Topic outline
Introduction
- During your time working in the health and social sector, you may be required to undertake clinical observations. This learning pathway provides you with the opportunity to learn more about clinical observations
Learning Pathway details
- Pathway Length – Approx. 6-12 Hours
- Sharable certificate on completion
- 100% Online
- Beginner / Intermediate Level
During this learning pathway you will be learning about:
- Clinical Observations:
- How to take breathing observations
- How to take pulse observations
- How to take temperature observations
- How to take blood pressure observations
Session 1 – Clinical Observations – Part 1
1-2 hour to complete- Clinical observations refer to the systematic and structured collection of data related to the patient's condition, symptoms, and response to treatment during a healthcare visit. These observations can include vital signs, physical examination findings, and patient-reported symptoms, among others. The purpose of clinical observations is to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the patient's health status, which can inform diagnosis and treatment decisions. Clinical observations can be conducted by healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and therapists, and are an important aspect of the patient care process.
Objectives:
- Understand the importance of clinical observations in the assessment and diagnosis of patients.
- Learn the different types of clinical observations and the appropriate techniques for each.
- Develop the ability to perform accurate and reliable clinical observations, including vital signs, physical examination, and laboratory tests.
- Understand how to interpret and document clinical observations, including the use of standard forms and electronic medical records.
- Learn how to use clinical observations to identify and diagnose common medical conditions, including infections, chronic diseases, and mental health disorders.
Session 2 – Clinical Observations – Part 2
1-2 hour to complete- Clinical observations refer to the systematic and structured collection of data related to the patient's condition, symptoms, and response to treatment during a healthcare visit. These observations can include vital signs, physical examination findings, and patient-reported symptoms, among others. The purpose of clinical observations is to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the patient's health status, which can inform diagnosis and treatment decisions. Clinical observations can be conducted by healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and therapists, and are an important aspect of the patient care process.
Objectives:
- Understand the importance of clinical observations in the assessment and diagnosis of patients.
- Learn the different types of clinical observations and the appropriate techniques for each.
- Develop the ability to perform accurate and reliable clinical observations, including vital signs, physical examination, and laboratory tests.
- Understand how to interpret and document clinical observations, including the use of standard forms and electronic medical records.
- Learn how to use clinical observations to identify and diagnose common medical conditions, including infections, chronic diseases, and mental health disorders.
Session 3 – Clinical Observations – Part 3
1-2 hour to complete- Clinical observations refer to the systematic and structured collection of data related to the patient's condition, symptoms, and response to treatment during a healthcare visit. These observations can include vital signs, physical examination findings, and patient-reported symptoms, among others. The purpose of clinical observations is to provide healthcare professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the patient's health status, which can inform diagnosis and treatment decisions. Clinical observations can be conducted by healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and therapists, and are an important aspect of the patient care process.
Objectives:
- Understand the importance of clinical observations in the assessment and diagnosis of patients.
- Learn the different types of clinical observations and the appropriate techniques for each.
- Develop the ability to perform accurate and reliable clinical observations, including vital signs, physical examination, and laboratory tests.
- Understand how to interpret and document clinical observations, including the use of standard forms and electronic medical records.
- Learn how to use clinical observations to identify and diagnose common medical conditions, including infections, chronic diseases, and mental health disorders.
Conclusion
- This pathway has given you a deeper insight into how to undertake clinical observations. You should now be able to confidently undertake clinical observations with an understanding of what the key markers for each observation are.
Final Reflection Task
- Your final part of this pathway is to share a reflection. It is important to reflect after any learning you do as this helps close the loop on what you have learnt, gives you the opportunity to answer any question you may have or even encourage you to find out more information. It will also help us in creating future pathways, learning packages and platforms.