MRSC4220
10 units
4000 level
Course handbook
Description
By attending a professional placement at an accredited clinical centre in a variety of service settings, this course allows students to broaden their professional practice experience, consolidate academic knowledge and refine professional skills towards competent practitioner level. This Course recognises the Professional Capabilities developed by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia. The document ‘Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice’ outlines via Domains the requirements of a Competent Practitioner. Domain 1: Medical radiation practitioner 1C: Radiation Therapist Domain 2: Professional and ethical practice Domain 3: Communication and collaboration Domain 4: Evidence-informed practice Domain 5: Radiation safety & risk management
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Semester 1 - 2024.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Design and evaluate, including the quality assurance checking, of basic to high level treatment plans, and the implementation of such plans into treatment
2. Evaluate plans against ICRU criteria and ensure that they meet recognised and accepted criteria (ICRU 50/62, 83)
3. Participate as a graduate practitioner in radiation therapy treatment, planning and simulation
4. Apply a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers
5. Demonstrate effective communication to members of the public and other health care workers, such as information gathering, active listening and empathy
6. Practice within an ethical and legal framework
7. Develop clinical reasoning and management skills
8. Apply the skills and knowledge necessary to employ an evidenced based approach to decision making in healthcare practice
9. Evaluate and critique his or her role and performance during the professional placement and according to the level of experience
Content
Professional Practice involving application of::
1. Aspects of Ethical and Professional practice including legal responsibilities, mandatory and voluntary reporting, MRPB Code of Practice, informed consent, fitness to practice, bioethics
2. Components and structure of Australian HealthCare System
3. Quality frameworks as relevant to Diagnostic Radiography
4. Safe radiation practice principles and procedures as they relate to:
- Conventional and advanced radiation therapy CT
- Radiation therapy of all body sites
5. Patient assessment with regard to quality of life, living with illness, and treatment toxicity criteria
Review of Progress
This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.
Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.
Requisite
Students must have successfully completed MRSC3080, STAT1070, MRSC3260 and MRSC3270, and be active in the B Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy) (40010) program to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
MRSC3270, MRSC3260
Assessment items
Report: Professional Skills/Clinical Competence Workbook and Reports
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Portfolio: Student Capability Record
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Portfolio: Portfolio of Learning
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
- WHS Requirement - Students must complete a Workplace Safety Induction or Risk Assessment.
- First Aid Certificate - students must complete a First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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