MRI 280 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinical Education 2

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

Description: Second in a series of two clinical courses that provide students an opportunity to demonstrate scanning skills in a clinical setting. This supervised clinical rotation will allow the student to perfect skills developed in Clinical Education I. Mastering scanning skills and assisting with interventional procedures will be the focus of this course. Patient care and safety, while adhering to ethical and professional guidelines, will continue to be evaluated. This course will meet for a total of 360 clinical hours in eight hour shifts.

Prerequisites: MRI 270 , with a minimum grade of 3.0.
Corequisites: MRI 230 , if not taken previously.
Recommended: None

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter
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Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate mastery level competencies of the following procedures: head/spine, neck, chest/mediastinum, abdomen, pelvis and musculoskeletal system.

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

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

4. Perform specialty examinations focusing on interventional and trauma imaging.

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

6. Prepare all equipment necessary to perform a procedure.

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

8. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of all 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 mastery level 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 mastery level clinical competencies determined by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).