Postgraduate - UnitMMR5011 - Medical radiations science and practice 2

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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0 points, SCA Band 2, 0.000 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Offered	Clayton Second semester to First semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Caroline Wright

Synopsis

This unit is a period of professional clinical experience undertaken in the workplace to enable students to develop competency. Students will practice under the supervision of qualified staff, and a clinical workbook will be provided to enable students to document their professional and technical development.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Apply their knowledge to the practice of Medical Radiations;
Demonstrate initiative, problem solving and decision making skills;
Act in a responsible, safe and ethical manner and apply these principles to practice;
Complete specified tasks and procedures within appropriate time frames;
Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and members of the health care team;
Incorporate the evidence based paradigm into their practice ;
Recognise the limitations of their knowledge and experience and seek advice when required;
Practice their profession at the level of the competent practitioner.

Assessment

Hurdle requirements:
1. Pass each end-of-semester final clinical skills assessment and portfolio submission
2. Pass the end of year clinical moderation in planning, treatment and professional reflection.