Available in 2024
Course code

MRSC3330

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course allows students to consolidate their basic professional skills and to refine their advanced professional skills by participating in professional skills labs at university and by successfully completing a professional placement at an accredited Nuclear Medicine clinical centre. The labs must be passed to be allowed to attend professional practice, and pass the course.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate competence with performing complex Nuclear Medicine procedures involving pharmaceutical contraindication knowledge

2. Perform complex image analysis.

3. Demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers

4. Demonstrate clinical reasoning/ management skills consistent with their level of experience.

5. Combine good communication skills with members of the public and other health care workers in the delivery of patient care

6. Practice within an ethical and legal framework

7. Describe the current and future roles that may be required to practice within and reflect on the need for continual learning to improve clinical practice

8. Apply the skills and knowledge necessary to employ an evidenced based approach to decision making in health care practice.

9. Reflect upon and evaluate and critique his or her role within and during the clinical placement, according to the level of experience.


Content

  1. Skeletal system
  2. Pulmonary system
  3. Endocrine system
  4. Gastro-intestinal system
  5. Genito-urinary system
  6. Tumour imaging
  7. Cardiovascular system
  8. Infection localisation
  9. Paediatrics
  10. Therapy
  11. Positron Emission Tomography
  12. Bone densitometry
  13. Central nervous system
  14. Lymphatics
  15. Molecular imaging

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 MRSC3305, have successfully completed MRSC2350 and MRSC2380, and be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine) [40011] program to enrol in this course


Assumed knowledge

MRSC2350MRSC2380MRSC2580


Assessment items

Report: Report - Professional Placement Workbook
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Laboratory Exercises
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
  • First Aid Certificate - students must complete a First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s)
  • Complete a minimum of 25 shifts of compulsory professional practice during the placementClinical Briefing 2 hr per semester - compulsory attendanceNote: Full term does not include those times where students are on a timetble professional placement.
Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 7 week(s) starting in week 2
Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 2 week(s)

Course outline