Nuclear Medicine Procedures, Clinical Training (8 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student
-is, as a member of a team, able to plan, implement and evaluate the most common nuclear medicine procedures related to the holistic care of patients and bone density measurements in accordance with the quality requirements
-can implement appropriate radiation protection for patients, personnel and other people in the nuclear medicine department
-can act appreciatively and respectively towards patients, their relatives and co-workers
-improves his/her oral and written language skills in the field of nuclear medicine and develop his/her data acquisition skills using foreign language sources and media
-is interested in his/her own learning about nuclear medicine procedures
-is able to reflect his/her own learning and has a positive attitude towards feedback and is willing to continuously develop himself/herself

Content (course unit)

-clinical training in nuclear medicine procedures according to the students goals

Prerequisites (course unit)

-clinical training in nuclear medicine procedures requires accepted theoretical studies of the study module in question
-adequate knowledge and skills in computer tomography examinations
-the basic trainings according to the personal curriculum must be done

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

Pass:
-acts according to the radiographer's ethical instructions
-shows initiative and is cooperative
-can guide the patient and can do the most general imaging examinations in accordance with the referral independently and other x-ray examinations under guidance
-can guide the patient and can function as a member of the team in situations related to radiation protection (patient, support person, staff, escort and working environment)
-can operate radiological equipment safely and appropriately
-is able to create confidential interaction and care relations with the patients
-works according to radiation safety
-is able to do realistic self-assessment, receives feedback and instructions

Fail:
-does not follow agreed working hours
-withdraws repeatedly from learning situations
-does not get through directed of the most general nuclear medicine procedures
-endangers patient safety repeatedly
-does not follow privacy protection procedures
-does not observe an aseptic way of action
-there are factors which endanger safety in the use of radiological equipment
-there are repeatedly shortcomings in situations which are related to radiation protection
-does not show interest in the studies related to nuclear medicine procedures
-cannot operate professionally in the work community

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Harjoittelu erillisen listan mukaan.
Edellinen harjoittelu tulee olla hyväksytysti suoritettuna.

Student workload

Harjoittelussa 190h, loput 26h kirjalliseen tehtävään, harjoittelun tavoitteiden ja itsearvioinnin laatimiseen sekä muuhun itsenäiseen työhön.
Yhteensä 8op x 27h = 216h