CSB362 Integrated Paramedic Practice 1
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| Unit code: | CSB362 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | CSB330 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,488 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | CSB362 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | CSB330 |
| Coordinators: | Danielle O'Regan | danielle.oregan@qut.edu.au Celeste Trembath | celeste.trembath@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Through the use of case-based learning, clinical simulation and work integrated learning, this unit builds on CSB330 Foundations of Paramedicine by enhancing your ability to perform and reflect on culturally safe and person-centred assessment, including management aligning with professional standards. This unit provides you with your first three-week work-integrated learning opportunity in a paramedic care setting. During this supervised placement, you will demonstrate the foundational knowledge, skills and attributes required of a professional and ethical paramedic.
This is a designated unit which is essential to your course progression. Designated units include professional experience units, units requiring the development of particular skills, and units requiring demonstration of certain personal qualities. If you fail to achieve a satisfactory level of performance in a designated unit, you may be excluded from enrolment or will be put on academic probation. If you fail a designated unit twice within your course, you may be excluded. Supplementary assessment is not available on designated units.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Develop basic, patient-centred and culturally safe management plans, informed by a high-quality, systematic patient history and physical examination.
- Reflect on the clinical, communication and cultural safety knowledge, skills and values required to effectively interact in a health context.
- Use foundational knowledge, skills and values to safely and effectively provide healthcare in a supervised simulation and work-integrated learning environment.
- Promptly recognise a deteriorating patient and effectively communicate this to a supervisor.
- Work collaboratively, professionally and safely as a team assistant and observer in a paramedic care setting.
- Reflect on your performance during the work-integrated learning experience and implement strategies to enhance identified knowledge, skill and/or value gaps.
Content
- Extended understanding of the professional/regulatory bodies and standards relevant to paramedicine.
- Orientation to the work-integrated learning environment.
- Operating as a student in a paramedic care setting (safety, role, standards, responsibilities, communication, personal health and well-being).
- Safety in a dynamic and mobile care environment and human factors.
- Effective teamwork and the ability to function operationally.
- Building on knowledge, skills and values developed in CSB330 Foundations of Paramedicine:
- University, professional and regulatory expectations of a health student.
- A professional, culturally safe and structured approach to complex patient encounters.
- History taking, physical examination, the diagnostic process, clinical reasoning and decision making.
- Introduction to assisting with resuscitation and associated procedural skills.
- Evidence-informed clinical practice and professional writing.
- The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- Healthcare-associated infection and hand hygiene module
- Medication safety
- Recognising and responding to acute deterioration
- Introduction to clinical governance
- Communicating for safety (Introduction to the transfer of care - patient handover and clinical documentation)
- Support for learning
- Student Success Group support activities are embedded in CSB362
- Canvas Learning modules for academic writing
- Industry-relevant digital practices and technologies
- Utilise digital simulation equipment such as iSim, and CorPulse simulation technology
- Teach privacy and confidentiality with regard to digital documentation of patient records
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in an array of integrated and increasingly complex case-based, online and self-directed learning. Through collaboration in case-based learning groups, this unit fosters a reflexive learning environment preparing you to work in diverse and multidisciplinary teams.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback is provided in the following ways:
- Opportunity to receive formative feedback exists during all learning activities (for example, but not limited to peers, academic professional).
- Formative feedback is provided during and after clinical simulation activities.
- In addition to the assessment marking rubrics, specific feedback is provided on summative assessment items.
- General feedback on summative assessments is provided during learning activities and/or via online platforms.
Assessment
Overview
There are three (3) pieces of assessment to be completed in this unit. Each assessment item must be completed to a satisfactory standard to achieve an overall passing grade in this unit. This unit is a pass/fail unit. All assessment items are weighted evenly and students must complete all three assessment items to a satisfactory standard to fulfill the requirements to pass this unit.
Special Conditions of Assessment
As this is a designated work integrated learning unit, students must demonstrate safe practice in a simulated learning environment and the paramedic care setting. As such, special conditions apply to the assessment items as outlined below.
Please note:
- Where the assessment type is a placement performance (eg work-integrated learning) and the result is unsatisfactory, the student will not receive a resubmission attempt and an unsatisfactory grade will result.
Safety and orientation workshop
Prior to the work-integrated learning component, compulsory attendance at a safety and orientation workshop is required. Failure to attend the safety and orientation workshop will result in removal from the work-integrated learning component and an unsatisfactory grade for the placement performance assessment item.
Unit Grading Scheme
S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Reflective practice
Paramedicine involves the delivery of healthcare to all sectors of the community in a professional, equitable and ethical manner. We must understand the complex interconnections between the medical and non-medical factors influencing health outcomes. You need to identify from the provided ambulance case study, complex socio-cultural factors that have influenced the healthcare experience. Drawing on a complex, socio-cultural clinical case, you will reflect on the patient encounter, clinical management and Paramedicine Board professional capabilities for registered paramedics (Professional and ethical conduct, professional communication and collaboration, safety/risk management and paramedicine practice). From this reflection, you are required to identify key gaps in your knowledge, skills and/or values and develop a plan to address these areas.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
Students must achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment item to receive an overall S (satisfactory) grade for the unit.
