequence and supported by cleft lip and palate professionals. The resource is targeted at the time of diagnosis and the first year of your baby's life.
Operating Theatre Orientation	A short resource to help you orientate yourself within the operating theatre and connected rooms.
Over2U - An introduction to handover in patient care	Handover is an essential element of patient care in a range of healthcare settings. Itâ€™s aim is to ensure the effective transfer and sharing of information across multidisciplinary teams. As a student nurse youâ€™ll be involved in handover from the outset of your practice. This resource has been created by fellow students whoâ€™ve also already been through this experience and so understand some of the questions you may have. Their aim is to introduce you to the concept of handover, give you a chance to see it in action, hear from other students about their experiences in this area and look at some simple guidelines for carrying out best practice.
Personal Protective Equipment	Examines when and how to use personal protective equipment in a healthcare setting and has been updated due to the Coronavirus - Covid-19 pandemic.
Responding to behaviour that challenges in healthcare settings	This resource on responding to behaviour that challenges in healthcare settings is one in a series of 3, and focuses on the subject of working with Challenging Situations. It is primarily aimed at 2nd year healthcare students.
Safer Urinary Catheter Care	This resource is designed to help healthcare professionals understand the dangers associated with urinary catheters and the correct ways in which to care for them to help prevent infection. The resource uses video clips and interactive elements as well as text.
SI Units and calculating unit changes	To identify what SI units are, when they are used, and how to calculate unit changes.
Skin preparation prior to intramuscular and subcutaneous injections	To gain an understanding of the issues associated with skin preparation for intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
Stress Management for Healthcare Students on Clinical Placement	A guide to managing the stress associated with clinical placement – designed by students, for students.
Subcutaneous injection sites	To gain an understanding of the issues associated with Subcutaneous injection sites.
Subcutaneous injection techniques	To gain an understanding of the issues associated with Subcutaneous injection techniques.
Understanding Dyslexia: an Introduction	An introduction to dyslexia, outlining both positive and negative aspects.
Understanding Nursing within the UK	This RLO provides an overview of nursing education and career pathways in the UK, including an introduction to the main nursing roles.
Understanding the Trigger Tool	To give an overview of how and why the Trigger Tool is used to measure the rate of harm within a healthcare organisation
Why do we need confidentiality?	Confidentiality is an important principle in health and social care because it functions to impose a boundary on the amount of personal information and data that can be disclosed without consent.