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PMSC12003 Special Populations in Paramedic Practice
Special Populations in Paramedic Practice
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General Information

Overview

In this unit you will develop the capacity to engage with, assess, and manage obstetrics and paediatric patients. Upon completion of this unit, you will be able to draw upon your knowledge of pathophysiology, epidemiology, and aetiology to provide professional, situational, and culturally appropriate treatment pathways for managing these special populations.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite - PMSC12001 Procedures and Skills in Paramedic Practice, PMSC11004 Paramedic Medical Emergencies 1 and 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 1 - 2025

Mixed Mode

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).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
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Previous Student Feedback

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 Student Feedback

Feedback

Inconsistencies were identified between academics at residential school

Recommendation

All academics teaching in the unit will receive identical explicit instruction. A Zoom meeting will be held before residential school to ensure all academics are consistently trained in assessment facilitation.

Feedback from Student Feedback

Feedback

There was limited opportunity to complete enough scenarios at residential school due to large group numbers

Recommendation

Attempt to employ more casual staff members to ensure appropriate academic/student ratios to assist students in getting exposure to scenarios.

Feedback from Student Feedback

Feedback

Unit layout was well received by students, with equal time allocated to obstetric and paediatric patients

Recommendation

Keep the layout similar in future deliveries of the unit.

Feedback from Student Feedback/Unit Coordinator reflection

Feedback

The time limit for the first quiz was very tight. An extra 10 - 15 minutes would be beneficial

Recommendation

Increase the allocated time for the first quiz.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator reflection/student feedback

Feedback

Some students struggled with the understanding and interpretation of the written assessment details.

Recommendation

Provide extra discussion around the written assessment to ensure understanding from students.

Feedback from Student feedback

Feedback

More tutorial sessions would be useful.

Recommendation

Schedule more tutorial sessions throughout the unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 17 February 2025
Academic Integrity Statement

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This unit profile has not yet been finalised.