RADTX 412 - Clinical Practice VI

8 CR

Provides 24 hours per week of supervised clinical instruction, progressing through a competency-based educational sequence. Students will apply principles of self-advocacy by creating personal clinical goals and using critical feedback to improve learning. Concept Integration activities will be assigned as weekly group discussions. Students will participate in Interprofessional Education (IPE) activities assigned by course instructor.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Radiation Therapy, BAS

Course Outcomes

Cognitive Domain: As part of providing treatment, students will recognize discrepancies between set ups, reference images, image guidance and writen instructions. They will identify common, machine faults during the operation of the treatment unit and demonstrate the ability to problem solve these situations in order to complete safe treatment. Students will maintain accurate records of daily treatment, noting changes in procedures or physician and nursing instructions.
Psychomotor Domain: Students will demonstrate competence performing advanced activities such as thorough review of patient chart prior to treatment, explaining procedures to patient, taking the lead with set ups, imaging procedures and treatment delivery. Students will also perform manual and computerized dosimetry calculations and planning.
Interpersonal Domain: Students will demonstrate ongoing compassion for each patient’s physical, psychological and emotional well-being. Students will identify treatment side effects or complications and create an interdisciplinary management strategy that fosters prevention, healing and comfort. Students will maintain high ethical and safety standards.

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