PMSC13002 - Clinical Paramedic Practice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is one of three (3) clinical placement units within the course. In this unit, you will apply clinical knowledge and skills at an intermediate level in a clinical setting with an approved provider. You will engage in reflective practice activities to support self-directed learning, demonstrate your competency of newly acquired skills, and work on areas for improvement identified during your previous clinical placement unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • PMSC12002 Clinical Paramedic Practice 1.
  • PMSC12003 Special Populations in Paramedic Practice.
  • PMSC12005 Paramedic Medical Emergencies 2.

Please note: Any student who has not successfully completed a PMSC residential school within the preceding 12 months or undertaken a clinical placement unit, should consult with the Head of Course to discuss completing a PMSC12001 Procedures & Skills refresher. This ensures currency with all contemporary skills and procedures in line with industry standards and professional capabilities.

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode

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. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Case Study 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 96.43% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.05% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
The grand rounds presentation was somewhat unclear and confusing. Additional information about the requirements would have been useful. While the need to explain and demonstrate an understanding of the placement content was understood, it seemed like a significant financial burden if the assessment was based solely on a pass/fail system.
Recommendation
From 2025, the Grand Rounds assessment is to be removed and replaced with a Portfolio assessment to develop a contemporary view focusing on both cultural and vulnerable clients.
Action Taken
A case study assessment task was implemented. This task was clearly structured for students and built on their learning whilst on clinical placement and within other units.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The inclusion of an additional section in the Clinical Supervisor Assessment report to include general comments from supervisors and not related to a negative event would be very helpful.
Recommendation
From 2025, the Clinical Supervisor Assessment will provide greater opportunities for Clinical Supervisors to provide feedback including both positive and constructive commentary.
Action Taken
The Clinical Supervisor Assessment was updated to encourage supervisors to provide feedback under each of the professional domains. This change provided greater feedback to students and academics on all aspects of student performance on placement.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Provide mentor training for paramedics supervising students so there is a standardised structure to teaching students.
Recommendation
From 2025, all placement providers (site level) will receive a pre-placement welcome pack which will include clarity surrounding upcoming placement, expectations and supportive documentation.
Action Taken
Students and clinical supervisors were provided with a newly created handbook which provided clarity surrounding placement and expectations. Clinical supervisors were also provided links to an online portal with educational resources, articles, videos and preceptor guidance. Clinical supervisors were encouraged to engage in these and provided with an opportunity to provide feedback to CQU.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
The provision of a prewritten case study was met with mixed feedback. Previously, students have completed a grand rounds presentation based on a case attended on clinical placement. Students reported that whilst the pre-written case study was a useful task to respond to, they felt it would be more meaningful to focus on a case attended on clinical placement.
Recommendation
Update the assessment task to draw on clinical placement experience. Reflection is a key focus of work-integrated learning and can be achieved through a reflective case study response to a case attended on clinical placement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Update learning materials within the unit, whilst mindful of study load on clinical placement.
Recommendation
Continue to update learning materials within the unit. Ensure resources are concise, relevant to clinical placement and easy to access.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply clinical reasoning and practical skills at an intermediate level within the clinical setting while working collaboratively with allied health professionals
  2. Integrate the principles of reflective practice into clinical reasoning and professional conduct in the context of paramedicine
  3. Demonstrate the ethical, legal, and professional requirements, responsibilities, and boundaries associated with paramedic practice.

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, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.2.1, 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

Domain 2: The communicator and the collaborator 2.1.1, 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, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4

 LO1, LO2, LO3

Domain 4: The safety and risk management practitioner 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 4.7.1, 4.7.3, 4.7.4, 4.7.7

 LO1, LO2, LO3

Domain 5: The paramedicine practitioner 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.3.1, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, 5.6.4

 LO1, LO2, LO3

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

Standard Learning Outcomes
Partnering and Consumers LO1, LO2, LO3
Preventing and Controlling infections LO1, LO2, LO3
Medication safety LO1, LO2, LO3
Comprehensive care LO1, LO2, LO3
Communicating for Safety LO1, LO2
Recognising and responding to Acute Deterioration LO1, LO2

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • •
2 - Case Study • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
4 - Information Literacy •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
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