| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Paramedic Clinical Diagnostics I |
| Unit ID: | HCPAR5011 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | (HCPAR5001) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 069905 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
Clinical Diagnostics 1 is designed to be taught in conjunction with Clinical Paramedicine 1. It will introduce the participant to the Clinical Practice Guidelines and their application. This unit introduces the student to paramedicine and pre hospital assessment and care with a focus on common medical presentations. Utilising models of practice, the student will develop in the fundamentals of Paramedicine practical and theoretical clinical competencies. These will include an introduction to the pre hospital ambulance management of patients both at scene and in moving vehicle for presentations including cardiac/respiratory, pre hospital analgesia, mental health and paediatrics. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | |  | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Summarise the Clinical Practise Guideline (CPG) and work within these guidelines to inform paramedic scope of practise. |
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| K2. | Distinguish the anatomical and physiological differences of the paediatric patient and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of appropriate assessment and management of these patients. |
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| K3. | Demonstrate a clear understanding of the assessment and management of pre hospital medical emergencies with particular focus on cardiac and respiratory presentations. |
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| K4. | Appraise the Mental Health Act and understand the implications to assessment and management of mental health presentations within the pre hospital setting. |
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| K5. | Examine pre hospital analgesia and discuss the legal, moral and ethical implications of ‘standing orders’. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Demonstrate competently the ability to apply specialised skills and knowledge into a practical environment through successful completion of Objective Standard Clinical Examinations (OSCE). |
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| S2. | Operate within the boundaries of the Clinical Practise Guidelines and provide appropriate management with a particular focus of the pre hospital cardiac and respiratory presentation. |
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| S3. | Calculate medication doses and volumes without the aid of an electronic device with a particular focus on paediatric medication administration. |
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| S4. | Make appropriate judgements using the Mental Health Assessment tool and implement care in accordance with the Mental Health Act and Clinical Practise Guidelines. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate the management of cardiac, respiratory, mental health and pain relief presentations within the pre hospital scope of practise with a particular focus on Clinical Practise Guidelines. |
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| A2. | Determine the legal and ethical obligations in regards to the Mental Health Act and engage professionally with other emergency services when providing pre hospital care to the mentally unwell. |
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| A3. | Develop an understanding of the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, emotional, mental and developmental differences in regards to paediatric patients and demonstrate appropriate adjusted assessment skills. |
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| Unit Content: |
The Clinical Practice Guidelines will be analysed in depth to support the learning in this unit. This course will examine the unit and pre-hospital management of cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies. It will also introduce concepts of care for the paediatric patient and basic methods of assessment. The participant will gain an understanding of the patient with a mental illness and the relevant legal and ethical aspects of the Mental Health Act. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate high-level skills to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups Students will be required to display (in person and/or online) high-level skills in-person and/or online in: • Effective verbal and non-verbal communication via a range of synchronous and asynchronous methods • Active listening for meaning and influencing • High-level empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating extended conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply leadership skills and behaviours Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating, contributing to, and enabling collegial environments • Showing self-awareness and the ability to self-reflect for personal growth • Inspiring and enabling others • Making informed and evidence-based decisions through consultation with others • Displaying initiative and ability to solve problems | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complex and ambiguous environments, using their imagination to create new ideas Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically on complex problems • Synthesising, evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Proposing alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts through deep inquiry • Proposing creative solutions in problem solving | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work proficiently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks Students will be required to display high-level skills in: • Finding, accessing, collating, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and appropriately and securely sharing complex digital information at a high-level • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Using digital tools appropriately to conduct research • Contributing proficiently to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and utilising digital learning opportunities | 1 - Yes | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to think ethically and sustainably. Students will be required to display skills in: • The responsible conduct of research • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in multiple global economic environmental and societal contexts • Demonstrating commitment to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Generating research solutions which are sustainable,ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable • Extending lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Demonstrate extended actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | 1 - Yes |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3 |
Examination of 2 hours consisting of a combination of multiple choice questions, short answers questions and/or case study based questions to determine understanding and application of unit content. |
Examination |
60% - 80% |
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| 2. |
K1, K3, S2, S3, A1, A3 |
Design a quick reference guide for the ambulance management (ALS) of a patient with a predetermined medical condition (i.e. chest pain). Use a scenario to demonstrate the assessment and management for this presentation. |
Clinical Approach Assignment |
20% - 40% |
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| 3. |
S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A3 |
Practical demonstration of theoretical and clinical skills assessed via a scenario setting. |
Objective Clinical Standard Examination |
S/U |
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