EMTP 1404 - Community Paramedicine Clinical

Description
This course is all clinical with primary focus on providing clinical experience with commonly seen public health and chronic disease management. Areas that students will be working in include Emergency Room, Home Health, Hospital Case Management, and Public Health Agencies. This course is approximately 210 hours of clinical rotation, but actual patient exposure and assessment minimums must all be met.

Pre-Requisite
Admission into the Community Paramedicine program and completion of EMTP 1304 - Community Paramedicine with a grade greater than or equal to C. Note: Students must have an Arkansas Paramedic license and have 2 years of full-time service (1000 hours worked in the past two years minimum) with a paramedic-level ambulance service.

4 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
240 clinical hours

16 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program the student will:

e familiar with and have interactions with the members of the health care team.
Observe and participate in at least 6 immunizations
Observe reporting of communicable diseases
Observe and participate in the care of 10 patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Observe and participate in the care of 10 patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Observe and participate in the care of 10 patients with Diabetes
Observe and participate in the care of 10 patients with Neurological Problems
Observe and participate in the care of 10 patients with Wound Care
Observe and participate in 10 patient exams with a physician or APN/PA
Observe and participate in 20 lab interpretations
Observe and participate in 5 CT or MRI interpretations
Observe and participate in 5 CT or MRI Preparation instructions
Observe and participate in 10 hand held point of care analyzer testing
Observe and participate in Stitch and staple removal
Observe and participate in Cast Care
Observe and participate in 10 palliative care or pain management with social services or chaplain services.
Review 3 hospice criteria for patient referrals
Observe and participate in 2 in depth instructional trainings on the in-home medication pump operations
Observe and participate in 5 wound cultures - may be throat. Nasal, sputum or related
Observe and participate in 5 Health promotion studies - education on Cholesterol, colonoscopy etc.
Observe and participate in 10-otoscope use on adult, geriatric, or pediatric patients
Observe Hospital case management with discharge planning, utilization review, and case management
Observe and participate in 10 contacts with - use of crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, hospital bed, Hoyer lifts, and slide boards
Observe and participate in 10 contacts with access central lines, ports, ileostomies, Foley catheters, =PEG tubes, & wound management.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students can employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use Information

Standard Practices
Grading guidelines

Grades are derived from the successful completion of all skills listed in the learning outcomes. Incomplete skills will result in lowered letter grade