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MRSC1330

Nuclear Medicine Professional Practice 1B

10 Units 1000 Level Course

Available in 2012

Callaghan CampusSemester 2

Previously offered in 2013, 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
1
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

Timetables

2012 Course Timetables for MRSC1330