Practicum VI Syllabus for 2011-2012
Return to Syllabus List

Instructor Information

Course Information

Recording Policy

Disability Statement

Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact disAbility Services (Student Service Center room 119, phone 371-5436) as soon as possible.

Statement for Mental Health and Advocacy & Resource Center:

As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc

Amarillo College Tutoring for Success Policy:

Administrative Drop Policy

N/A

Student Withdrawal Procedures

N/A

Privacy Statement

The Amarillo College Privacy Policy is found at https://www.actx.edu/-amarillo-college-privacy-notice , and applies to all Amarillo College students.  If you have questions about this privacy statement or you believe that your personal information has been released without your consent, send email to humanresources@actx.edu .

Course

RADR-2266-001 Practicum VI

Prerequisites

RADR 2367

Course Description

Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college and student.

Student Resources Student Resources Website

Department Expectations

\N

Occupational License Disclaimer

Hours

(2 sem hrs; 15 practicum)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

\N

Supplies

\N

Student Performance

End-of-Course Outcomes: As outlined in the learning plan, apply the theory, concepts, and skills involving specialized materials, tools, equipment, procedures, regulations, laws, and interactions within and among political, economic, environmental, social, and legal systems associated with the occupation and the business/industry and will demonstrate legal and ethical behavior, safety practices, interpersonal and teamwork skills, and appropriate written and verbal communication skills using the terminology of the occupation and the business/industry.

COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

A. GOALS

Given the appropriate textbooks, personal notes, handouts, and other course materials, the student should complete each of the following goals as evaluated by the faculty in the program.

1. Apply the knowledge learned in the on-campus didactic courses to the specific

clinical assignment rotations.

2. Using critical thinking skills, make those decisions necessary to complete all

clinical procedures appropriate to this course level.

3. Evaluate the learning experience from the perspective of the course competencies.

4. Work toward successful completion of clinical competencies and lab practicals. By the end of this course, a total of 32 (65%) clinical competencies should be completed.

5. Completion of 2 lab practicals should be accomplished.

6. Completion of 6 random challenges.

7. Completion of 2 image critiques for your ongoing portfolios. (due dates will be given at a later date)

B. OBJECTIVES

The student who satisfactorily completes this clinical course will develop the following competencies as evaluated by the college faculty - including clinical adjunct faculty - using a written evaluation instrument with a minimum passing score of 75 percent:

These same objectives will be used throughout the program with each subsequent practicum course. Students will be evaluated based on their knowledge at this point in the program with the assumption that all skills will continue to be developed as you proceed through the program

1. Exercise the priorities required in daily clinical practice,

2. Execute medical imaging procedures under the appropriate level of supervision,

3. Adhere to team practice concepts that focus on organizational theories, role of team members and conflict resolution,

4. Adapt to changes and varying clinical situations,

5. Describe the role of health care team members in responding/reacting to local or national emergencies,

6. Provide patient-centered clinically effective care for all patients regardless of age, gender, disability, special needs, ethnicity, or culture,

7. Integrate the use of appropriate and effective written, oral and nonverbal communication with patients, the public, and members of the health care team in the clinical setting,

8. Integrate appropriate personal and professional values into clinical practice,

9. Recognize the influence of professional values on patient care,

10. Explain how a person's cultural beliefs toward illness and health affects his or her own health status,

11. Use patient and family education strategies appropriate to the comprehension level of the patient/family,

12. Provide desired psychosocial support to the patient and family,

13. Demonstrate competent assessment skills through effective management of the patient's physical and mental status,

14. Respond appropriately to medical emergencies,

15. Examine demographic factors that influence patient compliance with medical care,

16. Adapt procedures to meet age-specific, disease-specific and cultural needs of patients,

17. Assess the patient and record clinical history,

18. Demonstrate basic life support procedures,

19. Use appropriate charting methods,

20. Recognize life threatening ECG tracing,

21. Apply standard and transmission-based precautions,

22. Apply appropriate medical asepsis and sterile technique,

23. Demonstrate competency in the principles of radiation protection standards,

24. Report equipment malfunctions,

25. Examine procedure orders for accuracy and make corrective actions when applicable,

26. Demonstrate safe, ethical and legal practices,

27. Integrate the radiographer's practice standards into clinical practice setting,

28. Maintain patient confidentiality standards and meet HIPAA requirements,

29. Demonstrate the principles of transferring, positioning, and immobilizing patients,

30. Comply with the departmental and institutional response to emergencies, disasters, and accidents,

31. Differentiate between emergency and non - emergency procedures,

32, Adhere to national, institutional and departmental standards, policies, and procedures regarding care of patients, providing radiologic procedures and reducing medical errors.

33. Select technical factors to produce quality diagnostic images with the lowest radiation exposure possible,

34. Critique images for appropriate anatomy, image quality, and patient identification,

35. Determine corrective measures to improve inadequate images,

36. Apply the principles of total quality management.

In addition to the above objectives, students in fall and spring practicum will participate in an organized film critique class once a week for 2 hours. The following objectives will be assessed based on the student's knowledge level. Competency will be documented by a written evaluation with a score of no less than 75%.

1. Discuss the elements of a radiographic image,

2. Identify anatomy on radiographic images,

3. Apply the problem- solving process used for image analysis,

4. Describe an effective image analysis methods,

5. Describe the role of the radiographer in image analysis,

6. Apply the procedure for evaluating images for adequate density/brightness, contrast, recorded detail/spatial resolution, and acceptable limits of distortion,

7. Explain how the radiographer determines that an adequate level of penetration has been applied to produce the desired level of contrast,

8. Summarize the importance of proper positioning,

9. Discuss the impact of patient preparation on the resulting radiographic image,

10. Analyze images to determine the appropriate use of beam restriction,

11. Identify common equipment malfunctions that affect image quality, and corrective actions,

12. Differentiate between technical factor problems, procedural factor problems, and equipment malfunctions,

13. Critique images for appropriate technical, procedural and pathologic factors, and employ corrective actions if necessary. 

See Course Goals and Objectives

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

No behavior expectations available

Grading Criteria

No grading criteria available

Attendance

ATTENDANCE POLICY

A student who plans to successfully complete all competency requirements for this clinical course must also plan to attend clinical assignments on a regular and timely basis and complete all activities with a final score of not less than 75 percent. Excessive absences and/or tardy arrivals may jeopardize the potential for learning in this course. Specific attendance policies relative to all clinical courses may be found in the "Clinical Course Policies" portion of the syllabus.

 Absences from clinical time must be made up in not less than 4 hour increments (unless it is 2 hours for film critique) and done within the semester in which the absence occurred. Reminder: you must completely fill out the yellow make up time contract the day you return to clinic after an absence. It must be signed by a technologist that day so the site is aware of when you will be making up your time. You may NOT show up to make up time without a signed contract. If you do you will be sent home and a date and time to make up the missed time will be assigned to you by the clinical instructor.

Calendar

Additional Information

No additional information available