EMSP 1128 - Capstone - Extended Paramedic Clinical/Field Rotation

3.5 Credits

This additional clinical/field component of the paramedic program allows the student to develop a level of mastery in cognitive and psychomotor skills. This course EMSP 1128 is the elective clinical/field course that integrates and reinforces the didactic and skills laboratory component of the paramedic curriculum with an emphasis on critical thinking and team leadership. The student will follow sound educational principles that will be logically sequenced to proceed from simple to complex tasks, being closely supervised and evaluated by experienced preceptors. This course may be taken upon successful completion of EMSP 1127 as an additional elective for the student who has otherwise not been able to complete the Department of Transportation clinical/field requirements in EMSP 1127. EMSP 1128 is not necessary for degree completion.

Prerequisites: (1) EMSP 1127

Lecture Hours: 0.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 11.0

Course Objectives

The paramedic student will lead the EMS team under the observation of a trained EMS paramedic preceptor to assure the student can critically think, clinically judge and perform as an entry level paramedic.
The student must demonstrate the final ability to integrate all of the didactic, psychomotor skills, and clinical instruction into the ability to serve independently as an entry level paramedic while under the supervision of a field preceptor.
The student must demonstrate the ability to serve as a team leader in variety of prehospital emergency situations.

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