AEMT Clinical Objectives

Clinical Objectives

The AEMT clinical experience is objective-based, not time-based.

Purpose of AEMT Clinical Time

The purpose of clinical education is to provide students with opportunities to reinforce knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the classroom and laboratory settings. When provided with opportunities to practice with actual patients, students transition from a basic understanding to an advanced level of comprehensive application and analysis. During this cognitive and psychomotor transition from simplistic tasks to those that are more complex, the student will develop a valuable and functional index of care modalities to be used when treating patients as a provider. Upon completion of the clinical education requirements, student proficiency will increase in the following performance areas:

• Clinical Behavior/Judgment
• Assessment
• Therapeutic Communication and Cultural Competency
• Psychomotor Skills
• Professionalism
• Decision-Making and Prioritization
• Record Keeping
• Patient Complaints
• Scene Leadership
• Scene Safety

Minimum Clinical Requirements

Patient assessments

Complete the minimum following clinical or field setting objectives:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to administer medications at least 15 times to live patients performing all steps of each procedure safely and properly. (No more than 7 in lab-based scenarios allowed)
  2. Demonstrate IO infusions in a lab setting within the course, safely and effectively, while performing all steps of each procedure properly.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to assist patients with medications safely and properly.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to access the venous circulation at least 25 times on patients of various age groups safely, while performing all steps of each procedure properly. (No blood draws)(No more than 10 lab-based scenarios allowed)
  5. Demonstrate the ability to ventilate at least 20 live, non-intubated patients of all age groups, while performing all steps of each procedure safely and effectively. (Lab-based scenarios allowed).
  6. Demonstrate supraglottic airway insertion in a lab setting within the course, safely and effectively, while performing all steps of each procedure properly.
  7. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment for patients with chest pain, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  8. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment for patients with dyspnea/respiratory distress, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  9. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment for patients with altered mental status, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  10. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, for patients with syncope, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  11. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment for obstetric patients, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  12. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment for psychiatric patients, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  13. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, then formulate and implement a treatment plan.
  14. Demonstrate the ability to monitor blood glucose levels with the use of automated devices or reagent strips safely and successfully.
  15. Demonstrate the ability to monitor oxygen saturation with the use of pulse oximetry, while performing all steps of each procedure safely and properly.
  16. Demonstrate the ability to complete comprehensive medical-legal documentation, relative to the AEMT scope of practice.
  17. Participate as a team leader and document the prehospital field experience situations.

Performance Evaluation

Evaluations are essential for determining student competency. The clinical shift evaluation must document times, students' names, dates, and the preceptor’s feedback. The evaluations assist the Program in determining if the student can appropriately apply knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in the didactic and laboratory settings in real-time patient care situations. Accurate and timely documentation of students’ clinical experience is essential for course completion. Evaluation without signatures will not be accepted. Any falsification of evaluations constitutes an act of academic dishonesty and is grounds for dismissal from the Program (see Student Handbook).