RADTX 313 - Clinical Practice III

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

Cognitive Domain: As part of providing treatment, students will demonstrate their ability to identify diagnosis, pathology, and stage of disease for each patient. Students will compare port films with simulation films to determine accuracy of treatment and follow appropriate radiation safety and protection procedures.
Psychomotor Domain: Students will demonstrate competence performing the warm-up procedure of the treatment unit, record machine parameters accurately, and operate within the radiation therapy scope of practice, regardless of personal beliefs.
Interpersonal Domain: Students will demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate psychological and physical changes in the patient’s condition and formulate appropriate actions. Students will interact with the patient and family to provide psychosocial support.

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