Course Coordinator:Jack Williams (jwillia6@usc.edu.au) School:School of Health - Paramedicine
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
This work integrated learning course consolidates previous concepts developed across the paramedic science program. You will be engaged in a community based emergency health setting where you will have supervised opportunities to apply your knowledge and clinical decision making skills to assist in solving complex health problems.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
Blended learning | |||
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Pre placement intensive workshop completed on campus. 3 day workshop in Orientation week, 6 hours each day | 18hrs | Orientation week | Once Only |
Placement – Clinical placement with the placement providers - completion of up to a maximum of 8 weeks of clinical placement on rostered shift work as available with the placement providers. | 320hrs | Week 1 | Once Only |
Final work integrated learning as a member of an operational paramedic crew.
Consolidation of knowledge and skills acquired in prerequisite courses during your WIL placement.
Experiential learning within the community setting.
300 Level (Graduate)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Paramedicine Board of Australia | |
1 | Demonstrate PBA capabilities and core clinical competencies whilst under supervision. | Empowered |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
2 | Participates under supervision in work integrated learning and paramedic activities while demonstrating professional behaviours and adherence to Code of Conduct. | Ethical |
1.1.a, 1.1.b, 1.1.c, 1.1.d, 1.1.e, 1.1.h, 1.1.i, 1.1.j, 1.1.k, 1.2.b, 1.2.c, 1.2.d, 1.3.a, 1.3.b, 1.3.c, 1.4.a, 1.4.b, 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 3.4.a, 3.4.b, 3.4.c, 3.4.d, 3.4.e, 3.3, 3.4, 5.2.d |
3 | Critically reflect on professional paramedic practice using ethical and professional codes of conduct while adhering to medico-legal responsibilities | Empowered |
1.1.a, 1.1.c, 1.1.d, 1.3.b, 1.1, 3.4.a, 4.2.a, 4.3.a, 5.2.d |
4 | Synthesise and communicate clinical or operational experiences that demonstrate the factors associated with patient outcomes | Creative and critical thinker |
2.1.c, 2.2.b, 2.2.c, 2.2.f, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3.a, 3.4.b, 3.4.c, 3.4.d, 3.4.e, 3.3, 4.4.b, 4.4.c, 4.4.d, 4.5.a, 4.5.b, 4.5.c, 4.6.a, 4.6.b, 4.6.c, 4.6.e, 4.6.f, 4.7.b, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.2.a, 5.2.b, 5.2.c, 5.2.e, 5.3.a, 5.3.e |
CODE | COMPETENCY |
Paramedicine Board of Australia | |
1 | Domain 1: The professional and ethical practitioner |
1.1.a | Demonstrate understanding of: reporting obligations, legal responsibilities, legal requirements, ethical and professional responsibilities, and the legal and ethical boundaries of paramedicine practice. |
1.1.b | Manage personal, mental and physical health to ensure fitness to practice. |
1.1.c | Follow mandatory and voluntary reporting obligations. |
1.1.d | Apply the Paramedicine Board of Australia’s Code of conduct to their practice. |
1.1.e | Provide relevant information to a patient and demonstrate appropriate methods to obtain informed consent. |
1.1.h | Demonstrate culturally safe practice when providing healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. |
1.1.i | Exercise appropriate levels of autonomy and professional judgement in a variety of practice settings. |
1.1.j | Operate within the current legislation applicable to paramedicine practice. |
1.1.k | Practise in accordance with the applicable legislation governing the safe use of scheduled medicines by paramedics in the jurisdiction of practice. |
1.2.b | Display appropriate professional behaviour in patient interactions. |
1.2.c | Provide culturally safe care for all patients. |
1.2.d | Identify and respect appropriate boundaries between patients and health professionals. |
1.3.a | Recognise and respond appropriately to unsafe or unprofessional practice. |
1.3.b | Integrate organisational directives, policies, procedures and guidelines with Professional standards. |
1.3.c | Apply relevant quality frameworks and processes to practice. |
1.4.a | Demonstrate understanding of the principles of patient advocacy and their application to paramedicine practice. |
1.4.b | Recognise when it may be appropriate to intervene on the patient’s behalf. |
1.1 | Practise ethically and professionally, consistent with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements |
1.3 | Assume responsibility, and accept accountability, for professional decisions |
1.4 | Advocate on behalf of the patient, when appropriate in the context of the practitioner’s practice as a paramedic |
