MRSC1330

Nuclear Medicine Professional Practice 1B

Faculty of Health and Medicine School of Health Sciences

10 Units 1000 Level Course

Available in 2014

Callaghan Campus	Semester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007

This course introduces students to clinical Nuclear Medicine professional practice. Students will begin to develop professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience, by participating in professional skills labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited Nuclear Medicine clinical centre. The labs and professional placement will facilitate the development of student confidence and competence in undertaking and participating in basic Nuclear Medicine professional procedures.

Compulsory Course Component - The labs must be passed to be allowed to attend professional practice, and pass the course.

This course is a Compulsory Program Component and must be passed in order to progress in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Nuclear Medicine).

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
1. Apply, participate in, and develop clinical skills in, Nuclear Medicine procedures at a level suitable to their current clinical experience
2. Develop and demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers
3. Develop clinical reasoning skills
4. Demonstrate communication skills with members of the public and other health care workers
5. Practice within an ethical and legal framework
6. Be able to evaluate and critique his or her role within and during the clinical period, according to the level of experience
7. Describe the main issues related to clinical ethics and its connection to clinical practice, and describe the legal framework &/or legislation related to clinical practice
8. Demonstrate ability to perform a physical assessment including pain
9. Identify the signs and symptoms of medical emergencies that may occur in medical imaging or Nuclear medicine departments and demonstrate actions that may be taken to manage these.
10. Demonstrate radiopharmaceutical procedures.

Content

1. Basic Nuclear Medicine Concepts
2. Introduction to Radiopharmacy
3. Nuclear Medicine Image Acquistion
4. Nuclear Medicine Quality Control
5. Nuclear Medicine Skeletal Imaging Techniques
6. Nuclear Medicine Pulmonary Imaging Techniques
7. Introductory CT

Replacing Course(s)

Nil

Transition

N/A

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

HLSC1000
PHYS1200
HUBS1105
HUBS1401

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Case Study
Clinical
Lecture
Laboratory
Self Directed Learning

Assessment Items

Laboratory Exercises	Compulsory Course Component - Radiopharmacy Skills Lab Exercises: This assessment must be passed to attend Professional Placement, and to pass the course.
Other: (please specify)	Compulsory Course Component: To pass this course students must gain an overall mark of 50% or more and meet the following essential criteria. 1. Satisfactory attendance and completion of Labs. 2. A minimum of 50% in the Clinical Supervisor Assessment. 3. Students must gain "Expected Level" or above in all criteria to pass this course. 4. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Practice Attendance requirements. Students must pass this course to progress to MRSC2300 and MRSC2330.
Reports	Professional Placement Workbook Completion of all parts of professional Placement Workbook The Workbook details the work to be completed during the Professional Placement and includes: - Clinical Supervisor Reports - Reflective Task - Clinical Skills Case Study Reports - Clinical Contact

Contact Hours

Clinical: for 40 hour(s) per Week for 3 weeks
Laboratory: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 3 weeks

Compulsory Components

Requisite by Enrolment	This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Nuclear Medicine).
Compulsory Course Component	OHS-First Aid Certificate
Compulsory Course Component	OHS-Criminal Record Check
Compulsory Course Component	OHS-Prohibited Employment Declaration
Compulsory Program Component	Compulsory Program Component - Prior successful completion of HUBS1105, HLSC1000 and be concurrently enrolled in MRSC1300. Compulsory Course Component - National Police Check. Compulsory Course Component - Working with Children and Young People Declaration. Compulsory Course Component - Patient Confidentiality Form. Compulsory Course Component - Current NSW Health Immunization record. Compulsory Course Component - WorkCover approved First Aid Certificate.

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