Of the 50 students who were invited to the simulation activity, 45 attended and 43 gave written consent and took part in the study (96%). Participants were in a broad range of age (18–47 years) and...
This article aims to demonstrate how practice supervisor training was incorporated into the final year of a paramedic academic programme..
This evaluation is a descriptive account of the implementation of a training session to develop student self-perceptions of self-awareness and self-regulation in encountering clinical situations where...
The study had two aims:.
Simulation education allows clinical environments to be replicated so participants can learn, train, rehearse and be assessed (Khan et al, 2011). Benishek et al (2015: 3) describe the three main...
The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of e-learning to develop ambulance staff in the management of acute stroke and stroke mimics..
While in clinical practice during second-year placement, the lead author, a third-year student paramedic at the time of writing, attended a 49-year-old palliative care patient, Mr Smith, who was in...
Skills development and maintenance for many paramedic emergency procedures are challenging because opportunities to learn and practise are limited. Such procedures may be required in rare and...
This study aimed to evaluate a teaching tool, established in other disciplines, for developing students' clinical reasoning skills.
Qualitative methodology was employed to explore the views and experiences of paramedic students undertaking a diploma in higher education to become a qualified paramedic. This approach supports...
Searching the key words ‘reflection AND paramedics’ yielded very few results, which focused mainly on ‘how to’ guidance on reflection. The literature search was therefore widened to encompass other...
The use of the PICO technique (O'Connor et al, 2008) determined initial keywords around the topic and further synonyms were then generated. The chosen search strategy was ‘burns AND cool* AND outcome...
The student experience survey during the 2014 placement was attempted by 69 out of 123 students—a response rate of 56%. The median student age was 21 years (interquartile range (IQR) 19–27) and 58%...
Time for Dementia (Banerjee et al, 2016) is an educational programme for undergraduate healthcare students including medical, adult and mental health nursing, and allied health professionals, as well...
Through the current study, the authors aim to illustrate the first-line response to patient falls that is operational in the independent care sector in a specific region of North East England. This...
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