CSB053 Clinical Radiography 3

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

This unit will continue to build on previous clinical placements to deal with more complex patients. The extended period of clinical experience in this 12 credit point unit will enable you to gain experience in advanced imaging procedures and modalities in addition to consolidating skills in general radiography and minor procedures.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Assist with the clinical performance and applications of more specialised advanced techniques and imaging methods.
2. Image the full range of patient complexities in general radiography and minor procedures, including OT and trauma whilst demonstrating safe practice.
3. Demonstrate interpersonal communications, evidence of safe practice and appropriate patient care skills required in clinical practice, including recognising and responding to the acute deterioration of a patient.
4. Critically reflect on the outcomes of the imaging examinations you have participated in and comment on this performance.
5. Demonstrate effective professional practice capabilities such as teamwork, and clinical reasoning.

Content

Learning Approaches

This unit engages you in your learning through enabling you to apply the theoretical knowledge and skills developed both on campus and in previous clinical placements in a different clinical setting. You should be performing general radiography on a range of patient types and conditions, and assisting in the advanced imaging modalities. You will be supervised by clinical staff during placement 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:

• comments on a case by case basis from your immediate supervisor;
• feedback on the case study submissions submitted;
• feedback from midpoint assessment by clinical supervisor;
• end of placement feedback.

Assessment

Overview

You will be assessed by the clinical staff on your clinical practical ability 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 competency tasks 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.

Assessment tasks will require you to provide evidence of your knowledge, skills and application of Clinical Practice in Medical Imaging, in a variety of formats, which are aligned with the learning outcomes of the unit and course.
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. This is an ungraded unit and the final mark is satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

Unit Grading Scheme

S (Satisfactory) / U (Unsatisfactory)

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Case Study

As an emerging Medical Radiation Practitioner, you are required to demonstrate professional and practical skills through an analytical case study comparing general radiographic examinations that you have performed at your current, and a previous clinical site. You are required to provide a critical reflection on the imaging outcomes including patient care, patient management, and image production in comparison to a previous case study examination of the same region of interest in a general radiographic examination.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension

Threshold Assessment:

Threshold conditions apply

Threshold assessment conditions
In this unit, for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade, threshold assessment conditions apply. You are required to achieve a satisfactory result in all items of assessment to receive a S (satisfactory) result in the unit. If you who do not achieve a satisfactory result for an assessment task you are able to make one resubmission of this work. You are advised to seek feedback on your submission from the unit coordinator prior to resubmission.

Assessment: Professional Plans

The professional plan consists of a Clinical learning plan (pre/post placement), clinical hours and competencies achieved. The Clinical learning plan outlines the areas of professional practice which you will be completing during the placement and how this relates to the activities and competencies required as per the Clinical Guide, and post-placement a critical reflection on your performance and clinical ability, and also includes an outline of your completed clinical hours required for placement and competencies achieved during this placement.

Threshold Assessment:

Threshold conditions apply

Threshold assessment conditions
In this unit, for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade, threshold assessment conditions apply. You are required to achieve a satisfactory result in all items of assessment to receive a S (satisfactory) result in the unit. If you who do not achieve a satisfactory result for an assessment task you are able to make one resubmission of this work. You are advised to seek feedback on your submission from the unit coordinator prior to resubmission.

Assessment: Placement Performance

Clinical supervisor's assessment of clinical practice and professional abilities using the assessment tool aligned to the MRPBA Professional Competency for Practice.

Threshold Assessment:

Satisfactory placement performance required to pass this unit.

N.B. Resubmission is not usually available for U (unsatisfactory) result for placement performance.

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

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.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties 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

Resource Materials

Prescribed text(s)

QUT Clinical Practice Learning Guide (provided)

Other

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2021). National safety and quality health service standards. https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards

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.