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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: RADIOGRAPHIC INTERNSHIP V PREFIX/NUMBER: RTE 282 CREDIT HOURS: 11 2. PREREQUISITE: RTE 281 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Ballinger and Franks, Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positions and Radiologic Procedures, Mosby, 1999 Competency Based Clinical Education for Student Radiographers SUPPLIES: Film Badge, Lead Markers, Name Tag, wrist watch with a second hand, liability insurance, and protective eye wear. 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: PRQ: RTE 281. Introduces the student to the radiographic specialty areas of portable and trauma radiography as well as increasing proficiency in general radiography. 5. COURSE GOAL: Students may continue rotation through affiliated institutions. Students are required to work as scheduled in approved clinical affiliates. No changes will be made without prior permission of the clinical instructor. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: The student will be able to: A. Produce under supervision/indirect supervision general and special radiographs of all areas of the human body on both adults and pediatric patients, which may include surgical, trauma, mobile procedures, arthrography, venography, myelography, mammography, and if availability permits sialography, dacrocystography, and laryngography. B. Assist Radiologist during fluoroscopic and digital fluoroscopic procedures. C. Process all resulting radiographs, when necessary. D. Participate in evaluating the radiographic quality and positional correctness of all resulting radiographs when possible. E. Rotate through affiliated radiology departments to gain further knowledge about varied procedures. F. Transport patients when necessary. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: A. Attendance = 33% B. Evaluations = 33% C. Final Exam = 33% Satisfactory completion of this course will require a grade C or higher. Grading ScaleRaw Score Range Letter Grade 93 to 100 A 85 to 92 B 77 to 84 C 69 to 76 D 0 to 68 F Special Remarks: 1. Attendance in clinical area: A very important part of the student's success in radiology, both before and after graduation, concerns his or her ability to assume responsibility for appearing promptly at the correct time, day and place to perform clinical duties. This area will be watched closely by your clinical instructor, using your time card for accurate evaluation. Points: 100% 92% 84% 76% 0% On the fourth day of absence, the student will be suspended from the clinic. If the student wishes to be reinstated a petition must be submitted in writing to the review Committee explaining the absences and why he/she should be reinstated. If the Review Committee votes for reinstatement, the student then must be examined as to his/her clinical competency by means of written and practical test in clinical procedures. Suspension from the clinic will result in an "F" grade for clinical attendance. Upon reinstatement, the review committee will determine the percentage score for attendance not to exceed 60%. Tardiness in excess of two times per semester will result in your clinical grade average being lowered by one point, plus one point for each additional two tardies. NOTE: Due to inclement weather conditions out of town commuters will not be charged an absence; however, the clinical time missed must be made be made up. A minimum of 495 clinical hours ABSENCES: All absences will be reported 15 minutes prior to the start of the shift where the student is assigned. All absences will be made up as scheduled by the clinical instructor. Any absence not reported will be considered as an additional absence and an additional make up. St. Mary Corwin Hospital Parkview Episcopal Hospital NOTE: Excused absences are those in which the student provides an authorized written excuse to the instructor no later than one week after the absence. After that time period it will not be accepted. (i.e.; physicians, court appearance, car towing bill, car repair bill, etc.) ANY STUDENT REPORTING TO THE CLINICAL AFFILIATE WHO IS NOT DRESSED ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT DRESS CODE WILL BE SENT HOME IMMEDIATELY. THE TIME MISSED MUST BE MADE UP. ON THE THIRD OCCURANCE THE STUDENT WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM THE CLINIC UNTIL THE STUDENT CAN PROVE THAT HE/SHE CAN FOLLOW THE DRESS CODE. 2. Evaluation by R.T. and Clinical Instructor. POINTS RANGE 4 - A 3.5 - 4.0 = A 93 - 100% 3 - B 2.5 - 3.4 = B 85 - 92% 2 - C 1.5 - 2.4 = C 77 - 84% 1 - D .5 - 1.4 = D 70 - 76% 0 - F 0 - .4 = F 69 - Below A minimum of 4 satisfactory evaluations of performances by clinical R.T. or instructor 3. Knowledge of clinical area: A final exam will be given based on the knowledge accumulated during your clinical assignments. POINTS AWARDED A = 93 - 100% B = 85 - 92% C = 77 - 84% D = 70 - 76% F = 69 - Below CLINICAL COMPETENCY OF EXAMS Students are required to perform exams and these exams are to be evaluated on request of the student by a technologist or clinical instructor. The student must perform the exam and set the technical factors in order to prove competency (phototiming is acceptable). At any time during the exam if a technologist or clinical instructor observes the student doing something that will cause the exam to be repeated, the evaluation is terminated. (i.e.; Setting a technique of 10 mAs instead of 1 mAs for a finger, forgetting to center the bucky tray to the CR, angling cephalic instead of caudal.) No set number of exams is required for this semester; however, the student understands that the clinical competency book must be completed by the end of the program in order to fulfill graduation requirements. (Projections that no longer are performed will be excluded.) If exams are not available in the x-ray department, the student will be able to simulate the exam in the clinic. The clinical instructor will evaluate the exam and the estimated