MRS Practicum 2 (11978.1)

This unit continues students' clinical skill development required in the safe practice of diagnostic radiography. In this unit students complete a supervised medical radiation science clinical practice placement. The clinical placement provides the opportunity for students to further build and develop safe clinical skills in a supervised environment. In this unit students will also continue to further develop critical evaluation and reflective practice skills. Students are required to pass the placement and related competency tasks to successfully complete this unit.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Under direct supervision, plan, safely perform and evaluate routine and complex radiographic examinations, including a range of trauma and paediatric examinations;
2. Practise in an ethical, professional and culturally safe manner, applying radiation safety principles and legal standards in the clinical setting;
3. Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills applicable to the practice of diagnostic radiography, with reflection upon examination outcomes and maintaining safe, respectful and effective care to all patients; and
4. Adapt knowledge and skill in diverse contexts, applying radiographic approaches appropriate to patient presentations, recognising and responding to deteriorating patients and undertake action to ensure appropriate management.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

10020 MRS Practicum 1 OR 11977 MRS Practicum 1 AND
10028 Radiographic Imaging 1 AND
11852 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Health Contexts OR 7434 Indigenous Health: Contemporary Issues

Corequisites

This unit is only available to students enrolled in 319JA Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Medical Imaging) AND
10029 Radiographic Imaging 2 AND
10015 Imaging Pathology AND
10027 Radiation Biology and Dosimetry

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.