MRSC3380
10 units
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 lectures at university and by successfully completing a professional placement at an accredited Nuclear Medicine clinical centre.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 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 healthcare 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
- Skeletal system
- Pulmonary system
- Endocrine system
- Gastro-intestinal system
- Genito-urinary system
- Tumour imaging
- Cardiovascular system
- Infection localisation
- Paediatrics
- Therapy
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET), PET/CT & SPECT/CT, & CT
- Bone densitometry
- Central nervous system
- Lymphatics
- 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 MRSC3355, successfully completed MRSC3305 and MRSC3330, and be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Nuclear Medicine) [40011] program to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
MRSC3300MRSC3330
Assessment items
Report: Report - Professional Placement Workbook
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 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Clinical-1
- Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s)
- Complete a minimum of 30 shifts of compulsory professional practice during the placement
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Laboratory-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 4 term starting in week 9
- Radiopharmacy Labs
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 75% of sessions and complete the safety/knowledge induction.
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 2 week(s)
- Clinical de-briefing - compulsory attendance
- Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Course outline
- MRSC3380 - Semester 2, 2023 (Callaghan) (PDF, 160.9 KB)
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