PAR5460 - Transition to practice in the intensive care simulated environment - 2019

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)

Dr Linda Ross

Coordinator(s)

Dr Linda Ross

Unit guides

Offered

Notting Hill

  • Summer semester A 2019 (On-campus block of classes)

Prerequisites

PAR5420, PAR5430, PAR5440, PAR5480

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: 3876, 3877, 3878, M6015

Prohibitions

PAR5470

Synopsis

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to;

  1. Explain the impact of human factors upon the development of expert clinical decision making and clinical judgement
  2. Analyse an emergency situation and demonstrate both scene and clinical leadership to formulate and implement appropriate clinical care
  3. Competently perform high ranging life-saving clinical skills safely and efficiently in a simulated environment
  4. Competently perform a range of paramedic skills including advanced airway management, diagnostics and the administration of pharmacotherapeutic agents.
  5. Apply theoretic concepts of paramedicine to a simulated clinical setting
  6. Evaluate the outcome of the simulation, using reflective practice as the basis for improvements to their ongoing patient care practices.

Outcomes

This units aims to prepare the student for clinical practice by using simulation-training methods to improve the understanding of human factors and their impact on the quality of team-based clinical care within the specific emergency paramedic environment.

The unit will allow the student to implement key clinical skills and practice clinical judgment, clinical decision making with implementation of management within a broad range of simulated emergencies and objective, structured clinical exams (OSCEs).

Assessment

  • Portfolio (50%)
  • OSCE (50%)

Off-campus attendance requirements

Students will be expected to complete at least 6 hours of internet learning or and a minimum of 6 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week. If completed on-campus sessions, students will be expected to attend the equivalent of 6 hours of lectures, seminars and tutorials per week and complete a minimum of 6 hours of self-directed learning.

Students will be expected to complete at least 6 hours of internet learning or and a minimum of 6 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week prior to engaging in the simulation exercises.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study