Download FORM 335 - Harrisburg Area Community College

Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 232
ALS Hospital Experience I
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FORM 335
Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a
minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]
1.
Digital Description:
Credit hours:
Lecture hours:
Lab hours:
1.0
0.0
3.0
BL: [__]⅓[ ]½ [__]⅔[___] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)
2.
3.
Catalog Description:
Clinical experience in area hospital emergency departments. A course fee is required.
Prerequisites: EMS 231
Minimum Grade Required
C
Corequisites:
Other: Or State Certification
4.
Learning Outcomes
[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential
knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
Assessment
 Perform a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors
affecting the health and health needs of a patient
 Formulate a field impression based on an analysis of comprehensive assessment
findings, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology
 Perform health screening
 Relate assessment findings to underlying pathological and physiological changes in
the patient’s condition
 Integrate and synthesize the multiple determinants of health and clinical care
Therapeutic Communication
 Effectively communicate in a manner that is culturally sensitive and intended to
improve the patient outcome
Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 232
ALS Hospital Experience I
Psychomotor Skills
 Safely and effectively perform all psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope
of Practice Model and state Scope of Practice at this level
Airway and Breathing
• Oral and nasal endotracheal intubation
• FBAO – direct laryngoscopy
• Percutaneous cricothyrotomy
• Pleural decompression
• BiPAP, CPAP, PEEP
• Chest tube monitoring
• ETCO2 monitoring
• NG/OG tube
Pharmacologic interventions
• Intraosseous insertion
• Enteral and parenteral administration of approved prescription medications
• Access indwelling catheters and implanted central IV ports
• Medications by IV infusion
• Maintain infusion of blood or blood products
• Blood sampling
• Thrombolytic initiation
• Administer physician approved medications
Medical/Cardiac care
• Cardioversion
• Manual defibrillation
• Transcutaneous pacing
• Carotid massage
Trauma care
• Morgan lens
Anticipate and prospectively intervene to improve patient outcome.
Professionalism
 Be a role model of exemplary professional behavior including: but not limited to,
integrity, empathy, self-motivation, appearance/personal hygiene, self-confidence,
communications, time-management, teamwork/ diplomacy, respect, patient advocacy,
and careful delivery of service
Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 232
ALS Hospital Experience I
Decision Making
 Performs basic and advanced interventions as part of a treatment plan intended to
mitigate the emergency, provide symptom relief, and improve the overall health of
the patient
 Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and modifies treatment plan accordingly
Record Keeping
 Report and document assessment findings and interventions. Collect and report data
to be used for epidemiological and research purposes
Patient Complaints
 Perform a patient assessment, develop a treatment and disposition plan for patients
with the following complains: abdominal pain, abuse/neglect, altered mental
status/decreased level of consciousness, anxiety, apnea, ascites, ataxia, back pain,
behavioral emergency, bleeding, blood and body fluid exposure, cardiac arrest,
cardiac rhythm disturbances, chest pain, congestion, constipation, cough/hiccough,
cyanosis, dehydration, dental pain, diarrhea, dizziness/vertigo, dysmenorrhea,
dysphasia, dyspnea, dysuria, ear pain, edema, eye pain, fatigue, feeding problems,
fever, GI bleeding, headache, hearing disturbance, hematuria, hemoptysis,
hypertension, hypotension, incontinence, jaundice, joint pain/swelling, malaise,
multiple trauma, nausea/vomiting, pain, paralysis, pediatric crying/fussiness,
poisoning, pruritus, rash, rectal pain, red/pink eye, shock, sore throat, stridor/drooling,
syncope, tinnitus, tremor, urinary retention, visual disturbances, weakness, and
wheezing.
5.
Planned Sequence of Learning Activities
[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]
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6.
Structured clinical rotations through area hospital emergency departments.
Assessment of Student Learning
[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]
Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of
regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been
determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is kept on file in the division office.
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7.
Clinical preceptor observation
Clinical preceptor evaluation
Clinical preceptor critique and feedback
List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials
(code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, BLaboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,
Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 232
ALS Hospital Experience I
BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons,
E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be
easily accessible to students.]
Title
Publisher
HACC Paramedic
Program Clinical
Handbook
Author(s)
HACC paramedic program,
program director and faculty
Instructional Use
Item Code
CLN, FE
8.
Prepared by Faculty Member: Craig Davis
Date: 3/24/10
9.
Approved by Department Chairperson: Bradley Leidich
Date: 3/29/10
10.
Approved by Academic Division Dean: Brad Wolf
Date: 4/21/10
This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A /
B.
This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies,
standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with
the college mission.
If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses
generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.
11.
Director, Curriculum Compliance: Catherine A. Lencioni
Date: 4/22/10
12.
Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Ronald R. Young
Date: 4/25/10
13.
Original Date of course approval by the college: 199420
14.
Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:
3/10 – Catalog description
12/1/04
Review and updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09