MRI 270 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinical Education 1

Credits: 4
Lecture Contact Hours: 1
Off Site Contact Hours Without Faculty: 24

Description: First in a series of two clinical courses that provide students an opportunity to learn scanning skills in a clinical setting. Supervised clinical education will be focused on applying protocols, equipment operations and image quality. Patient comfort and safety and professional behavior and values will be stressed. This course will meet for a total of 360 clinical hours in eight hour shifts.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program. Registered radiologic technologist (ARRT), radiation therapist (ARRT), nuclear medicine technologist (ARRT or NMTCB) and sonographer (ARRT or ARDMS).
Corequisites: MRI 210, if not taken previously. MRI 220, if not taken previously.
Recommended: None

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Fall
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Course Competencies
1. Perform procedures under the direct supervision of a technologist to include the following areas: head/spine, neck, chest/mediastinum, abdomen, pelvis and musculoskeletal system.

2. Demonstrate knowledge and skills performing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exams.

3. Summarize all safety measures and environmental requirements for MRI.

4. Demonstrate professionalism with appearance, attendance and interactions with the organization.

5. Prepare all equipment necessary to perform a procedure.

6. Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients taking into consideration variations in characteristics such as age, gender and medical condition.

7. Utilize computer skills in the documentation of a patient’s history.

8. Integrate knowledge of related anatomy and positioning to the production of quality MRI exams.

9. Advise health care providers and public in appropriate application of MRI reviewing medical terminology, pertinent clinical signs, symptoms and laboratory tests.

10. Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to body mechanics, safe patient transfer and patient restraint.

11. Utilize standard precautions while maintaining sterile technique during interventional procedures.

12. Demonstrate appropriate responses to critically ill patients and medical emergencies.

13. Demonstrate designated clinical competencies requirements determined by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).