RADTX 312 - Clinical Practice II

5 CR

Provides 16 hours per week of supervised clinical instruction, progressing through a competency-based educational sequence. Concept Integration activities will be assigned as weekly group discussions.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Radiation Therapy, BAS

Course Outcomes

Course Outcomes and Scope of Competence: • Cognitive Domain: As part of providing treatment, students will demonstrate their understanding of concepts related to patient positioning and immobilization, equipment and machine operation, patient and equipment monitoring, program and institutional policies and procedures, and radiation safety.
Psychomotor Domain: Students will demonstrate competence performing activities such as verifying patient positioning and employ the proper use of imaging and treatment equipment.
Interpersonal Domain: Students will demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate the patient’s physical and mental status prior to delivery of radiation. Establish appropriate and effective writen, oral and nonverbal communication with the patient and their family, using cultural competence techniques. Establish values and attitudes congruent with the profession’s standards and ethics.

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