UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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 2023 in Semester 2 at Notting Hill. It needs PAR5480, PAR5430, PAR5440 and PAR5420.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 2
Notting Hill
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for PAR5470. This is its 2023 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: 3876, 3877, 3878, M6015

Overview

This capstone unit brings together elements of all preceding units to prepare you 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 you for your future as intensive care paramedics and the need to develop strategies to mitigate errors, manage well-being and become reflective practitioners.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterNotting HillOnline

Assessment

  • Clinical PortfolioCompetency hurdle
    70%
  • Reflective Podcast
    20%
  • Professional Practice Plan
    10%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 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. 2

    Justify clinical decisions regarding patient diagnosis and management, using clinical knowledge and experience.

  3. 3

    Evaluate the elements of clinical scene leadership and how these can impact the scene dynamic, other team members, bystanders and patients.

  4. 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. 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
Mr Tim Andrews
Chief Examiners
Mr Brendan Shannon

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PAR5470?

You need PAR5480, PAR5430, PAR5440 and PAR5420 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is PAR5470 offered?

In 2023, 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.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Paramedicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2020202120222023