Overview
This unit is designed to equip primary healthcare paramedics with the essential knowledge and skills required for effective medication prescribing across diverse clinical settings. It covers the foundational aspects of pharmacology, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug interactions, and rational medication use. Additionally, it focuses on interpreting and applying prescribing guidelines, navigating legal, cultural and ethical considerations, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. You will also learn to critically assess patient information, make evidence-based prescribing decisions, and cultivate effective communication and collaboration skills vital for interprofessional practice. This comprehensive unit provides a well-rounded foundation for primary healthcare paramedics seeking to excel in medication prescribing, ultimately improving patient care and outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
PMSC20013 - Primary Healthcare 2 as a pre-requisite unit
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 3 - 2026
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).
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.