CSB070 Transition to Professional Practice 1
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| Unit code: | CSB070 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | CSB067 and (CSB068 or CSH068) |
| Corequisite(s): | CSB071 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Other requirements: Radiation use licence; Qld Health student placement requirements including Hepatitis B immunisation |
| Credit points: | 24 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,328 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $8,712 |
| International unit fee | $9,696 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | CSB070 |
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| Credit points: | 24 |
| Pre-requisite: | CSB067 and (CSB068 or CSH068) |
| Co-requisite: | CSB071 |
| Coordinators: | Cameron Moore | cameron.moore@qut.edu.au Debbie Starkey | d.starkey@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This is the first of two transitional capstone units across the final year and requires you to integrate and apply your previously developed knowledge and skills in medical imaging in a clinical context. You will consolidate your collaborative professional practice and team-based care skills in workload management and clinical efficiency particularly in relation to general radiography and minor procedures. You will demonstrate your ability to deliver collaborative, culturally responsive care in a professional manner. As you progress to a reflective ethical practitioner, this unit provides the opportunity for you to operate with an increasing level of intellectual independence whilst still under supervision.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Provide evidence of your ability to deliver medical imaging services in a safe professional manner
- Critically reflect on your own professional practice
- Integrate and apply ethical and culturally sensitive practices within the workplace
- Apply image interpretation skills to comment on axial and appendicular images.
Content
This unit includes online modules in image interpretation in addition to clinical professional practice experience in appropriate roles for any of the following modalities available at your specific placement site:
Skeletal Radiography including trauma and paediatrics
Minor Procedures including OT
Fluoroscopic Procedures
Computed Tomography.
Learning Approaches
This unit engages you in your learning through enabling you to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills developed throughout the program, both from formal on campus activities and during clinical placements. You should be performing medical imaging examinations, demonstrating collaborative practice and team-based care for the range of patient types and conditions, and complexities. You will be supervised by clinical staff in an approved clinical department on a full-time basis.
A range of clinical placement preferences provides medical imaging students with imaging opportunities for diverse populations including considerations of culture, age, gender, body habitus, presentation and priority.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- formative feedback on your professional learning plan
- comments on a case by case basis from your immediate supervisor
- feedback from midpoint assessment by clinical supervisor
- end of placement feedback
Formative feedback will be provided during completion of online image interpretation modules.
Assessment
Overview
You will be assessed by the clinical staff on your clinical practical ability including in team-based care, as demonstrated over the period of the placement. Informal feedback will be provided on a case by case basis from the immediate supervisor. In addition the clinical supervisor will complete an assessment form and provide feedback to you at the midpoint of the placement. This feedback will assist you in meeting the appropriate professional standards by the completion of the placement and your final assessment.
Submission of Clinical Practice Records of Clinical Experience: (Formative) - A record of rostered hours and examinations/procedures carried out and verified by the supervisor must be submitted within one week of completion of the clinical period, along with the radiation badge. This is a mandatory requirement. Your submission will be presented in a manner consistent with the MRPBA expectations of a Medical Radiations Practitioner
For the purposes of professional accreditation and demonstration of capabilities/competencies, students must achieve a satisfactory level of performance in both the theoretical and practical elements of the unit to achieve a passing grade.
Threshold assessment conditions:
In this unit, for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade, threshold assessment conditions apply. If you do not achieve the pass level for an assessment task you are able to make one resubmission of this work for the minimum pass level, only when their achieved mark/grade is within 10% (or 1 grade) of the pass level for the assessment item. You are advised to seek feedback on your submission from the unit coordinator prior to resubmission.
You are required to achieve a satisfactory result in Placement Performance to receive a passing grade in the unit. Resubmission is not usually available for unsatisfactory placement performance.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Portfolio
You will develop and reflect on a collection of examples of scenarios and situations which demonstrate your engagement in collaborative practice and culturally responsive healthcare in the workplace including advanced scope of practice elements. This assessment item will provide evidence of your achievements towards MRPBA Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice for the following criteria: 2.1 - 2.4; 3.1 and 3.2; 5.1 - 5.4
Your submission will be presented in a manner consistent with the MRPBA requirements of Medical Radiations Practitioner annual submission of evidence of continuing professional education.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
Threshold conditions apply.
Assessment: Professional Plans
The professional learning plan should outline the areas of professional practice which you have identified as your learning needs. On completion of the placement you are to critically reflect on your performance and clinical ability, and evaluate what areas you need to consolidate during the subsequent placement period. This assessment item will provide specific evidence of your achievements towards MRPBA Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice for the criteria 4.2.
Your submission will be presented in a manner consistent with the MRPBA requirements of a Medical Radiations Practitioner annual continuing professional education planning.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
Threshold conditions apply.
Assessment: Placement Performance
Compulsory pre-placement module must be satisfactorily completed prior to undertaking placement.
Clinical supervisor's assessment of clinical practice and professional capabilities using the assessment tool aligned to the MRPBA Professional Competency for Practice. This is a threshold assessment item. Students must demonstrate satisfactory achievement in this item to achieve a passing grade.
Threshold Assessment:
Threshold conditions apply.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
Queensland Radiation use licence
QLD Health Student Placement requirements including:
- Immunisation/s (including Hepatitis B)
- Blue Card
- Current CPR Certificate is required.
Blue Card
A blue card is required to complete this unit. A blue card confirms that you have passed a screening of your criminal history (the Working with Children Check) and have been approved to work with children and young people. For more information on the blue card and how to apply please visit the QUT website.
Costs
- Clinical uniform (requires purchase of QUT MRS shirt)
- Cost and organisation of obtaining current CPR Certificate is the responsibility of the student
- All Work Integrated Learning placement costs, including travel and accommodation expenses, are the responsibility of the student.
Resources
QUT Clinical Practice Record Guide (provided)
Access to online delivery modules in Image Interpretation
Additional resources are located on the Canvas site for this unit
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Dune,T., McLeod, K. & Williams, R. (2021). Culture, Diversity and Health in Australia Towards Culturally Safe Health Care. Routledge
Other
National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - these are accessible from Unit Canvas page
Risk Assessment Statement
Placement in a radiology department has inherent radiation risks, which are minimised by following safe work practices as taught during pre-clinical units. Students must adhere to the Radiation Safety and Protection Plan of the site they are rostered to, and wear the radiation dose monitoring device provided by QUT for the clinical placement. This radiation badge must be returned to QUT on completion of the placement.