MRI 262 - MRI Clinical Practice II

2. Perform MRI safety practices.

3. Produce quality diagnostic images.
Course Outline:
I. Outcome #1

Provide patient care while demonstrating professional behaviors, attitudes, and values.

A. Communicate professionally with patients and staff members.

B. Maintain a clean, comfortable, and safe environment.

D. Employ proper precautions to prevent disease transmission.

D. Monitor linens and supplies and restock when necessary.

E. Demonstrate the actions required if a patient requires sedation, contrast media, is claustrophobic, or has an allergic reaction.

F. Demonstrate an understanding of a patient’s cultural, ethical, ethical, or value system differences.

G. Speak with patients in a professional empathetic manner to alleviate any concerns the patient may express.

H. Demonstrate professional ethics by reserving the patient’s modesty.

I. Demonstrate how to give proper instructions to optimize patient comfort and cooperation.

J. Adhere to national, organizational, and departmental standard, protocols, policies, and procedures regarding MR exams and patient care.

K. Ensure that professional performance and competence is reflected throughout the exam.

L. Consistently maintain patient confidentiality standards.

M. Perform safe, ethical, and legal practices.

II. Outcome #2

Perform MRI safety practices.

A. Maintain a safe work environment for patients, visitors, and health care workers.

B. Properly prescreen patients for contraindications to MR.

C. Ensure patient safety by correlating surgical, accident, and occupational safety.

D. Monitor the patient to ensure proper attire and that no unauthorized metals enter the exam room.

E. Demonstrate how to use earplugs or headphones to reduce possible acoustic damage.

F. Respond appropriately in emergency situation, i.e., crash cart use.

G. Monitor patient SAR levels.

H. Identify the safety zones within the MRI department and follow department guidelines.

III. Outcome #3

Produce quality diagnostic images.

A. Use standard protocols to perform routine MR examination.

B. Identify the probable cause of image quality problems and recommend an appropriate solution.

C. Identify and report equipment problems.

D. Use Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) to archive and send images.

E. Power up and shut down the system.

F. Correlate the request exam with clinical history and reported physical exam findings.

G. Demonstrate how to properly prepare a patient for the requested exam.

H. Ensure proper set up of coils, equipment, table accessories, and cushioning.

I. Critique images for appropriate clinical information, image quality, and patient information.

J. Demonstrate the appropriate corrective actions to improve inadequate image information.

K. Identify when to modify a protocol and successfully perform.

Monitor and evaluate student clinical performance.

Facilitate discussion.
Mandatory Course Components:
All clinical access requirements according to the program policies must be met for participation in the course.
Equivalent Courses:
None