Paramedic Clinical 2

Course Number:
EMS 232
Transcript Title:
Paramedic Clinical 2
Created:
Aug 10, 2022
Updated:
Aug 10, 2022
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture / Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
90
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

EMS 211
EMS 221

Corequisites

EMS 212
EMS 222

Course Description

Continues the field experience started in EMS 231 and is designed to expose the student to disease and injury conditions comparable to those experienced by paramedics in pre-hospital care situations. Explores multiple departments within the hospital/clinical setting, enabling the student to see a wide distribution of patient situations. Includes direct patient care necessary for completion of program objectives. All skills are first taught in EMS 220, EMS 221 and EMS 222 in a classroom setting before being performed under direct supervision in the clinical setting on live patients. This is the second course in a two-course clinical series. Prerequisites: EMS 211, EMS 221. Corequisites: EMS 212, EMS 222. Audit available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Prepare a treatment plan and demonstrate knowledge of proper selection, calculation and administration of medications with live patients.
  2. Prepare a treatment plan and demonstrate knowledge of proper size selection, insertion, and stabilization of an intravenous line (IV) with live patients in various situations.
  3. Prepare a treatment plan based on interview techniques and scene assessment with alterations to plan based on responses from live patients regarding their symptoms.
  4. Prepare a treatment plan and demonstrate knowledge of patient evaluation for pertinent signs of disease or emergent situations for live patients.
  5. Prepare a treatment plan based on interpretation of vital signs and ECG interpretation for live patients.
  6. Demonstrate cultural competency, respect for diversity and the ability to practice in diverse healthcare settings in a multicultural society.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

Daily preceptor evaluations sheets which will assess Affective Domain, Psychomotor Domain and Cognitive Domain and are to be filled out by the preceptor working with the student.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Prepare a treatment plan and demonstrate knowledge of proper selection, calculation and administration of medications with live patients.
  • Accurately perform all skills under the direct supervision of a preceptor.
  • Based on treatment plan and patient assessment:
    • Medication selection
    • Route selection
    • Dosage selection
Outcome #2: Prepare a treatment plan and demonstrate knowledge of proper size selection, insertion, and stabilization of an intravenous line (IV) with live patients in various situations.
  • Accurately perform all skills under the direct supervision of a preceptor.
  • Based on treatment plan and patient assessment:
    • Site selection
    • IV stabilization
    • Need for multiple IV lines
Outcome #3: Prepare a treatment plan based on interview techniques and scene assessment with alterations to plan based on responses from live patients regarding their symptoms.
  • Accurately perform all skills under the direct supervision of a preceptor
  • Recognize cues needing further exploration
  • Interpreting scene assessment in relation to patient responses
Outcome #4: Prepare a treatment plan and demonstrate knowledge of patient evaluation for pertinent signs of disease or emergent situations for live patients.
  • Accurately perform all skills under the direct supervision of a preceptor
  • Recognize correlations between:
    • Vital signs
    • ECG interpretation
    • Physical assessment of injuries
    • Assessment of scene
    • Patient responses when interviewed
Outcome #5: Prepare a treatment plan based on interpretation of vital signs and ECG interpretation for live patients.
  • Accurately perform all skills under the direct supervision of a preceptor
  • Based vital signs and ECG interpretation:
    • Deduce possible body system affected
    • Determine urgency of situation
    • Utilize scene assessment to refine determination of possible health issue
    • Prepare a treatment plan
    • Select appropriate:
      • Medications
      • Treatment options
      • Utilize additional interview questions, if able
Outcome #6: Demonstrate cultural competency, respect for diversity and the ability to practice in diverse healthcare settings in a multicultural society.
  • Cultural
  • Specific general considerations
  • Medical differences
  • Gender based
  • Medical considerations
  • De-escalating potentially charged situations before they occur

Suggested Texts and Materials

Emergency: Care in the Streets, Nancy Caroline, ISBN-10:  128-410-4885

Department Notes

Course required by current EMS national education standards and is a CoAMPS accreditation requirement.