INTEGRATED CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY

PAR3ICR

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject further develops the students understanding of the diversity of cardiac and respiratory patients. The student has the opportunity to integrate these concepts and skills into practice while on clinical placement in a range of health care facilities. This enables critical thinking, reflection and application of patient assessments and management strategies for the cardiac and respiratory cohort of patients.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: David Burns

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: PAR3PCR

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ambulance and MICA Paramedics

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Ambulance Victoria

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Ambulance Victoria

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Huszar's ECG and 12-Lead Interpretation

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Wesley

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Elsevier

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject

Total hours/days required: 80 hours

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: Immunisations/Police Checks/Working with Children Checks are required as is the need to travel and potentially accommodation. No simulation or scenarios as subject is completed via distance education

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Determine and perform your roles and responsibilities in paramedic services and other parts of the emergency health system under general supervision
02. Individually and as part of a team, construct and perform comprehensive assessments of patients with a diverse range of cardiac and/or respiratory conditions in a variety of clinical placement settings.
03. Using theoretical knowledge and evidence based practice, justify the out of hospital management of patient conditions of a cardiac or respiratory nature, and apply this management to a range of clinical presentations
04. Individually and as part of a team, manage, monitor and reassess patients with cardiac and respiratory conditions
05. Formulate and articulate a handover of a respiratory and/or cardiac patient, demonstrating the verbal and nonverbal communication skills necessary for competent clinical paramedic practice.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Off Campus

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: David Burns

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 33 - 43
Ten 10.00 hours placement - off site other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 33 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
Twelve 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

IMIST-AMBO handover video assessment (1500 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO5

Four Online quizzes (1000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Case study: clinical case generated on placement (2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Clinical preceptor report using national professional competency standardsHurdle requirementNeed to meet professional competency standards and clinical placement attendance as required by paramedic registration and accreditation bodies. Tasks are provided to students online via Pebble Pad Clinical Placement ModuleNational professional competency standards include: safe practice, standards of conduct, delivery of clinical practice, and attendance.

N/AN/AN/AYesnullSILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5