Professional Experience Placement (PEP)
Students will be allocated PEP within individual health care agencies. Students must be available 5 days a week (40 hours) during the allocated PEP, and must be prepared to undertake a range of shifts – morning, evening and nightshift, which may include weekends, as per roster provided by the healthcare agency. Students may be expected to relocate and are expected to travel to where PEP is available. To be eligible to undertake PEP, all students must be ‘Verified’ as meeting College of Health and Medicine PEP Safety in Practice Compliance as per the Course Entry Requirements. Students who cannot or do not comply with these requirements will not be allocated PEP and therefore will not be able to complete this unit.
PEP dates MAY differ from University of Tasmania calendar semester dates.
Introduction
This capstone clinical unit focuses on consolidation of the knowledge and skills you have acquired during the Bachelor of Paramedicine. You will work in diverse settings, integrating knowledge, clinical reasoning and reflective practice to provide patient-centred and evidence based clinical care, whilst displaying professionalism, leadership and sound clinical judgement. In this unit attendance and active engagement is important in gaining the required level of understanding and clinically safe practice.
Summary
| Unit name | Paramedicine in Clinical Context 3 |
| Unit code | CAA321 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health School of Paramedicine and Public Safety |
| Discipline | Paramedicine |
| Coordinator | Mr Clinton Au |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Advanced |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Apply appropriate communication and interpersonal skills in complex situations to interact with the patient, team members, and other stakeholders.
- Employ clinical reasoning, practical skills and reflective practice to provide effective patient assessment and inform clinical management plans for differing patient presentations.
- Integrate comprehensive knowledge of current evidence-based practice and reflective practice to discuss patient management principles.
- Operate in a professional and ethical manner in a healthcare setting demonstrating insight into your own professional practice, in conjunction with your Bachelor of Paramedicine skills matrix comprehensive level.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
All previous units except CAA308, CAA314, CXA309Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
CAA208Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Clinical practice 144 hours; Simulation 4x 4 hours; Tutorial 2x 2hours; Self-directed learning 2 hours weekly |
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| Assessment | Portfolio|Professional Development Report|Simulation Assessment with with Viva Voce |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
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