This subject will provide students with an introductory understanding of the legal, ethical and professionalism issues and challenges that they will face in their practice, and the tools, principles and frameworks they can use to help navigate these issues and challenges.
This subject is structured in such a way as to provide students with the legal and ethical theoretical principles necessary to practice safely as a paramedic but delivered in a way that allows students to immediately start applying those principles. This is supported by opportunities for deliberation, discussion, critique and reflection in a case-based framework.
The themes of client autonomy and self-determination, client rights and professional responsibility will be examined within the context of pre-hospital care and include an examination of issues relating to particular groups that paramedics work with including the aged, children, disabled, indigenous and those who lack capacity to make independent decisions.
HD/FL
One session
School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences
Enrolment is restricted to students in the Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic), Bachelor of Paramedicine, Bachelor of Paramedicine (Honours).
The following table summarises the assessment tasks for the online offering of PHC190 in Session 2 2021. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated and can also differ to suit the mode of study (online or on campus).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.