| CODE | RAD3113 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Clinical Imaging Practice 6: Trauma, Non-Ambulant Patient | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Radiography | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is designed to encourage radiography students to apply theoretical knowledge and skills gained in previous years as well as to help them develop competencies in imaging non-ambulant patients in a trauma setting. The study-unit will include clinical demonstration sessions and tutorials that are aimed to help guide students' practice and encourage the development of knowledge, skills and competences. In particular, students will be expected to discuss principles and issues relating to radiation safety, radiographic technique, communication and care within a simulated trauma environment. In addition, students will be expected to demonstrate critical thinking skills relating to the prioritisation of radiographic technique, image evaluation and patient care in a simulated trauma setting. Students perform 100 hours in a clinical placement within a skills lab setting, where students are expected to practice under the supervision of a qualified radiographer. The clinical tutor regularly meets the students for tutorials and gives each student feedback. The clinical tutor ensures the development of the required clinical competencies. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims to allow students to develop knowledge, skills and competencies (level 3) relating to performing radiographic examinations of the non ambulant patient under minimal guidance of a qualified radiographer. This study-unit will seek to encourage: - Familiarity of the standard operating procedures and policies that need to be considered and adhered to when performing radiographic examinations on non ambulant patients; - The application of radiation safety and radiation physics principles into clinical radiography practice; - The development of skills and competencies required to perform various radiography examinations on non ambulant patients in line with established protocols and procedures; - Consideration to best practice standards/recommendations so as to ensure optimal patient and staff safety as well as enhanced patient-centred care; - Provide an overview of different radiological appearance for trauma patients; - Use of correct anatomical terminology. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Continue to meet all learning outcomes from previous Clinical Imaging Practice study-units; - Identify changes in anatomical structures related to trauma patients; - Identify and locate anatomical surface markings and centering points; - Identify and describe pathological features on resultant images; - Explain the terminology used for different related clinical indications; - Explain standard operating procedures and policies that need to be considered and adhered to when performing radiography examinations on non ambulant patients; - Describe radiation safety and radiation physics principles and how they can be applied to radiography practice on non ambulant patients; - Perform radiographic examinations on non ambulant patients; and - Evaluate the images performed. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Reach competency level 3 by carrying out radiographic procedures with minimal assistance by a qualified radiographer; - Retrive imaging requests on the Radiology Information System (RIS); - Justify requests for examinations based on the clinical indications; - Prepare the imaging room, protocol, devices and accessories, as necessary and appropriate for the radiography examination and the patients' characteristics/ needs; - Manage and prioritize requests based on the clinical indications considering the health and urgency of cases; - Welcome patients, seek and provide adequate information in line with established procedures in a simulated environment; - Choose appropriate radiographic projections to exclude or confirm the clinical indication; - Carry out radiographic procedures with minimal assistance from and while being supervised by a qualified radiographer; - Select appropriate exposure factors and imaging accessories as required; - Conduct the exposures with the minimum radiation exposure risk in accordance with 'ALARA' (as low as reasonably achievable) principle; - Critically evaluate the resultant images and identify areas for improvement; - Recommend and carry out further projections with minimal assistance from the supervising radiographer to better demonstrate findings from standard projections; Effectively communicate the required information to the patient in a simulated environment at the end of the examination; - Simulate appropriate patient care depending on needs of the non ambulant trauma patient and the radiographic examination/s. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Lampignano J & Kendrick LE (2019) Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy (9th ed.), Mosby - Long, BW, Rollins, JH & Smith BJ (2015). Merill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures, Elsevier - Eisenberg, RL & Johnson NM (2020) Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology (7h ed.), Mosby - Kowalczyk, N & Mace, JD (2017) Radiographic Pathology for Technologists (7th ed.), Mosby - Mayer-Baese, A & Schmid V (2014) Pattern Recognition for Medical Imaging (2nd ed). Science Direct - Morrison, WB, & Sanders, TG, (2008) Problem solving in Musculoskeletal Imaging, Mosby. Supplementary Readings: - Carlton, R & Adler A, (2019), Principles of Radiographic Imaging: An Art and a Science (6th ed.). Cengage Publication - Adam, A et al (2020) Grainger & Allison’sDiagnostic Radiology Essentials (7th edition), Churchill Livingstone - McQuillen Martensen, K (2018). Radiographic Image Analysis. (5th ed) Elsevier - Ehrlich, RA & Coakes, DM (2018) Patient Care in Radiography: With an Introduction to Medical Imaging, Mosby. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Francis Zarb (Co-ord.) |
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