MRSC2160
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to further develop professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience, by participating in professional skill labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited diagnostic radiography clinical centre. The labs and professional placement will increase confidence and competence in undertaking and participating in professional procedures of increasing difficulty or complexity. The labs must be passed to be allowed to attend professional placement, and pass the course. Clinical placement occurs during Semester 2 for five weeks.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply and participate in MRS procedures at a level suitable to their current clinical experience
2. Further develop and demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers
3. Further develop clinical reasoning skills
4. Further develop and apply 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
Content
This course is fully integrated with MRSC2150. Medical Radiation Science students in Year 2 are expected to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes towards clinical practice and procedure at a level commensurate with their professional development as outlined in MRSC2150.
- Plain film imaging of the Thorax
- Plain film imaging of the Abdomen
- Introduction to Contrast Media
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 be concurrently enrolled in MRSC2150, have successfully completed MRSC2100 and MRSC2110 and be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography) [40002] program to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
MRSC2100 Diagnostic Radiography Methods IIAMRSC2110 Clinical Education IIAMust be enrolled in or have successfully passed MRSC2150
Assessment items
Portfolio: Professional Placement Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Professional Task: Technical OSCE
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Clinical Narrative
Professional Task: Communication OSCE
Compulsory Requirements
Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:
- NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Clinical-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 5 days per week for 5 week(s)
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Laboratory-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 9 week(s)
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per term
- Clinical Briefing 1 hr and Clinical debriefing 1 hr per semester - compulsory attendance
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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