Prosjektledelse 1 – Styring mot verdiskapende prosjekter Programplan

The target group is everyone who wants to take a bachelor's degree in paramedic science in order to practise as a paramedic, or as a basis for further studies.

The admission requirements are, in accordance with the Regulations for admission to higher education, the Higher Education Entrance Qualification or prior learning and work experience. Candidates must also have:

• A class B driver's licence
• Passed the physical admission test, including a self-declaration of swimming ability

Applicants who accept an offer for a place on the programme must also submit a transcript of police records, cf. the Regulations for admission to Higher Education, Chapter 6.

Candidates must acquire a certificate of competence for driving emergency vehicles in the course of the programme. It is the students' own responsibility to ensure that they meet the health requirements for being issued a category 3 driver's licence.

The use of clothing that covers the face is not compatible with taking the Bachelor's Programme in Paramedic Science.

After completing the programme, the candidates are expected to be capable of providing satisfactory prehospital treatment to patients with acute and chronic somatic and mental illness, and be capable of independently continuing to develop their own competence.

After completing the programme, they are expected to have achieved the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The candidate

• has broad knowledge of the discipline's history, traditions, distinctive nature and place in society
• has broad knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
• has knowledge of general pathology for all age groups
• has broad knowledge of the early symptoms and signs of serious mental and somatic illness
• has broad knowledge of correct prehospital diagnosis and treatment
• has broad knowledge of pharmacology and medication administration
• has broad knowledge of the principles for organising and working at different types of accident sites
• is capable of continuously updating his/her discipline knowledge
• is familiar with research and development work in the field
• has basic knowledge about research ethics, research design and research methods for obtaining and analysing material
• has broad knowledge of interdisciplinary communication and cooperation in the field of emergency medicine
• has broad knowledge of how the health service is organised
• has broad knowledge of health policy priorities and the legal framework for professional practice
• has knowledge of and understands health and illness in a multicultural perspective

Skills

The candidate

• is capable of observing, assessing, identifying and intervening in relation to symptoms and signs of illness and failure of patients' vital functions
• is capable of administering and monitoring pharmaceutical treatment in a satisfactory manner
• masters relevant medical technology equipment used for diagnosis and medical treatment
• masters documentation systems in patient treatment
• masters communication and conflict management
• is capable of managing and/or working at accident sites
• is capable of participating actively in emergency response planning
• has basic skills in formulating research questions, choosing research designs, choosing appropriate methods, analysing the material collected and communicating the results orally and in writing
• is capable of driving an emergency vehicle

General competence

The candidate

• is capable of acting in a sound professional manner in his/her practice as a paramedic and showing respect, care and empathy in his/her dealings with patients/users, next of kin and others
• is capable of evidence-based practice in prehospital work
• is capable of identifying ethical dilemmas in society and in practical health care work
• is capable of reflecting on his/her own professional practice
• is capable of reflecting on the challenges facing the health care professions in a multicultural society
• is capable of providing ethically and medically satisfactory prehospital diagnosis and treatment to acutely and chronically ill patients in accordance with health care legislation
• is capable of cooperating with other professionals in the specialist and municipal health service
• has a holistic approach to acutely and chronically ill patients and their next of kin in order to be able to meet the patients' physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
• is capable of providing guidance in and communicating important theories, problems and solutions in the field, both orally, in writing and by means of other relevant forms of expression.