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Unit Synopsis
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.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisite - 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). |
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| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2019
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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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Quiz(zes) | 60% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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.
Source: Student feedback
Assessment alignment needs improvement.
A review of the assessment strategy and all assessment tasks will be undertaken to ensure alignment with the expected academic standards and learning outcomes for the unit.
This was undertaken with great attention to detail. Feedback was sought from senior paramedic lecturers and curriculum design specialists to ensure assessment strategy were aligned.
Source: Student feedback, staff feedback, Unit Coordinator observation
Obstetric and neonatal manikins showing wear and tear.
Discussions are to occur with the HoC regarding the state of manikins and equipment.
This was not an issue this term. With the students numbers from Term 1, 2025 and practicum outstanding students from 2024, we selected manikins that were newest with no or minimal damage. There was only one residential school with low student numbers. There is a new Head of Course for undergraduate for paramedics and will discuss further prior to commencement of Term 1, 2026 if can purchase repair kits to stitch tears to manikins.
Source: T1 2025 SUTE Unit Comment Report
It would be good to group the video lectures together and have the pdf materials below them in the same order.
Will ensure the current format is aligned and group all the weekly content into one large PDF and one large video at the end of the week for students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- 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
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | |
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | ||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • |
| 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 | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||