BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 Practice Placement 1
Clinical Aims & Objectives – Stage 1
PAM1007 ‘Practice Placement 1’ comprises a set of placements specified in the
Syllabus Plan and Content Section of the module description in the School
Handbook:
<http://newton.ex.ac.uk/handbook/modules/PAM1007.html>
The aims and objectives specified in this booklet are intended to give some
structure to the time spent on Clinical Placement, and to give the student tangible
objectives to work towards.
The student must indicate, by writing the date in the appropriate column, when
they feel they have met a particular objective. The student will show the aims and
objectives document to the radiographer who is completing the weekly student
feedback form prior to the radiographer completing that form.
The supervising radiographer, as well as the student, can make any comments or
notes in the space provided – for example indicating strengths and areas for
further development. Any comments written must be initialled and dated.
The student must also review the progress made in terms of these aims and
objectives with the Clinical Tutor on a fortnightly basis.
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BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
The Entire Placement
Aims – To demonstrate safe and efficient practice
Objective
Date Met
Gain a knowledge of, understanding of, and adherence to
radiation protection, including IR(ME)R, patient identification
protocols, 10 day and 28 day rule.
With guidance, gain experience of good patient care and good
communication with both patients and colleagues from all staff
groups
Gain experience of operating effectively as part of an interprofessional healthcare team
Under supervision, gain experience of complying with local rules,
fire regulations, infection control policies, manual handling
guidelines and crash procedures.
Develop an ability to comply with standard projections and
department protocols
Comments / Notes
2
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Pre-clinical Preparation
Aims – To prepare for clinical placement
Objectives
Date Met
Gain an awareness and understanding of the Codes of Conduct
as they relate to Medical Imaging students on clinical placement
Undergo Manual Handling training
Undergo Basic Life Support (BLS) training
Undergo Infection Control training
Understand key Radiation Protection issues as they relate to staff
and patients (e.g. IR(ME)R 2000, use of personnel monitors, 10
day and 28 day rule etc)
Develop an awareness of wider Health and Safety issues
Comments / Notes
3
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
1st Week of Placement
Aims – Health and Safety
Objectives
Date Met
Identify location of fire exits, fire extinguishers, fire alarms and
evacuation / meeting point
Identify location of crash trolleys
Identify location of departmental Health and Safety policies (e.g.
CoSHH, Local Rules, Infection Control etc NB: this list is not
exhaustive)
Identify location of manual handling aids and ensure familiarity
with their use
Identify location of staff room / facilities for breaks
Identify location of rest-rooms, changing facilities etc
Comments / Notes
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BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
General/A&E
Aims – Gain knowledge and understanding of radiographic technique, anatomy
and image interpretation and evaluation.
Objectives
Date Met
Develop good patient care and communication skills and
demonstrate the ability to work as a team member
Develop an ability to implement radiation protection measures
Gain experience in standard positioning and departmental
protocols
Develop competence in basic radiographic positioning and image
acquisition
Gain experience in the assessment of radiographs
Identify normal anatomy and gain experience in the identification
of normal variant anatomy and pathology
Gain experience in the identification of the need for additional
views and the requirement to modify technique when necessary
Comments / Notes
5
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Intravenous Urography
Aims – Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience in, intravenous urography.
Objectives
Date Met
Develop good patient care and communication skills and
demonstrate the ability to work as a team member.
Develop an understanding of radiation protection as it applies to
this environment.
Develop an understanding of the use of intravenous iodine as a
contrast agent
Gain experience in standard positioning and departmental
protocols
Gain experience of image evaluation, including normal anatomy,
normal variants and pathologies demonstrated.
Gain an understanding of the use of additional views,
compression and tomography
Develop an understanding of infection control and of working
within an aseptic environment.
Comments / Notes
6
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Fluoroscopy
Aims – Gain knowledge and experience of the radiographic tasks required during
a fluoroscopic screening list.
Objectives
Date Met
Develop good patient care and communication skills.
Develop safe and efficient working practices, particularly in
relation to radiation protection and the administration of contrast
agents and associated pharmaceuticals.
Gain an understanding of the principles of aseptic and sterile
environments
Understand the use of barium as a contrast agent.
