Pre-Hospital Patient Care Delivery
About This Course
a) Equip learners to perform the roles and responsibilities of an EMT according to organisational policies, standards and practice in nursing care delivery.
b) Equip learners with effective communication skills, cultural awareness and person-centred care when caring for patients.
c) Equip learners to identify common types of mental illnesses and signs of early mental health issues.
d) Prepare learners to assist patients with Activities of Daily Living, including use of equipment and performing nursing interventions.
e) Equip learners to measure vital signs, height and weight of patients.
f) Equip learners with knowledge of functional assessment tools.
g) Prepare learners to comply with infection control procedures and use Personal Protective Equipment during patient care delivery.
h) Equip learners with knowledge of reporting procedures.
i) Equip learners to assist patients during admission and discharge procedures.
What You'll Learn
Learners will undergo a patient-centric syllabus that addresses the need for cultural awareness and person-centred care, basic mental health awareness and communication skills in the prehospital environment.
Unit 1: Cognitive, Affective & Psychomotor Skills
Unit 2: Communication Skills
Unit 3: Cultural Awareness and Person-Centred Care
Unit 4: Basic Mental Health Awareness
Unit 5: Organisational Policies, Standards &
Practice in Nursing Care Delivery.
Unit 6: Describe Basic Structure and Functions of The Heart, Sensory Organs and Excretory Organs
Unit 7: Different type of equipment to assist patients for activities in daily living.
Unit 8: Nursing interventions to assist patients in activities of daily living.
Unit 9: Equipment, Tools & Techniques Use For Measurement of Height, Weight & Vital Signs.
Unit 10: Differentiate between normal and abnormal range for vital signs.
Unit 11: Basic Functional Assessment Tools
Unit 12: Infection prevention & practices
Unit 13: Organisational procedures and guidelines in documentation
Unit 14: Admission and Discharge Procedure
Entry Requirements
1. 3 GCE ‘N’ Level Passes or Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level 4
2. Have been certified in the following competencies
a. Basic Cardiac Life Support + Automated External Defibrillator Course, accredited by the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council.
b. Standard First Aid, accredited by the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council OR
c. Occupational First Aid Course, accredited by the Ministry of Manpower of Singapore
3. Reasonably physically fit to lift, move and transfer patients