During practical classes there will be an associated on-campus activity. These will be a mix of activities; but could and will include things like; demonstrating clinical skills learned during the last class, participating in a discussion on the weekly theoretical topic or taking a short in class quiz. These activities are designed to develop your clinical skills and theoretical knowledge. The tasks will be completed during the last 15-30 minutes of each class. You will be provided with an on-campus activity sheet which you will be required to bring to each class and upon completion of the activity have your in-class tutor sign and date it. It is your responsibility to ensure this sheet is completed and kept safe as it is proof of completion. Once you have completed the assessment you will need to upload the sheet to Moodle. 

Please note: This is a pass/fail assessment task, you MUST achieve 80% to pass this assessment. A maximum of 2 make up sessions will be offered in the event of illness or exceptional circumstances (with appropriate supporting documentation) otherwise you will need to consider applying for Consideration of Special Circumstances or receiving a fail grade. 

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge

There is no 72 hour grace period for this assessment.

The assessment criteria for this unit will seek to ensure that this assessment examines your newly developed clinical skills. 

The criteria will examine the following:

Professionalism and effective communication with your mock patient
Knowledge and clinical skills - demonstrating clinical diagnostic tests and patient assessments
Ethical practice

There will be 2 OSCE's throughout the term.

OSCE 1 is in week 6 and includes assessment of taking vital signs, and physical examination skills of the endocrine system.

OSCE 2 is in week 12 and includes assessment of the physical examination skills of the gastrointestinal/genitourinary and abdomen. 

Each OSCE is worth 30%. This component is worth 60% of the unit total grade.

These OSCEs will assess your competency in performing the following tasks:

1. Observation of the patient for a specified condition or clinical sign

2. Assessment of vital signs

3. Examination of digestive, endocrine, haematopoietic and integumentary systems:

a. demonstrate assessment protocol of a patient for a specific condition (a list of conditions will be provided)

b. demonstrate skills in palpation, percussion and auscultation

4. Professionalism- to include informed consent and appropriate hygiene 

Please note; all practical assessments will be video recorded for moderation purposes. Recordings will not be made available for general review but will be accessed by staff to ensure grades are appropriately awarded.

Level of Gen AI use allowed:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge

There is no 72 hour grace period for this assessment.

The assessment criteria for this unit will seek to ensure that this assessment examines your newly developed clinical skills. A detailed rubric will be provided on Moodle.

The criteria will examine the following:

1. Professionalism, communication and hygiene with your mock patient
2. Select and competently perform the appropriate examination routine required to facilitate the recognition of specific disorders or disease states of the different systems taught in this unit.
3. Clinical skills - performing relevant clinical physical examinations and competently perform basic clinical examination skills (observation, percussion, palpation and auscultation).
4. Patient handling and considerations
5. Competently assess a patient's pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation and body temperature.

This in class test will be undertaken in a CQUni computer lab on whichever campus that you are enrolled. The test will involve a mix of question types including multiple choice, short answer and matching styles. The test will assess all theoretical content taught across weeks 1-12. The assessment criteria will involve selecting or providing the most accurate and correct answers to the questions posed in this in class test.

Student is able to demonstrate:

1. Understanding of the relationship between anatomy, physiology, pathology and diagnosis.

2. Understanding of the pathophysiological basis for a range of symptoms and signs.

3. Understanding indications for a system examination and the implications of its findings.

4. Knowledge of common clinical investigations of body systems and familiarity with management options of their disorders.

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge

There is no 72 hour grace period for this assessment.

 Spelling must be accurate, any misspelled words will not result in any marks awarded- this is a clinical unit. 

 In the instance where you have provided more than 1 (One) answer where the question only asks for the most likely diagnosis/sign/symptom/disorder you WILL NOT be awarded any marks.