RDGY30680 Clinical Practice 3

Academic Year 2022/2023

This module provides opportunities for students to develop a range of clinical competencies appropriate to a newly qualified radiographer. In clinical departments, final year students will be expected to work competently in all sections of the Imaging Department, under the distant supervision of clinical staff, who will monitor each student's progress, assist with specific difficulties and help the individual develop confidence.

Each student must keep an accurate portfolio of their clinical work in final year. Full attendance at clinical placement is compulsory and any missed clinical placement time must be rectified as per CORU 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 Placement.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:
- Competently perform a wide range of general and specialised radiographic examinations within the context of professional guidelines and current legislation.
- Competently perform an MRI examination (either a lumbar spine, knee or non-contrast brain MRI).
- Competently perform a non-contrast brain CT scan.
- Accurately evaluate image quality and radiographic outcomes for a variety of examinations.

Professional Skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of difficulties that may be encountered during radiographic examinations and demonstrate an ability. to adapt technique depending on patient presentation and clinical environment.
-Critically evaluate the utility of imaging examinations to patient management.

Personal / Professional Development
-Perform as an effective member of the imaging department team and demonstrate personal ability to care for patients appropriately during examinations.
-Demonstrate knowledge of the range of modalities within a modern imaging department and their appropriate application to particular pathologies or anatomical areas.

Indicative Module Content:

Patient care & professionalism in healthcare
Justification of X-ray examinations and optimisation of technique for complex examinations requiring modification of technique
Radiation protection
Radiographic technique for X-ray examinations
Radiographic technique for MRI scans
Radiographic technique for CT scans
Critical appraisal of X-ray radiographic images

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

2
Autonomous Student Learning

20
Placement/Work Experience

299
Total

321
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning
Tutorials
Reflective learning
Case-based learning
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

MyProgress Learning Contract, Manual Handling, Basic Life Support, HSeLanD Childrens First, HSeLanD Hand Hygiene must be complete in advance of commencing clinical practice.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
RDGY20240 - Clinical Practice 1: GER, RDGY30670 - Clinical Practice 2: GER


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Pass/Fail Image Based Assessment (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives and associated CORU requirements) Varies over the Trimester No Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

50
Practical Examination: Pass/Fail MRI Competency Assessment (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives and associated CORU requirements) Varies over the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

10
Portfolio: Pass/Fail Electronic ROCP (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives and associated CORU requirements) Varies over the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

20
Practical Examination: Pass/Fail CT Non-Contrast Brain Competency Assessment (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives and associated CORU requirements) Varies over the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

10
Practical Examination: Pass/Fail General Radiography Competency Assessment (successful completion of this component is required to address the module learning objectives and associated CORU requirements) Varies over the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No

10

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Aine Lunney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Michelle O'Connor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer