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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

    Extended Care Paramedicine 3

  • Unit Code

    PST6206

  • Year

    2018

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Alecka Kate MILES

Description

Students who complete this unit will develop an understanding of the Paramedic Practitioner assessment model and how it differs from conventional paramedic assessments. Students will extend their understanding of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient, and develop an approach to case management, including following care and referral decisions. Students will further develop an understanding of their role as a Paramedic Practitioner in patient care, exploring risk management and professional responsibilities.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST6106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the role variances between a Paramedic Practitioner and an Emergency Paramedic to build professional practitioner competence in the care of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious diseases and complex patient care requirements, supporting occupational health and health promotion practice.
  2. Create effective, evidence-based care plans for patients experiencing injury and illness from minor trauma, mental health disorders, infectious diseases and complex patient care needs.
  3. Apply complex therapeutic and rehabilitative care approaches to individuals or groups experiencing injury and illness from minor trauma, mental health disorders, infectious diseases and complex patient care needs, supporting occupational health and health promotion practice.

Unit Content

  1. Current research and principles of evidence-based practice relevant to an area of paramedical specialisation.
  2. Cultural, psychological, bioethical and legal issues relevant to scope of paramedical practice and decision making framework.
  3. Pharmacotherapies, surgical and/or interventional therapies, mechanical and bioelectrical interventions (where applicable) appropriate to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex illnesses.
  4. Advanced primary care and collaborative care/management of patients with illness related to minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  5. Pathophysiology related to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

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

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures and tutorials.

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.

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
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPractitioner Portfolio70%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPractitioner Portfolio70%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%

Core Reading(s)

  • B. (2016). Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking (12th ed.).
  • Binkley, L. M. (2013). Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Clark, M. J. (2008). Community health nursing . (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc.
  • Porth, C., & Gaspard, K. J. (2015). Essentials of pathophysiology : concepts of altered health states (4th ed.). Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer.
  • clark. (2016). Population and community health nursing (6th ed.).

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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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

    Extended Care Paramedicine 3

  • Unit Code

    PST6206

  • Year

    2018

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Alecka Kate MILES

Description

Students who complete this unit will develop an understanding of the Paramedic Practitioner assessment model and how it differs from conventional paramedic assessments. Students will extend their understanding of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient, and develop an approach to case management, including following care and referral decisions. Students will further develop an understanding of their role as a Paramedic Practitioner in patient care, exploring risk management and professional responsibilities.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST6106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the role variances between a Paramedic Practitioner and an Emergency Paramedic to build professional practitioner competence in the care of minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious diseases and complex patient care requirements, supporting occupational health and health promotion practice.
  2. Create effective, evidence-based care plans for patients experiencing injury and illness from minor trauma, mental health disorders, infectious diseases and complex patient care needs.
  3. Apply complex therapeutic and rehabilitative care approaches to individuals or groups experiencing injury and illness from minor trauma, mental health disorders, infectious diseases and complex patient care needs, supporting occupational health and health promotion practice.

Unit Content

  1. Current research and principles of evidence-based practice relevant to an area of paramedical specialisation.
  2. Cultural, psychological, bioethical and legal issues relevant to scope of paramedical practice and decision making framework.
  3. Pharmacotherapies, surgical and/or interventional therapies, mechanical and bioelectrical interventions (where applicable) appropriate to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex illnesses.
  4. Advanced primary care and collaborative care/management of patients with illness related to minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.
  5. Pathophysiology related to patients with minor injuries, mental health disorders, infectious disease, occupational health, health promotion, and the complex patient.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

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

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

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

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures and tutorials.

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.

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
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPractitioner Portfolio70%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioPractitioner Portfolio70%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%

Core Reading(s)

  • B. (2016). Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking (12th ed.).
  • Binkley, L. M. (2013). Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Clark, M. J. (2008). Community health nursing . (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc.
  • Porth, C., & Gaspard, K. J. (2015). Essentials of pathophysiology : concepts of altered health states (4th ed.). Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer.
  • clark. (2016). Population and community health nursing (6th ed.).

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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