Gain experience in the standard positioning and departmental
protocols for barium studies
Gain experience in the modification of exposure factors and
technique.
Gain experience of critically evaluating and interpreting images.
Develop an ability to identify normal anatomy, and gain
experience of identifying pathologies and normal variants.
Gain experience of identifying the need for additional views
Comments / Notes
7
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Mobiles and Theatre
Aims – Develop experience and demonstrate understanding of departmental
procedures for undertaking mobile and theatre radiography.
Objectives
Date Met
Develop good patient care and communication skills and develop
the ability to work as a team member away from the Radiology
Department environment.
Develop an understanding of radiation protection issues as
relating to the mobile or theatre environment
Develop safe and efficient practice, comply with any ward and
theatre protocols (e.g. relating to infection control, dress code
etc).
Develop an understanding of the principles of the sterile
environment
Develop knowledge of standard projections, techniques and
protocols used when carrying out mobile and theatre radiography
Gain experience in the modification of exposure factors and
technique.
Develop an ability to assess images, demonstrate knowledge of
anatomy, and gain knowledge of normal variants and pathologies
demonstrated
Gain experience in interacting with ward- and theatre- staff
Comments / Notes
8
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Nursing Experience
Aims – Gain further experience of patient care
Objectives
Date Met
Develop good patient care and communication skills and
demonstrate the ability to work as a team member.
Gain experience in key nursing skills:
 Measuring blood pressures
 Use of a pulse oximeter
 Taking temperatures
 Measuring the pulse rate
 Measuring the respiration rate
 etc
Gain experience of key patient care skills:
 Use of bedpans / bottles
 Correct disposal of used bedpans / bottles
 Correct disposal of contaminated and soiled linen
 etc
Gain an understanding of the aseptic technique
Gain experience of making patient beds (including raising,
lowering, dismantling and re-assembling beds)
Gain an understanding of infection control protocols as they
relate to patients (e.g. MRSA)
Gain confidence in communicating with patients and their
relatives
Gain confidence in communicating with other healthcare
professionals
Comments / Notes
9
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Clerical / Image Processing
Aims – Gain experience of clerical and image processing tasks
Objectives
Date Met
Demonstrate safe and efficient practice, good patient care and
communication skills and demonstrate the ability to work as a
team member.
Demonstrate an understanding of the safety issues that apply to
this environment (e.g. manual handling)
Gain experience of interacting with patients at reception
Gain experience of the hospital booking system
Gain an understanding of the processes involved in making
patient appointments
Gain experience of ‘pulling’ old images from file (where
appropriate)
Gain confidence in interacting with patients and other members
of the imaging team
Gain an understanding of how digital imaging systems work and
the effect on workload handling and patient throughput
Gain an understanding of the importance of correct patient
identity details and anatomical markers when using digital
imaging systems
Spend time with the PACS / digital imaging system manager to
gain an insight into the capabilities of such systems
Spend time with the PACS / digital imaging system manager to
gain an insight into image artefacts / errors associated with such
systems
Gain experience in conventional image processing (film-screen
combinations, automatic daylight or darkroom processors etc) if
such technology is still available
Comments / Notes
10
BSc (Hons) Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography)
PAM 1007 – Practice Placement 1
Imaging Modalities
Aims – Gain an insight into other imaging modalities by spending one day in each
of the following: Angiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed
Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (US) and Radionuclide Imaging (RNI).
Objectives
Date Met
Develop good patient care and communication skills and
demonstrate the ability to work as a team member.
Develop an understanding of the safety issues that apply to each
of these environments
Gain an insight into angiography: clinical indications, safety
issues, equipment used, the role of the radiographer
Gain an insight into MRI: clinical indications, safety issues,
equipment used, the role of the radiographer
Gain an insight into CT: clinical indications, safety issues,
equipment used, the role of the radiographer
Gain an insight into US: clinical indications, safety issues,
equipment used, the role of the radiographer
Gain an insight into RNI: clinical indications, safety issues,
equipment used, the role of the radiographer
Gain confidence in interacting with patients and staff in other,
less familiar, modalities
Comments / Notes
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