technique to be used. NO MORE THAN 6 EXAMS CAN BE SIMULATED. The student must make every effort to check off competencies on patients. The exams must be passed with a minimum of 75% accuracy and in a reasonable amount of time (not to exceed 2.5 minutes per projection) to prove competency. CLINICAL EDUCATION Objectives for Clinical Competency The student’s clinical education begins in the classroom where the theory for each clinical objective is taught utilizing audio-visuals and appropriate teaching aids. The laboratory experience accompanies the classroom theory. In the laboratory the student learns to put the theory into practice. Laboratory classes are taught in both positioning and principles of technical exposure. These are evaluated by manipulative performance evaluations using the same evaluating tool that is used at the clinical sites in actual practice. New procedures are first taught in the classroom, demonstrated and practiced in the energized laboratory when practical, and then evaluated by the laboratory instructor. After the student has been proven competent to perform a procedure in the laboratory, the student is allowed to perform this procedure at the clinical site on patients. At the clinical site, the student performs the procedure under the direct supervision of a Registered Technologist. The parameters of direct supervision are: 1. A qualified radiographer reviews the request for examination in relation to student achievement. 2. A qualified radiographer evaluates the condition of the patient in relation to the student's knowledge. 3. A qualified radiographer is present during the conduct of the examination. 4. A qualified radiographer reviews and approves the radiographs. 5. Unsatisfactory radiographs will be repeated only in the presence of a qualified radiographer regardless of the student's level of competency. When the student feels confident in performing the procedure, he/she requests an evaluation. The clinical instructor then evaluates the student performing the procedure on a patient. (See the following sample evaluation tool.) If the student is proven competent on this evaluation, he/she will be allowed to perform this procedure on patients at the clinical site with a minimum of direct supervision. After performing this procedure with minimum supervision, the student requests a final competency evaluation. Upon passing this evaluation, using the same tool, the student will be deemed competent for the procedure. (All evaluations must be 75% or above to be passing.) A student who is deemed competent for a particular procedure will continue to practice the procedure under the indirect supervision of an immediately available qualified radiographer. Once the student has obtained abilities adequate to perform the exam, the student's goal will be one of developing proficiency with continued practice of the procedure. 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.
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
TITLE OF COURSE:
RADIOGRAPHIC INTERNSHIP V
PREFIX/NUMBER:
RTE 282
CREDIT HOURS:
11
2.
PREREQUISITE:
RTE 281
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
Competency Based Clinical Education for Student Radiographers
SUPPLIES:
Film Badge, Lead Markers, Name Tag, wrist watch with a second hand, liability insurance, and protective eye wear.
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.
COURSE GOAL:
Students may continue rotation through affiliated institutions. Students are required to work as scheduled in approved clinical affiliates. No changes will be made without prior permission of the clinical instructor.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
A.
Produce under supervision/indirect supervision general and special radiographs of all areas of the human body on both adults and pediatric patients, which may include surgical, trauma, mobile procedures, arthrography, venography, myelography, mammography, and if availability permits sialography, dacrocystography, and laryngography.
B.
C.
Process all resulting radiographs, when necessary.
D.
Participate in evaluating the radiographic quality and positional correctness of all resulting radiographs when possible.
E.
Rotate through affiliated radiology departments to gain further knowledge about varied procedures.
F.
7.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
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Grading ScaleRaw Score Range
Letter Grade
93 to 100
A
85 to 92
B
77 to 84
C
69 to 76
D
0 to 68
F
Special Remarks:
100%
92%
84%
76%
0%
Due to inclement weather conditions out of town commuters will not be charged an absence; however, the clinical time missed must be made be made up.
RANGE
3.5
-
4.0
2.5
3.4
1.5
2.4
.5
1.4
0
.4
Below
POINTS AWARDED
CLINICAL COMPETENCY OF EXAMS
Students are required to perform exams and these exams are to be evaluated on request of the student by a technologist or clinical instructor. The student must perform the exam and set the technical factors in order to prove competency (phototiming is acceptable). At any time during the exam if a technologist or clinical instructor observes the student doing something that will cause the exam to be repeated, the evaluation is terminated. (i.e.; Setting a technique of 10 mAs instead of 1 mAs for a finger, forgetting to center the bucky tray to the CR, angling cephalic instead of caudal.)
No set number of exams is required for this semester; however, the student understands that the clinical competency book must be completed by the end of the program in order to fulfill graduation requirements. (Projections that no longer are performed will be excluded.)
If exams are not available in the x-ray department, the student will be able to simulate the exam in the clinic. The clinical instructor will evaluate the exam and the estimated technique to be used. NO MORE THAN 6 EXAMS CAN BE SIMULATED. The student must make every effort to check off competencies on patients.
CLINICAL EDUCATION
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.