PHC190 Paramedic Law and Ethics (8)
Abstract
This subject will provide students with an introduction to legal and ethical issues in relation to practice as a paramedic. The themes of client autonomy and self-determination, client rights and professional responsibility will be examined within the context of pre-hospital care. |
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Session 2 | Internal | Bathurst Campus | Internal | Port Macquarie | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PHC190
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Biomedical Sciences |
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Enrolment restrictionsAvailable only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) course. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
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Be able to identify the laws that influence paramedic practice.
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Be able to critically discuss the legal and ethical issues pertaining to the field of pre-hospital care.
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Be able to identify steps in ethical decision-making.
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Be able to discuss the relationship between legal and professional responsibility.
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Be able to describe legal and ethical issues relating to particular client, religious, cultural and Indigenous groups within the health care system.
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Be able discuss concepts of bio-ethics related to practice.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
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Professional role, responsibilities, issues and conduct, in particular the place of professional Codes of Ethics and Conduct for Paramedics.
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Legal and ethical issues pertinent to pre-hospital care: patient rights, professional rights, privacy, confidentiality, withdrawal of treatment and advance directives.
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Introduction to legislation relating to pre-hospital care: Poisons Act, Mental Health Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Child Protection and Guardianship, Coroner's Act.
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Legal and ethical issues relating to specific health care groups, including women, adolescents, children, mentally disordered, developmentally disabled and Indigenous people. Ethical issues are inherent in a range of clinical areas and include those related to developmental disability, palliative care, blood borne viruses, critical care, public health.
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Structure of Australian legal system, sources of law, and application, including the tort of negligence, vacarious liability, assault and battery, consent, false imprisonment in the context of pre-hospital care.
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Ethical theory, principles and values.
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Bioethical issues related to health care delivery.
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Documentation of practise.
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.