RAD 100 - Orientation to Health Care in Radiologic Sciences

Description
This course acquaints students with the comprehensive health care of patients in radiology departments. Topics include patient communication, orientation to clinical environments, medical emergencies, drug administration, isolation techniques, control of communicable diseases, general patient care, and ethical and legal issues.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Radiologic Technology, A.A.A.S.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Discuss the role and value of a mission statement to the operation of an institution.
Discuss the relationships and interdependencies of departments within a health care institution along with the responsibilities and relationships of all personnel in those departments.
Differentiate between quality improvement/management, quality assurance, and quality control.
Define credentialing, certification, registration, licensure, and regulations.
Identify the benefits of continuing education as related to improved patient care, professional enhancement, and career opportunities.
List the general responsibilities of the radiographer.
Explain the purpose, legal considerations, and procedures for incident reporting.
Define and describe the importance of standard precautions and isolation procedures, including sources and modes of transmission of infection and disease and institutional control procedures.
Explain the age-specific considerations necessary when performing radiographic procedures and issues that arise with contrast agent reactions.
Explain the appropriate radiation protection required when performing mobile/surgical radiography.

Course Outline:
I. The Profession of Radiologic Technology

A. Introduction to Imaging and Radiologic Sciences

B. Professional Organizations

C. Educational Survival Skills

D. Critical-Thinking and Problem-Solving Strategies

II. Introduction to the Clinical Environment

A. Introduction to Clinical Education

B. Radiology Administration

C. Radiographic Imaging

D. Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Equipment

E. Basic Radiation Protection and Radiobiology

F. Human Diversity

III. Patient Care

A. Patient Interactions

B. History Taking

C. Infection Control

D. Medical Emergencies

E. Contrast Media and Introduction to Radiopharmaceuticals

IV. Ethical and Legal Issues

A. Professional Ethics

B. Health Records and Health Information Management

C. Medical Law

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Demonstration: 25-35%

Lecture: 40-50%

Collaborative Work/Discussion: 25-35%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test:
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 100555
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 32
General Room Request: RT Classroom

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Radiologic Technology
Discipline: RT
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Certification/License Requirement: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Professionally qualified through work experience in field: Individual must have knowledge and certification in diagnostic radiology with a minimum of two years or 4000 hours experience in a hospital setting. Program Accreditation Requirement: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)

Major Course Revisions: Prefix, N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250226T16:54:39
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030