par5cmb paramed clinical placemnt b
PARAMEDICAL CLINICAL PLACEMENT B
PAR5CMB
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students undertaking the Bachelor of Paramedic Practice and Bachelor of Public Health Promotion program are required to undertake clinical placements to develop their professional knowledge, clinical practice and professional behaviours. In this second clinical placement subject, students will have an opportunity to integrate theory into practice, under supervision, in a wider range of clinical and community settings. Students will undertake placements in aged care, rural health and ambulance service settings. These varied clinical experiences will enable students to develop as clinicians within the framework of the Paramedics Australasia Competency Standards for Paramedics. While on clinical placement, students will have the opportunity to practice and develop their clinical skills in the management of patients with chronic and acute health conditions in supervised clinical environments.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSusan Furness
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites PAR4ATM & PAR4PMB
Co-requisites PAR3GSN & PHE3BRH
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSusan Furness
Class requirements
Placement - Off Site
One 17.0 days placement - off site per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"Students undertake 4 weeks ( approximately 17.5 x 8-hour days or 140 hours of clinical placement )"
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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relective essay | Essay on the role of paramedics in the aged care and/or rural health settings (2,000 word equivalent) | 100 |