School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Skills for Paramedical Practice 2
  • Unit Code

    PSP2103
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Alecka Kate MILES

Description

This unit builds upon the fundamental techniques, skills and equipment of professional paramedic practice developed in the prerequisite units. Continued application of manual handling and infection control principles will further develop the students safe work practices in the pre-hospital setting. The unit focuses on increasing proficiency in the students systematic approach to scene and patient assessment. It will enhance their skills in clinical decision making, emergency management processes and intermediate life support in the pre-hospital setting. The clinical techniques, skills, approaches and problem solving required for professional paramedic practice will continue to be developed in a controlled, simulated, interdisciplinary team environment. The context of professional paramedic practice will be provided in an external placement in an appropriate clinical setting of at least 5 days. The unit furthers student progress towards a role as a professional paramedic.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Off-campus students are advised that this unit has a compulsory workshop held at the Joondalup campus. The theory modules for this unit may however be studied online. On-campus and off-campus students are required to undertake an external clinical placement as part of this unit.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from PST1102, PST2110

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSP2102, SCH2205

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to gather a comprehensive multicultural patient history, and perform physical patient assessments.
  2. Demonstrate problem-solving skills to differential diagnosis in the treatment of patients with critical injuries and illness.
  3. Demonstrate the use and application of pre-hospital equipment in the management of critically ill and injured patients.
  4. Apply the knowledge and skills learnt in the classroom to the pre-hospital environment including cultural competence and therapeutic communication.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to be an effective member of an operational pre-hospital team, using limited resources to provide ongoing effective multicultural patient care.

Unit Content

  1. Safe work practices including manual handling, injury minimisation and infection control in the pre-hospital setting.
  2. Differential diagnosis and evidence based treatment of the critically ill and injured patient.
  3. Comprehensive multicultural patient history taking process and documentation.
  4. Emergency management processes for critically ill and injured patients including intermediate life support in the pre-hospital setting.
  5. Administration of pharmacological interventions for intermediate life support.
  6. Comprehensive systematic approach to scene and multicultural patient assessment in the pre-hospital setting.
  7. Application of therapeutic multicultural communication skills including cultural and social awareness to the pre-hospital setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshops, tutorials and clinical simulations supported by online resources such as blackboard.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz20%
AssignmentCannulation Workbook10%
Performance ^Simulation x 240%
Practicum ^Clinical Placement Report x 2 30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Quiz20%
AssignmentCannulation Workbook10%
Performance ^Simulation x 2 40%
Practicum ^Clinical Placement Report x 230%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

PSP2103|2|1

School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Skills for Paramedical Practice 2
  • Unit Code

    PSP2103
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Alecka Kate MILES

Description

This unit further supports student progress towards a role as a professional paramedic. It focuses on increasing proficiency in the student's systematic approach to scene and patient assessment. It will enhance their skills in clinical decision making, emergency management processes and intermediate life support in the pre-hospital setting. The clinical techniques, skills approaches and problems solving required for professional paramedic practice will continue to be developed in a controlled, interdisicplinary environments.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Online students are advised that this unit has a compulsory workshop held at the Joondalup campus. The theory modules for this unit may however be studied online. On-campus and online students are required to undertake an external clinical placement as part of this unit.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed PST2110 and PST2102

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSP2102, SCH2205

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply clinical knowledge and reasoning in the treatment of simulated patients in the prehospital context with independence.
  2. Communicate professionally and with confidence in diverse settings to gather a patient history.
  3. Evaluate the signs and symptoms associated with medical and trauma presentations to appropriately treat simulated patients in the prehospital setting.
  4. Conduct physical examinations on patient, in collaboration with healthcare staff through practicum placements.

Unit Content

  1. Safe work practices including manual handling, injury minimisation and infection control in the pre-hospital setting.
  2. Differential diagnosis and evidence based treatment of the critically ill and injured patient.
  3. Comprehensive multicultural patient history taking process and documentation.
  4. Emergency management processes for critically ill and injured patients including intermediate life support in the pre-hospital setting.
  5. Administration of pharmacological interventions for intermediate life support.
  6. Comprehensive systematic approach to scene and multicultural patient assessment in the pre-hospital setting.
  7. Application of therapeutic multicultural communication skills including cultural and social awareness to the pre-hospital setting.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit further supports student progress towards a role as a professional paramedic. It focuses on increasing proficiency in the student's systematic approach to scene and patient assessment. It will enhance their skills in clinical decision making, emergency management processes and intermediate life support in the pre-hospital setting. The clinical techniques, skills approaches and problems solving required for professional paramedic practice will continue to be developed in a controlled, interdisicplinary environments.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Performance ^Simulation - Resuscitation
Performance ^Simulation - Trauma and Medical
PracticumReport
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Performance ^Simulation - Resuscitation
Performance ^Simulation - Trauma and Medical
PracticumReport
TypeDescription
TypeDescription
TypeDescription
TypeDescription

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • Gregory, P., & Mursell, I. (2010). Manual of clinical paramedic procedures. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Caffey, M. (2013). Paramedic and emergency pharmacology guidelines. Frenchs Forest: Pearson.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

PSP2103|4|2

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