Where a student receives an unsatisfactory result for an assessment task, they may receive one (1) resubmission attempt. To receive a resubmission attempt, a student must meet all of the following criteria:
- The student is not eligible for a deferred assessment (MOPP E/6.3.8);
- The student demonstrated a meaningful first attempt; AND
- The assessment is not a placement (work-integrated learning) performance assessment type.
Where a resubmission attempt is approved, students are advised to seek feedback on their initial submission or performance from the unit coordinator prior to the resubmission.
Assessment: Examination (Practical)
This clinical assessment (on-campus) involves the completion of physical and/or verbal tasks. You will demonstrate foundational level knowledge, skills and values relevant to the paramedic care setting, patient encounters and/or clinical management.
Students must undertake a Safety and Orientation Workshop – due week 9, prior to goiing out on placment
Threshold Assessment:
Students must achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment item to receive an overall S (satisfactory) grade for the unit.
Where a student receives an unsatisfactory result for an assessment task, they may receive one (1) resubmission attempt. To receive a resubmission attempt, a student must meet all of the following criteria:
- The student is not eligible for a deferred assessment (MOPP E/6.3.8);
- The student demonstrated a meaningful first attempt; AND
- The assessment is not a placement (work-integrated learning) performance assessment type.
Where a resubmission attempt is approved, students are advised to seek feedback on their initial submission or performance from the unit coordinator prior to the resubmission.
Assessment: Work-integrated learning assessment
This is a three (3) week placement as an observer and participant in a paramedic care setting. Clinical supervisors will provide feedback via a specifically designed assessment tool, on your knowledge, skills and values (including, but not limited to professionalism, communication skills, critical thinking, clinical knowledge, cultural safety and participation in the work-integrated learning environment).
Threshold Assessment:
Students must achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment item to receive an overall S (satisfactory) grade for the unit. As this assessment type is a placement performance (eg work-integrated learning), where a result is unsatisfactory, the student will not receive a resubmission attempt and an unsatisfactory grade will result.
Safety and orientation workshop
Prior to the work-integrated learning component, compulsory attendance at a safety and orientation workshop is required. Failure to attend the safety and orientation workshop will result in removal from the work-integrated learning component and an unsatisfactory grade for the placement performance assessment item.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Students must successfully complete the following before commencing their first clinical placement:
- Mandatory requirements as outlined by the Queensland Ambulance Service (https://www.ambulance.qld.gov.au/clinicalplacements.html) and QUT.
- Provide evidence of current apply first aid (HLTAID002) and provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (HLTAID001) certificates (or higher). Certificates must be from a nationally recognised training provider.
- Provide evidence of a current Standard Mental Health First Aid certificate. The unit coordinator will provide additional information on the requirements and opportunities to complete the course at QUT during week one of the semester.
Mandatory safety requirements
QUT Paramedic Science Student placement uniform and safety kit, which was required for CSB332 Integrated Paramedic Practice 1.
If necessary, please register via this link https://www.whatsinaname.net.au/my-account/ to order replacement uniform or safety kit items.
QUT has a formal risk assessment process which can be used to determine the types of risks and how you should handle them.
The following equipment will be required for tutorial throughout the course. Advice will be given by your lecturer at the beginning of the semester:
Stethoscope
Watch with second hand or display
Blue Card
A blue card is required to complete this unit. A blue card confirms that you have passed a screening of your criminal history (the Working with Children Check) and have been approved to work with children and young people. For more information on the blue card and how to apply please visit the QUT website.
Costs
All costs associated with clinical placements; including, but not limited to, travel, accommodation, incidentals, uniform, safety equipment, and clinical placement provider mandatory requirements.
Resources
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Talley & O'Connor's clinical examination : a systematic guide to physical diagnosis
Talley, Nicholas J., author.; O'Connor, Simon, author.
9th edition.
2022
Clinical skills for paramedic practice
Inglis, Dianne, editor.; Kenneally, Jeffrey, editor.
2021
Other
Stethoscope and watch as required in CSB330.
Risk Assessment Statement
The role of student paramedic can be hazardous. There is regular exposure to body fluids, medical sharps and defibrillators. During the on campus phase the risk is minimised and only simulated exercises are conducted. While undertaking this unit you should review the industry Health, Safety Environment (HSE) guidelines that protect qualified staff and students in day-to-day practice.
Students must successfully complete the following before commencing this unit:
- Mandatory requirements as outlined at QUT.
Mandatory safety requirements
Closed in shoes, long trousers to ankle and shirt covering torso including shoulders
If necessary, please register via this link https://www.whatsinaname.net.au/my-account/ to order replacement uniform or safety kit items.