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Upon successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- Competently perform a range of general radiographic examinations under direct supervision applying appropriate radiation protective measures at all times.
- Select, justify and optimise appropriate projections and techniques for a range of commonly encountered clinical indications and patient presentations.
- Apply a logical system to the assessment of radiographic images for x-ray examinations taught in Practice of Radiography 1 and 2.
- Demonstration professionalism, effective teamwork and communication in all interactions with patients and clinical staff as per clinical policy.
- Demonstrate personal ability to care appropriately for all patients as per the clinical policy.
- Critically reflect on their performance in clinical practice.
-Practise in accordance with current legislation applicable to the work of their profession
Full attendance at clinical placement is compulsory and any missed clinical placement time must be rectified as per CORU requirements.
Attend Clinical Exit (Preparation) Lecture
Patient care & professionalism in healthcare
Justification of X-ray examinations and optimisation of technique
Radiation protection
Radiographic technique for general X-ray examinations
Critical appraisal of general X-ray radiographic images
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 1 |
| Computer Aided Lab | 4 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 10 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 10 |
| Placement/Work Experience | 378 |
| Total | 403 |
Pre-requisites: Garda Vetting certification, Manual handling certification, Children first certification, Hand Hygiene certification and Basic Life Support certification. Students must comply with vaccination policy of the Diagnostic Imaging section.
Students who fail to attend or fail to achieve a pass in either Basic Life Support or Manual Handling will have to re-take these components and reach a pass before entering clinical (this may incur a cost to the student). all pre-requisites must be successfully completed prior to entering clinical.
Candidates must normally achieve at least 80% attendance at clinical placements, and must successfully complete relevant specified learning activities before taking the end of module assessment.
Candidates not achieving the requisite attendance stated above must, before completing the module and its assessments, undertake such clinical placement as is considered necessary to address the deficit.
Candidates who do not complete the module placements within the prescribed clinical placement period will be scheduled for Clinical Recovery Placements to facilitate students in the completion of the clinical placement requirements. The Clinical Recovery Placements will be scheduled in agreement with supervising radiographers within the clinical environment. Progression to the next stage is not normally allowed if the clinical modules identified in each stage of the programme are not completed prior to the start of the next academic session. For final stage students graduation may be delayed until clinical recovery placements are completed.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio: Reflective clinical portfolio - to be completed during clinical placement (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives & associated CORU requirements | Week 15 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 20 |
Yes |
| Participation in Learning Activities: Completion of required HSEland Training in advance of clinical placement. (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives & associated CORU requirements) | Week 15 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 20 |
Yes |
| Practical Skills Assessment: Practical X-ray assessment ( chest, pelvis & extremity) which will take place during clinical practice. (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives) | Week 15 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 40 |
Yes |
| Exam (In-person): Image based oral examination in UCD. (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives & associated CORU requiremenents) | Week 15 | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | Yes | 20 |
Yes |
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ms Aine Lunney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Cliodhna Murphy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Ms Shauna Murphy | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Mr Jaka Potocnik | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |