MED5103 Patient Safety and Preparation for Practice

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Identify the key concepts of patient safety.

    

2. 2

   Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues in the provision of safe patient care, such as correct patient identification; teamwork and communication; medication safety; accurate diagnosis; recognition and management of the acute deteriorating patient; equipment and procedural safety.

3. 3

   Apply patient safety learning to their observations and experiences in simulated or real workplace settings.

4. 4

   Review and refine their practice of patient safety based on feedback from teachers, peers and colleagues

5. 5

   Demonstrate safe prescribing practices for commonly used medications and fluids

6. 6

   Competently perform specified procedural, communication and teamwork skills

7. 7

   Recognise and effectively manage the deteriorating patient in simulated settings.

8. 8

   Communicate effectively in emergency health care teams, including clinical handover and referral.

9. 9

   Outline first-line management for medical emergencies that are commonly encountered by interns.