You will be required to complete two (2) online quizzes. The quizzes will open for ten days, and each quiz will have a specific time limit imposed.

The quizzes will be made up of questions exploring content based on previous weeks' content (including lecture materials, online modules, links, and required reading). Quizzes are accumulative and the content will aggregate across the term.

Quiz 1 Online (Due Monday 17/04/2023 9am) 15%

This is to review and assess the content that was delivered from week 1 to week 5.

This quiz will comprise multiple-choice, short and long-answer questions.

Assessment Requirements:

Please access the Online Quiz 1 in the Assessment Block on the Moodle page for PMSC11002.

PLEASE NOTE: The marks for online quizzes 1 and 2 will be combined – to pass you must achieve 50% of the overall marks available on offer for this assessment item. These quizzes MUST be submitted by the times indicated in the assessment tasks. This is an individual assessment with no collaboration allowed. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the tasks after the specified dates, and there will be no opportunity to apply a late penalty of five per cent per day. You will only receive 1 attempt at the quiz.

Quiz 2 Online (Due Monday 05/06/2023 9am) 15%

This is to review and assess the content that was delivered from week 6 to week 12.

This quiz will comprise of multiple choice, short and long answer questions.

Assessment Requirements:

Please access the Online Quiz 2 in the Assessment Block on the Moodle page for PMSC11002.

PLEASE NOTE: The marks for online quizzes 1 and 2 will be combined – to pass you must achieve 50% of the overall marks available on offer for this assessment item. These quizzes MUST be submitted by the times indicated in the assessment tasks. This is an individual assessment with no collaboration allowed. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the tasks after the specified dates, and there will be no opportunity to apply a late penalty of five per cent per day. You will only receive 1 attempt at the quiz.

Please access the Online Quizzes in the Assessment Block on the Moodle page for PMSC11002.

The online quizzes will contain multiple choice, short and long answer questions from lecture and resource material in weeks 1 - 12. These quizzes will test your patient assessment knowledge and other key points covered within this unit. This quiz will be accessed through your Moodle assessment block in the PMSC11002 site.

Quiz 1 will cover material from week 1 all the way through to week 5 inclusively. 

Quiz 2 will cover material from week 6 all the way through to week 12 inclusively. 

You have to pass this assessment item to pass the unit 

You will be required to complete a workbook exploring the knowledge gained throughout this unit. You will be required to work through the tasks set out in the workbook and complete your answers in a separate document. These tasks support your continued professional development through structured self-directed learning. The workbook will be provided to you via the Moodle page along with an assessment video. This task will involve a mixture of short answer responses, research, critical reviews and mini-essays.

Please review the workbook thoroughly before commencing. You must complete all parts of the workbooks according to the instructions provided, ensuring that all work is referenced as per instructions in the workbook.

You will be required to demonstrate the theoretical knowledge taught to you throughout this unit. This will be conducted through varying tasks throughout the workbook. The workbook will have points awarded to each task with the accumulation of these points being the final result. The workbook and marking rubrics will be provided on the unit Moodle page. The assessment will be based on marking criteria covering the following key points:

• Successful completion of each task

• Well articulated, researched and referenced work provided throughout the workbook.

You need to pass this assessment item to pass the unit 

Preamble

Theoretical knowledge and the practical application of this knowledge is vital when performing the role of paramedic. In this assessment, you will need to articulate your theoretical knowledge gained within this unit as well as apply the knowledge to successfully undertake a variety of Case Management Exercises (CMEs) to a novice level.

To attain a passing grade, you will need to complete the tasks below. All of these will be conducted at a residential school or laboratory session, using simulated environments and patients.

Task Description

You will need to complete four (4) CME stations, each designed to assess your knowledge and practical skills acquired during this unit.

Stations one (1) and two (2) will involve two (2) short case assessments where you will be allocated 10mins per station, with a mix of station types and competencies tested.

Some examples are:

: Voice Viva

: Fill in the blanks

: Quiz

: Mini Scenario

Each short case CME will be worth 10% individually towards the total percentage for this term.

Station three will involve one (1) long case assessment where you will be allocated 20mins to complete the assessment. The long case assessment will be in the format of a structured scenario looking at the following areas:

: Patient assessment and history taking

: Evidence gathering and patient treatment

: Implementation of interventions, procedures and skills

: Overall patient and scene management

The long-case CME will be worth 15% of the total percentage for this item.

Station four (4) will follow on from station three and involve reflective practice, where you will review your performance in the long case OSCE; this reflection report will go towards the final 5% for this assessment item.

Feedback for this assessment will be provided AFTER the residential and there will be no opportunity given to re-sit any of the assessments.

CRITICAL ERRORS:

Critical errors in this unit will be classed as anything that causes immediate harm to yourself, your partner, patient or bystanders and/or any procedure that is performed outside the paramedic scope of practice. During any form of assessment, if any of the following are witnessed it will be deemed as unsafe practice:

Unsafe defibrillation

Incorrect joules delivered to the patient

Defibrillation of an unshockable rhythm

Failure to recognise a shockable rhythm (>1min)

No or incomplete drug check

Incorrect sharps disposal

Performing a skill and/or procedure outside the scope of practice taught to you in PMSC11002 

Any grossly unsafe practice as deemed by the assessing academic

Theoretical knowledge and the practical application of this knowledge is vital when performing the role of paramedic. In this assessment, you will need to articulate your theoretical knowledge gained within this unit as well as apply the knowledge to successfully undertake a variety of Case Management Exercises (CMEs) at a novice level. The assessment will be based on marking criteria covering the following key points:

• Successful completion of each component of the assessment
• Safe and competent demonstration of each component in a timely manner  

CRITICAL ERRORS:

Critical errors in this unit will be classed as anything that causes immediate harm to yourself, your partner, patient or bystanders and/or any procedure that is performed outside the paramedic scope of practice. During any form of assessment, if any of the following are witnessed it will be deemed as unsafe practice:

Unsafe defibrillation

Incorrect joules delivered to the patient

Defibrillation of an unshockable rhythm

Failure to recognise a shockable rhythm (>1min)

No or incomplete drug check

Incorrect sharps disposal

Performing a skill and/or procedure outside the scope of practice taught to you in PMSC11002 

Any grossly unsafe practice as deemed by the assessing academic

You need to attempt and pass this assessment item to pass the unit