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PMSC12007 - Foundations of Paramedicine B

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will analyse Australia's healthcare systems, including service provision arrangements, healthcare structure, points of access, and the roles paramedics play within these systems. You will build on your learning of communication and apply the key values, principles and strategies underpinning effective communication and collaboration in academic and healthcare settings. You will understand the use of patient information management systems to ensure accurate and timely management of patient information and health records while adhering to legal and ethical requirements. In addition, you will explore approaches to evidence-based practice in paramedicine, applying critical thinking and reflective practice while being guided by standards such as the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards. Finally, to prepare you for professional practice, you will apply workplace health and safety (WHS) principles and infection prevention and control to work safely in an operational environment and engage in continuous professional development.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • PMSC11002 Foundations of Paramedicine A

Co-requisites:

  • PMSC12002 Clinical Paramedic Practice 1

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Case Study 35%
3. Reflective Practice Assignment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse Australia's healthcare systems, including service provision arrangements, healthcare structure, points of access, and the roles paramedics play within these systems
  2. Apply key values, principles and strategies underpinning effective communication and collaboration in academic and healthcare settings
  3. Understand the use of patient information management systems to ensure accurate and timely management of patient information and health records while adhering to legal and ethical requirements
  4. Examine approaches to evidence-based practice in paramedicine, applying critical thinking and reflective practice while being guided by standards such as the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards
  5. Apply workplace health and safety (WHS) principles and infection prevention and control to work safely in an operational environment and engage in continuous professional development.

The Paramedicine Board of Australia requires that units align with the Professional Capabilities for Registered Paramedics, which consist of five (5) domains. The below section aligns the proposed learning outcomes with these domains. In addition, the learning outcomes have been aligned with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

Professional Capabilities for Registered Paramedics

Standard/Attribute/Criteria Learning Outcomes
Domain 1: The professional and ethical practitioner 1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.10, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Domain 2: The communicator and collaborator  2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7,  2.1.8, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.2.6 LO1, LO2, LO3
Domain 3: The evidence-based practitioner 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Domain 4: The safety and risk management practitioner 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.3, 4.6.5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Domain 5: The paramedicine practitioner 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.2.4, 5.4.1, 5.4.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.3, 5.6.4  LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

Standard Learning Outcomes
Partnering with Consumers LO2, LO3
Preventing and Controlling Infections LO5
Medication Safety LO2, LO3, LO5
Comprehensive Care LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Communicating for Safety LO2, LO3
Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

 

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment •
2 - Case Study • • •
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10