Table 1 Modified Preparedness for Hospital Practice
Survey items by domain: “My paramedic education prepared me to: |
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Subscale 1: Understanding Science |
1. Understand the cellular basis of disease |
2. Apply principles of basic science to clinical conditions |
3. Justify drug uses on the basis of their mechanisms of action |
4. Select drugs on the basis of their costs, risks and benefits |
Subscale 2: Practical Skills and Patient Management |
5. Record clinical data systematically |
6. Carry out an efficient physical examination |
7. Carry out basic clinical procedures i.e. recording blood pressure |
8. Carry out basic invasive procedures i.e. intravenous catheter insertion |
9. Handle medical emergencies i.e. myocardial infarction |
Subscale 3: Holistic Care |
10. Evaluate the impact of family factors on illness |
11. Understand the interaction of social factors with disease (e.g., poverty, unemployment) |
12. Appreciate the importance of a patient's cultural/ethnical and religious background |