Semester 2, 2022 Ipswich On-campus | |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: PMC3110
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: PMC3220
OR (from 2023)
Pre-requisite: PMC3110 and PMC2211
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: PMC3220
Overview
Practicing as a paramedic in the clinical environment requires the application of knowledge and skills in an often unstable and changing environment. Clinical reasoning and judgement, decision making, and critical thinking are paramount to the paramedic鈥檚 application of knowledge and skills to become an effective practitioner.
Applied Paramedicine 2 is a capstone course that addresses content to enable students to operate as a graduate paramedic. This capstone course provides the opportunity for all previously acquired skills, knowledge and attributes to be refined to prepare graduates for practice within the industry. In particular, the content will address clinical decision making, critical thinking, reflective practice and review the overall competencies required to practice as a paramedic.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Apply prior knowledge and skills to specific clinical and non-clinical scenarios that a practicing paramedic may encounter.
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning, critical thinking and advanced decision making skills in both practical and theoretical clinical settings.
- Evaluate patient management plans against current best practice using an evidence-based approach.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform at the expected level of a graduate paramedic, as specified within the Paramedicine Board of Australia Professional Capabilities for Registered Paramedics.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Critical thinking and advanced decision making frameworks and applications | 10.00 |
2. | Applied clinical reasoning and professional judgement | 10.00 |
3. | Paramedic Competencies | 30.00 |
4. | Context of paramedic practice: Application of skills and knowledge from previous courses | 50.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Portfolio | No | 20 | 1,2,3 |
Recorded/rendered work | No | 30 | 1,2,3 |
Practical | No | 10 | 1,2,3,4 |
Viva voce | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4 |