4/27/2024 2:48:04 PM	RADT 64 Course Outline as of Fall 2000	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  RADT 64	Title:  PATIENTCARE IN RADIOLOGY
Full Title:  Patient Care in Medical Imaging
Last Reviewed:4/24/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

This course provides students with basic concepts of patient care, including consideration for the physical and psychological needs of the patient and family. Routine and emergency patient care procedures, infection control, and the role of the radiologic technologist in patient education.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Admission to Radiologic Technology program or possession of licensure as a radiologic technologist.

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Basic concepts and practice of patient care in the field of Medical Imaging.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Admission to Radiologic Technology program or possession of licensure as a radiologic technologist.
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The students will:

1. discuss responsibilities of a health care facility and the

radiographer;

2. describe and demonstrate good principles of body mechanics, patient

transfer and restraint;

3. discuss the administration of parenteral fluids;

4. discuss procedures for assuring security of patient property;

5. discuss ethical, emotional and physical aspects of dying and support

mechanisms available to the terminally ill patients;

6. list stages of dying and their characteristics;

7. obtain, interpret, and evaluate vital signs

8. define medical and surgical asepsis, antiseptic, disinfectant,

sterile/clean/contaminated areas

9. describe methods of sterilization

10. discuss scrubbing, gowning, gloving, and proper handling of

instruments.

11. define infectious pathogens, communicable diseases, nosocomial

infections, HIV, HBV, and Centers for Disease Control

12. describe use of universal precautions, isolation procedures, and

infection control

13. discuss psychological considerations for management of patients

14. identify symptoms and treatment of cardiac arrest, anaphylactic shock,

convulsions, seizure, hemorrhage, apnea, aspiration, fractures,

diabetic coma and insuline shock

15. discuss use of medical emergency equipment and supplies

16. define and identify categories of contrast media

17. discuss pharmacology of various barium and iodine compounds

18. describe methods and techniques for administration of various contrast

media

19. define communication patterns and identify communication problems and

their intervention

20. discuss and explain radiation safety and protection to patients

21. recognize various categories of drugs, common drug nomenclature, and

basic concepts of pharmacology as related to Medical Imaging

22. discuss drug expected actions, reactions and possible interactions

23. discuss the contents of an emergency drug box

24. discuss premedication, including various drugs and their

characteristics.

Topics and Scope

1.  Principles of Patient Care in Medical Imaging

     A. Effective communication.

     B. Psychology of the sick.

     C. Body mechanics.

     D. Medical and surgical asepsis.

     E. Administration of barium, medications and contrast media.

     F. Infection control.

     G. Isolation techniques.

     H. Vital signs assessment.

     I. Safe tube handling.

   J. Psychology of death and dying

K. Urinary catheterization

L. Oxygen administration

M. Universal precautions

N. OSHA standards

O. Emergency situations

P. Patient Education

2.  Medico-legal Aspects of Patient Care in Medical Imaging

     A. Patient as consumer.

     B. Organization of hospital and radiology department.

     C. Medical records and radiographs.

   D. Informed and implied consents

Assignments:

1.  Weekly reading of chapters corresponding to lecture schedule,

   15-20 pages/reading.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 30%
Essay exams, Paper on OSHA standards of universal precautions
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Performance exams, Oral report
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 60 - 80%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, 100-question final
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Basic Medical Care Techniques and Patient Care in Imaging Technology,

Torres L, 5th edition, 1999.

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