2 | Domain 2: The communicator and the collaborator |
2.1.c | Convey knowledge and procedural information in ways that engender trust and confidence, and respects patient confidentiality, privacy and dignity. |
2.2.b | Demonstrate an understanding of professional roles and responsibilities of healthcare team members and other service providers and how they interact with the role of a paramedic. |
2.2.c | Follow appropriate protocols, procedures and guidelines to give and receive relevant and timely verbal and written communication. |
2.2.f | Make appropriate referrals, delegations and handovers to other healthcare team members and other service providers. |
2.1 | Communicate clearly, sensitively and effectively with the patient and other relevant people |
2.2 | Collaborate with other health practitioners |
3 | Domain 3: The evidence-based practitioner |
3.4.a | Demonstrate an understanding of legal and professional responsibilities to undertake continuing professional development (CPD). |
3.4.b | Critically reflect on personal strengths and limitations to identify learning and development required to improve and adapt professional practice. |
3.4.c | Seek input from others to confirm professional learning and development needs. |
3.4.d | Plan and implement steps to address professional learning and development needs, inclusive of culturally safe practice. |
3.4.e | Maintain records of involvement in both formal and informal professional learning and development activities. |
3.3.a | Select or modify approaches to meet the needs of patients, their relatives and carers, reflecting culturally safe practice when practicing. |
3.3 | Draw on appropriate knowledge, resources and skills in order to make professional judgements |
3.4 | Identify ongoing professional learning, development needs and opportunities |
4 | Domain 4: The safety and risk management practitioner |
4.2.a | Demonstrate knowledge of legal responsibilities for health and safety of self and others. |
4.3.a | Respond to urgent and non-urgent requests for assistance in a low-risk manner in accordance with relevant safety legislation, organisational directives, policies, procedures and guidelines. |
4.4.b | Keep accurate, comprehensive, logical, legible and concise records. |
4.4.c | Use only accepted terminology in completing patient records. |
4.4.d | Review, communicate, record and manage patient information accurately, consistent with protocols, procedures and legislative requirements for maintaining patient records. |
4.5.a | Monitor and evaluate the quality of practice and the value of contributing to the generation of data for quality assurance and improvement programs. |
4.5.b | Consider feedback from colleagues and critically reflect on their own paramedicine practice. |
4.5.c | Make reasoned decisions to initiate, continue, modify or cease care or treatment, or the use of techniques or procedures, and record the decisions and reasoning appropriately. |
4.6.a | Demonstrate the principles, application and need for quality control and quality assurance in paramedicine practice. |
4.6.b | Demonstrate an awareness of the role of audit and review in quality management, including quality control, quality assurance, culturally safe practice and the use of appropriate outcome measures. |
4.6.c | Maintain an effective audit trail and work towards continual improvement. |
4.6.e | Reflect on practice and the application of such reflection to their future practice. |
4.6.f | Participate in case conferences and other methods of review. |
4.7.b | Share knowledge with colleagues. |
4.4 | Maintain records appropriately |
4.5 | Monitor and review the ongoing effectiveness of their practice and modify it accordingly |
4.6 | Audit, reflect on and review practice |
5 | Domain 5: The paramedicine practitioner |
5.2.d | Perform patient assessment and interventions in accordance with legislation, registration standards, codes and guidelines, including gaining informed consent. |
5.2.a | Identify factors or conditions that may affect the patient behaviour and/or capacity to undergo the procedure. |
5.2.b | Identify patients who are vulnerable or otherwise most at risk including those with mental health issues particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. |
5.2.c | Identify contraindications and limitations arising from the patient capacity to consent or refuse to receive care; determine appropriate adjustments to procedures; and, where appropriate, communicate these to the patient. |
5.2.e | Identify and respond to a patient deteriorating condition, or inability to undergo a procedure or treatment, consistent with duty of care and statutory requirements. |
