Overview
This unit is the second of three work-integrated learning units within the Bachelor of Paramedic Science Course. The unit requires you to apply clinical knowledge and skills at an intermediate level in the acute prehospital care environment. You will complete a total of four weeks of clinical placement with an approved ambulance service, spending two weeks each at rural and urban ambulance stations. With CQUniversity, you have unique access to rural clinical placement locations across all regions of Queensland, from the south-west outback up to Mornington Island in the far north. Rural and remote area paramedics in these regions perform an expanded role within the healthcare system that is typically broader than that of urban paramedics, and you will experience and directly compare the operational and clinical practices of paramedics in your geographically diverse placement areas.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre requisites: PMSC12002 Clinical Paramedic Practice 1PMSC12003 Special Populations in Paramedic PracticePMSC12005 Paramedic Medical Emergencies 2 Please note: Any student who has within the last 12 months NOT attended either a PMSC unit residential school, OR a PMSC clinical placement unit, MUST contact the Unit Coordinator to arrange repeat attendance of PMSC12001 Procedures & Skills residential school only PRIOR to undertaking any clinical placement.
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 - 2021
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).
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 pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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.
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning and practical skills within the acute prehospital care setting
- While examining the expanded paramedic role within the public health system, compare and contrast paramedic practice in urban and rural locations with a focus on best practice in culturally sensitive prehospital care.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |
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1 | 2 | |
1 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||
2 - Presentation - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |
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1 | 2 | |
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
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||||||||
2 - Presentation - 0% |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.mceachern@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
This week we cover all necessary information on your two clinical placement rotations, including assessment tasks, paperwork, and support systems.
We also focus on student and academic integrity.
Chapter
Read the Clinical Placement Guide prior to the commencement of placement, and ensure familiarisation with assessment tasks and paperwork.
Read the information on cultural awareness.
Read the Code of Conduct and the Social Media Policy.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Orientation to rural prehospital care, and introduction to Indigenous health considerations and cultural awareness.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Before leaving for Rotation One, complete your Pre-Placement Self-Assessment and ensure all paperwork is printed and ready to go.
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Sit down with your mentors to discuss your learning goals and strong & week performance areas. You will also need to orient yourself to the station and to the local work area.
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Ensure your Mentors have signed your PAPERs prior to departure.
Module/Topic
Clinical Placement Break Week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ensure documents for Rotation One are finalized, and that your documents for Rotation Two are prepared.
Module/Topic
First week of Rotation Two.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Sit down with your mentors to discuss your learning goals and strong & week performance areas. You will also need to orient yourself to the station and to the local work area.
Module/Topic
Final week of Rotation Two.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ensure your Mentors have signed your PAPERs prior to departure.
Module/Topic
Ensure completion of PAPERs for submission on Friday.
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Continue working on your Presentation task.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Ensure completion of Presention for submission on Friday.
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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No further tasks.
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Due to COVID-19 restriction and reduced accessibility to clinical placement, the placement dates specified for this unit are flexible and may be altered to meet Industry availability. This is an outcome focused placement, delivered in line with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) accreditation standards. AHRPA accreditation standards support flexible approaches to clinical education with a focus on achievement of learning outcomes. Therefore this unit will not be contingent on an hours-based model, with Industry clinical placement delivery being projected at between three (3) and five (5) weeks in duration.
1 Professional Practice Placement
During your second clinical placement, you will continue to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in the prehospital environment, transitioning to an intermediate level of practice under the support and guidance of your supervising paramedic crew. A major aspect of your continued development is mentor feedback, providing you with independent commentary on your current clinical performance from the point of view of industry colleagues. The Placement Attendance & Performance Evaluation Reports (PAPERs) capture supervisor feedback on performance and attendance in written format for assessment.
This assessment task guides you and your crew through a review process designed to promote self-assessment on your part, and to prompt the most practical and useful type of feedback from mentors. You will complete these reports together with your supervising paramedic(s) so that you can discuss the feedback and grade choices. Your mentors or your OIC are also required to complete details of shift attendance and professional conduct for the purpose of academic verification.
It is important to note that these documents are not solely to confirm your completion of course requirements; they are equally valuable as evidence logs of your professionalism, conduct, and clinical performance that will support your future employment applications. For these reasons they are arguably the most valuable documents from your clinical placement, and it is imperative that you are diligent in completing them with your mentors as instructed.
