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PMSC13017 - General Paramedicine A

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will consolidate your ability to formulate comprehensive patient assessments incorporating culturally appropriate practices. In an on-line learning environment you will be able to integrate your assessment findings with your knowledge of pathophysiology for a range of patient presentations to arrive at a provisional diagnosis. You will discuss patient management skills and interventions, including reporting on the safe use of medicines, and following legislation, registration standards, codes and guidelines. In addition, you will be able to assess a patient's deteriorating condition or inability to undergo a procedure or treatment, consistent with a paramedic's duty of care and statutory requirements.

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-requisite:

  • PMSC12001 Procedures and Skills in Paramedic Care

Co-requisite:

  • N7310 Integrated Cardiac and Respiratory Care in Paramedicine

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

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2025

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. Presentation 25%
2. Case Study 35%
3. Written Assessment 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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Formulate comprehensive patient assessments incorporating culturally appropriate practices
  2. Integrate assessment findings with knowledge of pathophysiology for a range of patient presentations to arrive at a provisional diagnosis
  3. Implement patient management skills and interventions, including the safe use of medicines, and following legislation, registration standards, codes and guidelines
  4. Assess a patient's deteriorating condition or inability to undergo a procedure or treatment, consistent with a paramedic's duty of care and statutory requirements.

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, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Domain 2: The communicator and collaborator  2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
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, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.4.2, 3.4.4 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Domain 4: The safety and risk management practitioner 4.2.1, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.5 LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Domain 5: The paramedicine practitioner 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.6, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, 5.6.4  LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards

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

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Presentation • •
2 - Case Study • • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
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