Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical 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

    Community Health Care Practicum
  • Unit Code

    PSP6100
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

This unit will explore the principles of assessment and management of clients by Paramedics. Using a problem-solving approach, students will develop competencies in caring for and managing clients in a number of Paramedic clinical (practicum) settings.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSP4101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate signs and symptoms associated with common medical presentations and prioritise care for those patients.
  2. Evaluate the clinical skills and knowledge necessary to conduct a thorough and appropriate physical examination on a patient.
  3. Explain the issues unique to the primary health care role such as triage, patient referral and treatment under direction of a medical officer.
  4. Propose effective communication strategies in order to perform as part of a health care team.

Unit Content

  1. Primary/secondary survey; physical assessment of the adult/paediatric patient, including mechanism of injury and history and priorities of care and triage.
  2. Roles of multidisciplinary teams in relation to primary health care.
  3. The application of a variety of primary health physical and pharmacological interventions appropriate to the role of an extended scope of paramedic practice.
  4. The standards, guidelines and protocols of the role of the community paramedic.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online workshops, tutorials, work integrated learning and simulation practica. The unit can be studied entirely online if suitable arrangements can be made to complete the practical components of the course. There will be requirements to attend either Joondalup campus or other facilities to achieve some of the learning outcomes for the practical and research units therefore the unit is categorised as on campus.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Practicum ^On road log book

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • McCance, K. L., & Huether, S. E. (2006). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (5th ed.). Sydney: Elsevier Mosby.
  • Bryant, B., & Knights, K. (2007). Pharmacology for health professionals (2nd ed.). Sydney: Elsevier Mosby.

Journal References

  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Journal of Emergency Nursing
  • Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care
  • British Medical Journal
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine

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.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical 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

    Community Health Care Practicum
  • Unit Code

    PSP6100
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit will explore the principles of assessment and management of clients by Paramedics. Using a problem-solving approach, students will develop competencies in caring for and managing clients in a number of Paramedic clinical (practicum) settings.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PSP4101

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate signs and symptoms associated with common medical presentations and prioritise care for those patients.
  2. Evaluate the clinical skills and knowledge necessary to conduct a thorough and appropriate physical examination on a patient.
  3. Explain the issues unique to the primary health care role such as triage, patient referral and treatment under direction of a medical officer.
  4. Propose effective communication strategies in order to perform as part of a health care team.

Unit Content

  1. Primary/secondary survey; physical assessment of the adult/paediatric patient, including mechanism of injury and history and priorities of care and triage.
  2. Roles of multidisciplinary teams in relation to primary health care.
  3. The application of a variety of primary health physical and pharmacological interventions appropriate to the role of an extended scope of paramedic practice.
  4. The standards, guidelines and protocols of the role of the community paramedic.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online workshops, tutorials, work integrated learning and simulation practice. The unit can be studied entirely online if suitable arrangements can be made to complete the practical components of the course. There will be requirements to attend either Joondalup campus or other facilities to achieve some of the learning outcomes for the practical and research units therefore the unit is categorised as on campus.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Practicum ^Clinical Competencies Handbook
Portfolio ^Practicum Theory Workbook
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Practicum ^Clinical Competencies Handbook
Portfolio ^Practicum Theory Workbook

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • McCance, K. L., & Huether, S. E. (2006). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (5th ed.). Sydney: Elsevier Mosby.
  • Bryant, B., & Knights, K. (2007). Pharmacology for health professionals (2nd ed.). Sydney: Elsevier Mosby.

Journal References

  • Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
  • Journal of Emergency Nursing
  • Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care
  • British Medical Journal
  • Journal of Emergency Medicine

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.

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