6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Mr Nathan Stam
Mr Rob Lasslett
Unit guides
Synopsis
This unit addresses the theoretical underpinnings required to develop in the student an appropriate level of knowledge, understanding and skill related to the provision of care to the adult population in the circumstances of commonly encountered medical emergencies.
Previous clinical experience of the student is employed as the benchmark for identifying the key differences in the advanced life support measures and interventions available to manage these conditions as an intensive care paramedic.
Students must be actively engaged in appropriate clinical practice, clinical placements or clinical simulation to achieve the outcomes of this unit.
It is expected that students will gain an advanced authority to practice after demonstrating the requisite clinical knowledge, skills and training of this unit as per the local statutory guidelines after completing an internship at the end of their course.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to;
- Analyse the epidemiology of acute and chronic medical illness/disease and synthesise the available contemporary evidence base to inform and/or support improvements in the approach to the management of medical emergencies;
- Formulate treatment pathways for medical patients through the application of clinical decision-making frameworks and problem-solving;
- Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimes using the relevant drugs available for the intensive care management of medical conditions;
- Implement knowledge, skills and evidence based practice to professionally manage a medical emergency as an intensive care paramedic;
- Assess the benefits of pre-hospital advanced medical interventions and the related role of the intensive care paramedic in the management of medical conditions;
- Evaluate how community emergency health practitioners might relate to and coordinate with hospital intensive care units in the management of patients with emergency medical conditions.
Assessment
- 4 x Problem Based Learning forums (1,600 words) (20%)
- Assignment (2,500 words) (40%) (Hurdle)
- Final Exam (MCQ, SAQ and Case Studies) (2 hours) (40%) (hurdle)
Workload requirements
Students will be expected to complete at least 6 hours of distance education directed learning and a minimum of 6 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week.
If completed on-campus, students will be expected to complete the equivalent of 6 hours of lectures, seminars or online tutorials per week in addition to 6 hours of self-directed learning.
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