4. Assessment and Diagnostics - National Occupational Competency Profile (NOCP)
Competency 4: Assessment and Diagnostics
Performance Environments (PE):
The following table describes the performance environment requirements, including whether or not a trainer must evaluate your skills:
| Performance Environment | Definition |
|---|
| N | The competency is not applicable to the practitioner. |
| X | • The practitioner should have a basic awareness of the subject matter of the competency. • The practitioner must have been provided with or exposed to basic information on the subject. • Evaluation is not required. |
| A | • The practitioner must have demonstrated an academic understanding of the competency. • Individual evaluation is required |
| S | • The practitioner must have demonstrated the competency in a simulated setting. • Individual evaluation of physical application skills is required, utilizing any of the following: • Practical scenario; • Skill station;
• Mannequin;
• Cadaver; or
• Live subject (human or non-human). • In Competency Areas 4 and 5, skills must be demonstrated on a human subject where legally and ethically acceptable. |
| C | • The practitioner must have demonstrated the competency in a clinical setting with a patient. • Individual evaluation of physical application skills is required. An acceptable clinical setting is any of the following: • Field preceptorship (may include road ambulance service);
• Hospital;
• Health clinic;
• Medical office; or
• Nursing home. • Alternate clinical settings must be appropriate to the Specific Competency being evaluated. |
When completing this self-assessment, answer the questions in the following way:
- If you can answer Yes to it, based on the compentency requirements listed above (a Compentency Key is also located in each question), click the checkbox that represents 1
- If you do not meet the compentency requirements listed above (a Compentency Key is also located in each question), click the checkbox that represents 0
At the end of the self-assessment, a score will be automatically calculated to indicate your allignment with current Canadian Paramedic Practice Skill Levels. Be honest to yourself when doing this, as you will need to demonstrate / show evidence to support your answers, when you put in your application.
