RTE 111

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	RADIOGRAPHIC PATIENT CARE II
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	RTE 111	CREDIT HOURS:	2
2.	PREREQUISITE:	RTE 101

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Basic Medical Techniques and Patient Care in Imaging Technology, Torres, Lippincott, 1997
	SUPPLIES:
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Expands the information presented in RTE 101, and includes lecture and laboratory experience in the patient care areas of asepsis, vital signs, medical emergencies, assistance with drug administration, patients with special needs, EKG, and death and dying.

5.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	The student will be able to:
	A.	Discuss the Radiologic Technologist's duties/ responsibilities as defined in the "Scope of Practice" document and ethical issues as relates to the ASRT "Code of Ethics"
	B.	Identify and discuss medico-legal issues in Radiologic Technology
	C.	List "Standard Precautions" and identify the fundamental principles of infection control, surgical aseptic techniques, and isolation precautions and techniques
	D.	Relate the characteristics of modern contrast media, adverse reactions and treatment, recognizing and responding to medical emergencies
	E.	Understand and care for the patient with special problems or need for alternative medical treatments
	F.	List and describe the fundamentals of pharmacology and drug administration
	G.	Demonstrate competency in venipuncture

6.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
		Quizzes:			50%
		Final Exam:			50%
		Raw Score Range	Grading Scale			Letter Grade
		93 to 100			A
		85 to 92			B
		77 to 84			C
	69 to 76				D
	0 to 68				F
	Special Remarks:
	Quizzes will all be a combination of true/false, completion and multiple choice type questions. Final examination will be a comprehensive multiple choice examination. In addition, unannounced quizzes may be given.
	The minimum acceptable grade for a course in your major is a "C".
	Late work will be reduced by 1 grade point (8%)
7.	COURSE OUTLINE:
	Unit I			Professional Issues and the Patient in Radiologic Technology
	Unit II			Infection control, safety, and surgical asepsis
	Unit III			Contrast media: characteristics, side effects, treatment, and medical emergencies
	Unit IV			Care of patients with special problems, patients needing alternative medical treatment
	Unit V			Pharmacology and drug administration: venipuncture competency check-off

8.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
10.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.