Week 7 Friday (30 Apr 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
PAPERs are due at midnight on the first Friday following end of placement.
Week 10 Friday (21 May 2021)
Assessments are returned within three weeks of submission date.
Whilst attending placement you will provide a copy of the Student Information Sheet to all mentors that you work with. This sheet provides information on appropriate performance expectations, the goals of this placement phase, and on the performance review process. Appropriate feedback and grading from your mentor depends upon their access to this information, and it also provides University contact details in the event of emergencies or problems, so please ensure that you follow this simple request.
Your submission must meet the following criteria to pass this assessment task:
- You must attend all scheduled shifts for both placement rotations. Minimum placement hours apply.
- You will complete one PAPER for Rotation One, and another PAPER for Rotation Two.
- You will submit both PAPERs together on the first Friday following completion of your final placement rotation.
- All fields must be completed in full according to directions on the Information Sheet at the front of the document.
- Your shift attendance log must be verified as true and correct by either one of your mentors or your station OIC.
- Notify the placement host by phone asap of any unplanned absenteeism; next complete the Absenteeism Notification form in Moodle and notify the Course Coordinator via email. Absences must be logged on the shift log, and arrangements made to complete missed hours.
- Minimum expectations of clinical performance and professional conduct grades are detailed within the submission checklist on the back of each PAPER.
- Direct reports from industry of student misconduct, or of significant concerns regarding clinical performance, are investigated fully and may impact successful completion of this assessment task.
- Direct industry reports can delay return of PAPERs due to the time delay incurred in gaining reports from shift-working paramedics and OICs, and subsequent investigations.
- Please scan all pages of your PAPERs, and compile into ONE SINGLE PDF file for submission via Moodle.
Further information and examples of completed documentation are provided on Moodle. Attendance and mentor reports are subject to random validity checks with placement hosts.
Professional conduct:
Your professional conduct during clinical placement is subject to evaluation. Significant penalties, ranging from course failure to program expulsion, exist for students whose conduct and/or actions breach University policies and/or those of the industry placement host. Direct lines of communication exist between placement hosts and the University, and all complaints or concerns raised by industry representatives will be fully investigated. In such circumstances both student and industry perspectives are sought.
Please review the policies and rubrics for this assessment task prior to placement; these are available on the Moodle assessment page.
You must submit and pass this assessment to pass the course. This is a pass/fail assessment.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Demonstrate clinical reasoning and practical skills within the acute prehospital care setting
2 Presentation
For this assessment task you are required to submit a multi-media presentation. This presentation will be dedicated to a patient that you attended while on your clinical placement. You must use a case for which you were Patient Care Officer, you cannot use a case where you were an observer or second officer. You may utilise any media for your presentation, such as voice over PowerPoint, Prezi, or YouTube, however, it must contain both verbal and written elements.
Your grand rounds presentation must detail the following elements:
- Chief complaint and history of present illness
- Past Medical History including allergies, medications and social history
- Patient assessment and physical exam findings
- Impression, differential diagnosis and then main diagnosis
- Pathophysiology, manifestations of your working diagnosis
- Epidemiology of the condition
- Treatments and management plan and how those affected your patient
- Any difficulties with this case
- Reflect on the management provided to this patient.
- How would your management change if you were in a different environment i.e rural/urban.
- Patient Prognosis
- References in APA style.
Week 10 Friday (21 May 2021) 11:59 pm AEST
Due the fourth Friday after completion of placement.
Review/Exam Week Friday (11 June 2021)
Returned within three weeks of submission.
The presentation will be assessed in accordance with the rubric and information provided on the unit’s Moodle page. The following criteria are key points to be included:
- A recorded narration is required
- The presentation must address each of the main topic tasks as detailed in the task description
- Avoid superficial points or comments
- As this is a presentation, you should include images where appropriate, but these must be referenced in APA style
- Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times
- The presentation has no specified length in regards to the number of slides used, but the recorded presentation should be a minimum of 5 minutes and no longer than 7 minutes in duration
- All citations and references must be formatted in APA style
- This is a pass/fail assessment.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- While examining the expanded paramedic role within the public health system, compare and contrast paramedic practice in urban and rural locations with a focus on best practice in culturally sensitive prehospital care.
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.