Unit Synopsis
This unit is one of three (3) clinical placement units within the course. In this unit, you will apply clinical knowledge and skills at an intermediate level in a clinical setting with an approved provider. You will complete a placement of a minimum of 200 hours (rostered across six weeks) with an approved clinical provider, applying a defined scope of practice under supervision. You will demonstrate your competency of newly acquired skills and engage in structured reflective practice activities to support self-directed learning.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Please note: Any student who has not successfully completed a PMSC residential school within the preceding 12 months or undertaken a clinical placement unit, should consult with the Head of Course to discuss completing a PMSC12001 Procedures & Skills refresher. This ensures currency with all contemporary skills and procedures in line with industry standards and professional capabilities. 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 1 - 2027 Profile
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. Professional Practice Placement | 0% |
| 2. Case Study | 0% |
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.
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 Unit Teaching Evaluation
The provision of a prewritten case study was met with mixed feedback. Previously, students have completed a grand rounds presentation based on a case attended on clinical placement. Students reported that whilst the pre-written case study was a useful task to respond to, they felt it would be more meaningful to focus on a case attended on clinical placement.
Update the assessment task to draw on clinical placement experience. Reflection is a key focus of work-integrated learning and can be achieved through a reflective case study response to a case attended on clinical placement.
A reflective case study based on a patient encounter during clinical placement was introduced as Assessment Task 2 for this offering.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation
Update learning materials within the unit, whilst mindful of study load on clinical placement.
Continue to update learning materials within the unit. Ensure resources are concise, relevant to clinical placement and easy to access.
The unit Moodle site was updated for this offering to align with the revised unit profile approved following the previous offering in Term 1, 2025.
Source: Informal student feedback
Students reported that the reflective case study assessment was relevant to their clinical placement experiences and provided an authentic opportunity to reflect on clinical practice.
Continue to provide authentic assessment activities that enable students to apply and reflect on learning from their own clinical placement experiences. The reflective case study will be retained in future offerings given its alignment with the unit learning outcomes and clinical placement experience.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply clinical reasoning and practical skills at an intermediate level within the clinical setting to provide safe, culturally responsive and evidence-informed care
- Integrate the principles of reflective practice into clinical reasoning and professional conduct in the context of paramedicine
- Demonstrate the ethical, legal, and professional requirements, responsibilities, and boundaries associated with paramedic practice.
The Paramedicine Board of Australia requires that units align with the Professional capabilities for registered paramedics, which consist of five (5) domains. The below section aligns the proposed learning outcomes with these domains. In addition, the learning outcomes have been aligned with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Ambulance Health Service Standards.
Professional Capabilities for Registered Paramedics
| Standard/Attribute/Criteria | Learning Outcomes |
|
Domain 1: The professional; and ethical practitioner 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
|
Domain 2: The communicator and the collaborator 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.8, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.2.6 |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
|
Domain 3: The evidence-based practitioner 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4 |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
|
Domain 4: The safety and risk management practitioner 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.6.1, 4.6.5, 4.6.6 |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
|
Domain 5: The paramedicine practitioner 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.3.4, 5.3.6, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.5.3, 5.6.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, 5.6.4, |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
| Standard | Learning Outcomes |
|
Clinical Governance 1.01c, 1.06a, 1.07a, 1.10b, 1.11a, 1.11c, 1.13b, 1.16b, 1.16c, 1.19b, 1.20a, 1.20b, 1.20d, 1.22a, 1.23a, 1.23b, 1.23c, 1.26, 1.27a, 1.27b, 1.28b, 1.28d |
LO1, LO2, LO3 |
| Partnering and Consumers 2.01b, 2.04, 2.05a, 2.05b, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.10a, 2.10b, 2.10c | LO1, LO2, LO3 |
| Preventing and Controlling infections 3.02b, 3.07b, 3.07c, 3.07f, 3.08g, 3.09b, 3.10a, 3.10b, 3.12, 3.13a, 3.13b, 3.13c | LO1, LO2, LO3 |
| Medication safety 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.10a, 4.10b, 4.10c, 4.11, 4.12a, 4.12b, 4.14a, 4.14b, 4.14c | LO1, LO2, LO3 |
| Comprehensive care 5.04a, 5.04b, 5.04c, 5.04d, 5.05a, 5.05b, 5.06, 5.08, 5.10a, 5.10b, 5.10c, 5.11, 5.13a, 5.13b, 5.13c, 5.13d, 5.13e, 5.13f, 5.14a, 5.14b, 5.14c, 5.14d, 5.30a, 5.30b, 5.33 | LO1, LO2, LO3 |
| Communicating for Safety 6.01a, 6.01b, 6.03a, 6.03b, 6.03c, 6.04a, 6.04b, 6.04c, 6.06a, 6.06b, 6.07a, 6.07b, 6.07c, 6.08a, 6.08b, 6.08c, 6.08d, 6.08e, 6.08f, 6.09a, 6.09b, 6.10, 6.11a, 6.11b, 6.11c | LO1, LO2 |
| Recognising and responding to Acute Deterioration 8.01a, 8.01b, 8.03a, 8.03b, 8.03c, 8.04a, 8.04b, 8.04c, 8.05a, 8.05b, 8.05c, 8.05d, 8.05e, 8.06a, 8.06b, 8.06c, 8.06d, 8.06e, 8.07, 8.09, 8.10, 8.12, 8.13 | LO1, LO2 |
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | • |
| 2 - Case Study | • | • | |
| 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 | • | • | • |
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |