PAR5470 Transition to intensive care clinical practicum
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PAR5470 Transition to intensive care clinical practicum is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Notting Hill. It needs PAR5480, PAR5420, PAR5430 and PAR5440.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Notting Hill
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before PAR5470
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PAR5470
No unit lists PAR5470 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This capstone unit brings together elements of all preceding units to prepare students for practice as a novice intensive care paramedic. It focuses on consolidating and putting into practice the clinical approach, decision making and leadership skills which are based on knowledge experience and reasoning. This unit also prepares students for their future as intensive care paramedics and the need to develop strategies to mitigate errors, manage well-being and become reflective practitioners.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Notting Hill | Online |
Assessment
- Clinical Portfolio (70%) (Hurdle)FolioCompetency hurdle70%
- Reflective Podcast (20%)Other20%
- Professional Practice Plan (10%)Other10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine the importance of a sound structured clinical approach and the consequences of deviating from this on decision making, patient management and outcomes.
- 2
Justify clinical decisions regarding patient diagnosis and management, using clinical knowledge and experience.
- 3
Evaluate the elements of clinical scene leadership and how these can impact the scene dynamic, other team members, bystanders and patients.
- 4
Develop a personal plan to continue to develop clinical competence in areas including error mitigation, accepting and acting on feedback, reflective practice and maintenance of well-being.
- 5
Demonstrate a structured clinical approach, decision making, and scene leadership skills of an intensive care paramedic in a simulated setting.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Sam Caldow
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Linda Ross
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PAR5470?
You need PAR5480, PAR5420, PAR5430 and PAR5440 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is PAR5470 offered?
In 2020, PAR5470 runs in Semester 2 at Notting Hill, with an online option.
Does PAR5470 have an exam?
No. PAR5470 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.