RDGY30300

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- Competently perform a range of general radiographic examinations and adapt radiographic techniques appropriately for various patient presentations under supervision.
- Competently perform portable radiographic examinations under supervision.
- Select, justify and optimise appropriate projections and techniques for a range of commonly encountered clinical indications and patient presentations ensuring appropriate radiation protective measures are applied.
- Apply a logical system to the assessment of radiographic images for the x-ray examinations, fluoroscopy examinations and theatre imaging taught in Practice of Radiography 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- 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.
-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

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Candidates must achieve 100% 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 Practice Tutors within the clinical environment, which may involve clinical placement during the summer months. 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.

Students who fail to attend coursework plenary sessions may receive a grade penalty for the associated coursework component, and may be required to undertake an individual discussion session with the module coordinator

Compulsory requirements:: Garda Vetting certification, Manual handling certification, Children first certification, Hand Hygiene certification and Basic Life Support certification. Students must comply with 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 clinical (this may incur a cost to the student). all pre-requisites must be successfully completed prior to entering clinical.

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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