RDGY20180

Learning Outcomes:

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.
- Be introduced to other modalities appropriate to Stage 2 - fluoroscopy, mobile radiography and theatre radiography.
- 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 the x-ray examinations taught in Practice of Radiography 1, 2 and 3.
- 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 and experiences in clinical practice.
- Practice in accordance with current legislation applicable to the work of their profession.

Students must complete the required HSEland training by the submission date set.
Attendance at the 'Compulsory Clinical Entry' lecture is mandatory for this module.

Indicative Module Content:

Justification of imaging referrals
Communication of risk benefit to patients
Professionalism in working as a multidisciplinary team member
Optimisation of radiographic technique for X-ray examinations, fluoroscopy, mobile and theatre examinations
Critical thinking and reflective writing
Radiation protection

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Full attendance at clinical placement is compulsory and any missed clinical placement time must be rectified as per CORU and departmental requirements.

Attendance at the ‘Compulsory Clinical Entry’ (CCE) lecture is mandatory for this module. This lecture is designed to introduce students to life in the clinical department specific to their Stage. Students who fail to attend will be required to undertake an individual discussion session with the Module Coordinator, before they are allowed to attend clinical placement. Failure to attend the CCE lecture may inevitably result in a delay to the start of the student’s clinical placement. All clinical days missed must be remediated.

In line with departmental policy, students 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, in agreement with supervising Practice Educators, be scheduled within the clinical environment. This may involve clinical placement during university holiday periods. Progression to the next Stage is not normally allowed if the clinical modules required in each Stage of the programme are not completed prior to the start of the next academic session.

Compulsory programme requirements must be completed in advance of clinical placement including- garda vetting certification, manual handling certification, ‘Children First’ certification, ‘Hand Hygiene’ certification and ‘Basic Life Support’ certification. Students must comply with the UCD Radiography vaccinations policy and fully comply with programme requirements.
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 the clinical environment. This may incur a cost to the student.

All UCD-specified HSELand courses that are assigned per Stage must be completed and passed in advance of clinical placement.
During clinical placement, students are expected to abide by the ‘UCD Student Code of Conduct’ and any other clinical departmental policies and procedures. Any breach of these matters may result in the student being placed on the ‘UCD Fitness to Practice’ pathway.

Full guidance relating to the regulations on clinical placement is available in the ‘UCD Clinical Placement Student Handbook’.
Candidates must achieve at least 100% attendance at clinical placements, and must successfully complete relevant specified learning activities and assessments. Candidates not achieving the requisite attendance must undertake such clinical placement as is considered necessary to address the deficit.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

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