EMSA 2605 - Clinical Skills for Hospital Rotations Credit Hours: 1.00 Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: EMSA 2611
Skills and assessments will be presented to prepare students to have a successful clinical hospital rotation.
Contact Hours: 1.5 Billable Contact Hours: 1.5 OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1:
Upon completion of this course, through the assessment process the student will identify the correct field‐impression of a real or simulated patient.
Objectives:
- The student will identify the steps of the medical and trauma assessment.
- The students will explain the steps of the medical and trauma assessment.
- The student will incorporate advanced techniques at the appropriate place in the assessment process.
Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, the students will incorporate advanced airway techniques at the appropriate point in patient management.
Objectives:
- The student will properly demonstrate basic techniques for airway control.
- The student will identify the proper steps of endotracheal intubation
- The student will explain the proper steps of endotracheal intubation
- The student will identify the circumstances surrounding the need to employ a surgical technique for airway maintenance
Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate proper techniques for drug and fluid administration.
Objectives:
- The student will be able to correctly utilize the IV, IM, Sub‐Q routes for drug administration.
- The students will identify the proper steps of parenteral drug and fluid administration.
- The students will explain the proper steps of parenteral drug and fluid administration.
- The student will correctly identify the appropriate drug therapies and administration routes
- The student will correctly identify non‐parenteral drug therapies
- The student will explain the practices regarding the storing, and restocking of drugs as well as the documentation of their administration.
Outcome 4:
Students will appropriately operate the EKG/defibrillator.
Objectives:
- The student will be able to perform normal EKG function and maintenance.
- The student will be able to safely and correctly perform a defibrillation in a pulseless V‐Tach or V‐fib cardiac rhythm.
- The student will be able to safely and correctly perform a synchronized cardioversion in a tachycardic rhythm with a pulse.
- The student will be able to safely and correctly implement the technique of transcutaneous pacing in an unstable bradycardic patient.
- The student will identify dynamic cardiac rhythms on the EKG monitor.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- 3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE Class 1
- Course introduction
- Testing process
- Requirements
- Each student must pass the skills presented
- Each student must participate in scenarios
- Each student must be evaluated every skill & scenarios a minimum of TWO times.
The instructor (or lab aid) must evaluate each student on every skill/scenario
- Patient assessment review
- Assessments
- Basic skills review
- EMT skills
- CPR skills
- Testing
- Skills
- Format
Class 2
- Scenario‐based education
- Medical scenarios
- Trauma scenarios
- Skills practice
- Test out
- Trauma scenarios
Class 3
- Review of previous material
- Cardiac patient assessment
- Cardiac patient skills
- Testing
- Cardiac scenarios
Class 4
- Patient management
- Puħng it all together
- Scenario driven
- Team leader
- Team member
- Testing
- Medical/trauma scenarios
- All students will have tested out in all of the required skills and scenarios
Primary Faculty Media, Daniel Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Lopez, Michael Dean Mirijanian, Narine
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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