EMSA 2611 - Hospital Clinical Rotation for the Paramedic

Credit Hours: 2.00

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Document his/her readiness for the clinical environment through demonstration of selected pre‐clinical competencies.
2. Complete any hospital‐required documentation prior to attending clinical rotations.
3. Provide the Health and Human Services Department with a drug screen and criminal background check before beginning any clinical.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will begin to meet National Standard Curriculum requirements for contact hours and skills.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Appreciate that the National Standard Curriculum requirements for hospital hours and skills must be met by the completion of EMSA‐2611 and EMSA‐2612.
2. Begin to meet the National Standard Curriculum requirements for hospital hours and skills.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will utilize the life‐skills of professionalism, punctuality, integrity, and interpersonal communications with the intention of developing an excellent working situation and patient rapport.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Appear professionally and appropriately dressed and be prepared for all clinical rotations
2. Attend all scheduled clinical rotations in a punctual manner, in the scheduled department, ready to work.
3. Handle any absences or schedule changes in a professional, honest, and courteous manner as outlined in the EMS Program Handbook.
4. Treat any clinical preceptor, manager, or department employee as a direct supervisor, and as such is professional, honest, and courteous.
5. Assure that all patient interactions are done in the best interest of the patient.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.