Overview
You will develop an understanding of the need to adapt paramedic practice for special populations. At the completion of this unit you will be able to effectively integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to manage the treatment of the obstetric, neonate, paediatric, and elderly patients. Knowledge and skills will be developed through a series of coursework and practical exercises. You will be required to have access to a computer to make frequent use of internet resources and attend a residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
PMSC12001 Procedures and Skills in Paramedic Care PMSC12004 Advanced Electrophysiology and Coronary Care
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).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2017
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).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
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.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Moodle
The residential school should be longer, I found in the short few days I really did have a chance to learn and remember the skills (it felt like cramming for an exam) perhaps if it was longer I would be able to remember and restore the information
Will review and discuss this with the discipline lead.
Feedback from Moodle
Res school was a little early in the term, however I understand limitations with resources and placement schedules
This has been resolved with 2017 Residential scheduled for late in the term
- Explain the major anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and their clinical relevance
- Explain the anatomical and physiological differences in paediatric and geriatric patients and their clinical relevance
- Function safely and competently, drawing on theoretical and technical knowledge for the management and care of obstetric, paediatric and geriatric patients
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 70% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 70% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics
Edition: 2nd (2015)
Authors: Curtis & Ramsden
Elsevier
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
Binding: Hardcover
PMSC12003 Special Populations in Paramedic Practice
Edition: Custom Text (2012)
Authors: Richard Beebe and Jeffrey Myers
Delmar, Cengage Learning
New York New York , USA
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
e.moore@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Normal Pregnancy
Normal Childbirth
Chapter
Part 2 Extract 3 & Extract 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture in Rockhampton (scheduled to be recorded for Distance Students). Web-based resources.
Module/Topic
Complications of Pregnancy
Care of the Normal Newborn
Pre-Residential Peadiatrics
Chapter
Part 2 - Extract 4 & Extract 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture in Rockhampton (scheduled to be recorded for Distance Students). Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Complications of Childbirth
Pre-Residential Geriatrics
Chapter
Part 2 Extract 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture in Rockhampton (scheduled to be recorded for Distance Students). Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Special Considerations in Neonatology
Chapter
Part 2 Extract 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessment of a Stable Child
Chapter
Part 3 Extract 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
The Critically Ill Child
Chapter
Part 3 Extract 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Pediatric Medical Emergencies
Chapter
Part 3 Extract 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Child Abuse or Neglect
Chapter
Part 3 Extract 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Geriatrics
Chapter
Part 4 Extract 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Patients with Special Challenges
Chapter
Part 4 Extract 13
Events and Submissions/Topic
Web-based resources. Pre-Recorded lectures
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
There are THREE (3) online quizzes.
QUIZ ONE: Available from the 31st July 2017 - 13th August 2017 2345hrs
QUIZ TWO & THREE: Available from the 11th September 2017 - 24th September 2017 2345hrs
You must achieve a minimum pass mark of 50% in each quiz; it is an open book assessment.
You will only be given one attempt for each quiz
The quizzes will consist of some or all of these categories:
- Multiple Choice
- True False
- Sequence questions
- Short answer
Each quiz will be worth 10% individually
For this assessment task no late submissions will be accepted. Therefore each quiz which makes up this assessment task must be completed by the due date. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the task after this date, and there will be no opportunity to apply a late penalty of five per cent per day.
3
Quiz One: 13/08/2017 Quiz Two & Three: 24/09/2017
Students will recieve instant feedback via the Moodle Website
Every student must attempt and achieve 50% for each quiz to pass this unit. You will only have one attempt at each quiz, this is an open text book quiz
- Explain the major anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and their clinical relevance
- Explain the anatomical and physiological differences in paediatric and geriatric patients and their clinical relevance
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
There are two parts to this assessment item:
PART A: OSCE (30%)
PART B: Scenario Report (40%)
You must achieve a passing mark for both sections (A & B) to be eligible to pass this assessment item.
PART A: OSCE
This is an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). There will be up to four (4) OSCE stations, each designed to assess your knowledge and practical skills acquired during this unit.
- There will be three (3) short case OSCE where students will be allocated 10mins per station, with a mix of station types and competencies tested.
: Voice Viva
: Fill in the blanks
: Quiz
: Mini Scenario
Each short case OSCE will be worth 5% individually towards the total percentage for this term
- There will also be one (1) long case OSCE where students will be allocated 20mins to complete the assessment. The long case OSCE 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 OSCE will be worth 15% towards the total percentage for this item
Feedback for the Short and Long cases will be provided AFTER the residential and there will be no opportunity given to re-sit any of the assessments
CRITICAL ERRORS:
According to the Encyclopaedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health, "Critical" can be defined as: Extremely important or essential; and "Error" can be defined as: a defect or mistake in structure or function.
Critical errors in this unit will be classed as anything that causes immediate harm to yourself, partner, patient or bystanders and/or any procedure that is performed outside the scope of practice. During any form of assessment, if any of the following are witnessed the assessment will immediately cease and no marks will be given for that item:
- Unsafe defibrillation
- Incorrect joules delivered to the patient
- Defibrillation of an unshockable rhythm
- Failure to recognise a shockable rhythm
- No or incomplete drug check
- Incorrect sharps disposal
- Performing a skill and/or procedure outside the scope of practice taught to you in PMSC12001 (2017) and PMSC12003 (2017)
You have to complete and pass this assessment item to pass the unit
PART B: SCENARIO REPORT
You are required to develop one scenario based on a condition specific to either of the three populations that this course is based on (obstetrics, geriatrics and paediatrics).
You will be required to address the following topics:
- Assessor Information- Stating goals of scenario and outcomes
- Dispatch details
- Case History/Overview
- Patient complaint and background history
- Current signs and symptoms
- Explain the patients physical findings and discuss the pathophysiological processes that are causing them
- List possible pertinent negatives and why they are relevant
- Provide a provisional diagnosis and at least two differential diagnosis with justification
- Develop management pathways, including treatment and pharmacological therapy
- Include in your management pathway:
o Correct management and subsequent vital sign survey
o Incorrect management and subsequent vital sign survey
An exemplar will be provided to you on the course Moodle page.
The report will be worth 40% towards the total percentage for this item.
You have to complete and pass this assessment item to pass the unit.
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
The Practical Assessment will take place during the Residential School
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2017)
The assessment rubric for this assessment will be made available to students via the Moodle Website prior to attendance at the Residential School
- Explain the major anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and their clinical relevance
- Explain the anatomical and physiological differences in paediatric and geriatric patients and their clinical relevance
- Function safely and competently, drawing on theoretical and technical knowledge for the management and care of obstetric, paediatric and geriatric patients
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
