2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ARCS2216 Professional Practice 2

20 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Raheem Choudhury
Email: R.Choudhury@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 31 Jul View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

Standard entry criteria and 120 level 1 credits for BSc(Hons) Diagnostic Radiography programme

Module replaces

ARCS2207 - Professional Practice 2

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module is a clinical practice module where students are able to integrate their theoretical knowledge to practice, whilst gaining a range of radiographic skills, relevant to year 2.

Objectives

The aim of this module is to provide an opportunity for students to integrate theory to clinical practice. They will work in a range of imaging departments to undertake radiographic examinations of the body systems.

They will develop a knowledge and understanding of the use of pharmacological agents to demonstrate anatomy, pathology and physiology. They will develop a deeper understanding of multidisciplinary working in healthcare and further enhance knowledge and understanding of their wider role in patient care and patient safety.

Learning outcomes
At the end of this module the student should be able to:
1. Evaluate the effectiveness of an imaging modality in producing a diagnosis for a wide variety of conditions and pathologies and discuss the clinical indications in relation to the imaging modality used and the appropriateness of departmental protocols
2. Demonstrate an ability to image a broad range of service users, utilise a range of imaging modalities and in a variety of environments.
3. Undertake physical patient care during examinations and demonstrate an ability to adapt basic technique in light of the physical and psychological challenges presented by radiographic imaging on patients with a variety of conditions
4. Demonstrate effective management of self well-being, workload and evaluate their inter-professional working in a range of clinical environments
5.Be able to discuss a wide variety of images, from different specialities, for acceptability; and begin to reflect upon image evaluation and preliminary evaluation of chest radiographs and CT head
6. Undertake radiographic procedures on challenging patients in a controlled environment or simple patients in challenging environments and perform standard examinations in CT and MRI

Skills outcomes
- Anatomical Pattern recognition and Image assessment
- Integration of imaging within diagnostic pathways-such as CT, MRI and mobile imaging
- Radiation protection
- Quality Assurance
- Safe use of equipment
- Application of health and safety
- Professionalism, resilience and well being

Syllabus

Students will begin to adapt their technique to fit with either the patient or the environment.

They will be able to safely and effectively apply radiation protection and other safety protocols in accordance with local protocols and practice in a manner that promotes health and safety.

The module will allow the student to recognise the wider range of modalities employed in diagnosis of a wide variety of conditions, recognising the importance of the relationship between condition and imaging technique

Students will gain the skills required for the safe and effective use of pharmacological agents whilst imaging patients in a variety of specialist areas

Students will develop their interpersonal skills, being able to communicate with a wide range of staff and patients in an appropriate and effective manner.

Students will develop the skills to care for their patients both physically and psychologically, during specialist examinations they undertake and ensure they manage their immediate environment, ensuring the safety of all those with whom they interact.

They will understand the importance of disease processes on patient condition and be able to manage these effects, physical, emotional and psychological, in the clinical setting.

Students will develop and practice the skills required of a radiographer to maintain patient safety, including, health and safety, fire, basic life support, manual handling and infection control in direct relation to the imaging modality in which they are working.

Students will read current research on imaging modalities and the appropriateness of their use in diagnosis, patient care with regard to those of higher dependency and communication within the multidisciplinary team.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Placement	14	34.00	476.00
Lecture	5	2.00	10.00
Practical	1	3.00	3.00
Independent online learning hours			20.00
Private study hours			49.00
Total Contact hours			489.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			558.00

Private study

Private study is given during clinical placement only for the purpose of portfolio completion. This is allocated at a ½ day per week of the student placement.

During clinical placement students will be involved in tutorials with practice educators or clinical tutors, and individual clinical interviews to identify learning needs, discuss areas of good practice and identify areas for development.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students can gain formative feedback through weekly assessment forms whilst on placement. These will allow students to understand the level at which they are working clinically and the standard. This is both in written form and verbally from the supervising radiographer.

For the written component a 20% draft of the essay can be submitted for written feedback prior to the summative essay assessment.

For the portfolio regularly scheduled clinical interviews with practice educators and clinical tutors on placement will allow progress feedback on the portfolio competencies.

Pebble pad will allow the module leader to monitor progress in the portfolio.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1,500 words	100.00
Portfolio	N/A	0.00
Essay	Formative draft essay (up to 20%)	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Both components (essay and portfolio) must be passed to complete the module, there is no compensation between elements.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 16/08/2024

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