5.3.a | Understand the structure, function and pathophysiology of the human body, relevant to their practice, together with knowledge of health, human growth and development, disease, disorder and dysfunction. |
5.3.e | Understand psychological and social factors, including intergenerational trauma that impact and influence an individual in health and illness. |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
PAR203 and PAR301 and enrolled in Program SC395 or SC306
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Limited Grading (PNP)
Formative feedback will be provided to the student by the clinical supervisor throughout the clinical practicum. This feedback will be uploaded by the student to Canvas which will be assessed by the course coordinator.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1a | Quiz/zes | Individual | 15 mins |
Refer to Format | Online Test (Quiz) |
All | 1b | Practical / Laboratory Skills | Individual | Clinical skill demonstration |
Refer to Format | In Class |
All | 2 | Oral and Written Piece | Individual | 15 mins |
Exam Period | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check and in class |
All | 3a | Journal | Individual | N/A |
Refer to Format | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 3b | Journal | Individual | N/A |
Refer to Format | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 3c | Code of Conduct | Individual | N/A |
Refer to Format | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All - Assessment Task 1a:Capability testing - Online knowledge quiz | |
Goal: | Apply clinical examination of a patient and application of technical skills in accordance to the Paramedicine Board of Australia capabilities and the core clinical competencies. |
Product: | Quiz/zes |
Format: | The student is required to apply knowledge of clinical skills during intensive week. |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 1b:Capability testing - practical skill demonstration | |
Goal: | In a simulated environment, you will demonstrate the clinical examination of a patient and application of technical skills in accordance to the Paramedicine Board of Australia capabilities and the core clinical competencies. |
Product: | Practical / Laboratory Skills |
Format: | The student is required to demonstrate knowledge of clinical skills during intensive. |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 2:Clinical Case Reflection | |
Goal: | Apply principles of reflection on patient centred care |
Product: | Oral and Written Piece |
Format: | To apply the principles of reflection, and ethical and clinical decision making using the Gibbs reflective model at a graduate emergency care level |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 3a:Portfolio of Competencies - Journal for evaluating professional behaviour | |
Goal: | Development of a portfolio of evidence of professional behaviours demonstrated during WIL experience |
Product: | Journal |
Format: | To provide evidence, and reflection on, of the demonstrated professional behaviours in accordance with the PBA capabilities, with feedback from the Clinical Supervisor and Officer in Charge at the QAS. The professional behaviour template is included in the course Clinical Practice Portfolio. Due date 13th November 1700hrs |
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All - Assessment Task 3b:Portfolio of Competencies - Clinical hours log | |
Goal: | Development of a portfolio of evidence of professional behaviours demonstrated during WIL experience |
Product: | Journal |
Format: | During your WIL experience, you are required to complete four weeks of clinical placement. Attendance log must be signed by the Supervisor at the completion of each shift and, for QAS, confirmed by the OIC at the conclusion of the placement period. Due 13th November 1700hrs |
Criteria: |
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All - Assessment Task 3c:Portfolio of Competencies - WIL experience in accordance with the Codes of Conduct | |
Goal: | Development of a portfolio of evidence of professional behaviours demonstrated during WIL experience |
Product: | Code of Conduct |
Format: | To be eligible to pass, you are required to complete the clinical placement satisfactorily according to the criteria below. See Canvas for the link to the Code of Conduct. Due 13th November 1700hrs |
Criteria: |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Mandatory uniform and personal protective safety equipment as outlined in the clinical practicum handbook.
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
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