Medical Radiation Technology

MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGY

Clinical Practica I

Professors’ Name: Stephanie Foster Course Number: IMG0104

Email: [email protected] Course Section: 010

Phone: 613-727-4723 ext 3568 Academic Year: 2010-2011

Office: B211 Term: Fall

Out of Class Appointment Only Academic Level: 01 Consultation:

Section Specific Learning Resources

The textbooks for this course are the same as those listed in the approved course outline, available on Blackboard.

Other related material will be provided in Student Clinical Handbook.

Learning Schedule

GROUP 01 Week Content Assignment Score 4 a) Construct a list of health care teams that an Hospital P/F MRT encounters in a hospital setting. Demographics Tuesday, b) Construct a list of health care teams that an Due: Septembe MRT encounters in a clinic setting. Fill-in-the-blank Tuesday r28th, c) Recount the typical roles and/or duties of an exercise about the October 2010 MRT in a hospital setting. hospital 5th, 2010 d) Recount the roles and duties of an MRT in a demographic and the clinic setting. diagnostic imaging e) Create a chart representing the hierarchy department within it. within a Diagnostic Imaging Department. f) Develop a chart representing the hierarchy of a hospital. 6 a) Explain the methods of communication used Interaction/communi P/F in the clinical setting with the team member cation assignment. Tuesday, and the patient. Due: October b) State a scenario/example that would best Utilizing the Tuesday,

1 12th, 2010 utilize each form of communication. mentoring October c) Discover the routes of communication technologist 19th, 2010 utilized in the clinical settings. knowledge and web d) Utilize positive communication techniques quest, define to project a professional manner. commonly used e) Research the required information that words/terms heard completes a legal requisition. on the second day of f) Survey who has the ability to prescribe CPI ionizing radiation. 8 a) State the typical x-ray equipments within an Accessory P/F Imaging Department including patient Equipment Tuesday, information retrieval systems and archiving Assignment. Due: October systems. Tuesday, 26th, 2010 b) Show in chart form list accessory equipment November that aid in patient positioning, patient transfer 2nd, 2010 and patient transportation. 10 a) Compare and contrast the appearance of an Image Critique P/F image obtained in CT, General Radiology, and Assignment. Tuesday, Fluoroscopy with relation to each other. Due: November b) Investigate and state the cardinal rule Tuesday, 9th, 2010 pertaining to the minimum number of images November required in Radiography and explain its 16th, 2010 purpose. c) Explain the importance of a marker and its placement on a radiograph in general terms. d) Explain the importance of collimation in general terms. e) Explain the importance of positioning in general terms. 12 a) List patient limitations that an MRT benefits Procedural P/F from adapting to fit patient’s limited range of Assignment. Tuesday, motion. Due: November b) Document an example of how an MRT Tuesday, 23rd, 2010 adapts to a pathology/disease listed from November above. 30th, 2010 c) Recount the steps an MRT takes before, during and after an examination, including any adaptations utilized to complete the task.

GROUP 02 Week Content Assignment Score 5 a) Construct a list of health care teams that an Hospital P/F MRT encounters in a hospital setting. Demographics. Tuesday, b) Construct a list of health care teams that an Due: October MRT encounters in a clinic setting. Fill-in-the-blank Tuesday 5th, 2010 c) Recount the typical roles and/or duties of an exercise about the October MRT in a hospital setting. hospital 12th, 2010

2 d) Recount the roles and duties of an MRT in a demographics and clinic setting. the diagnostic e) Create a chart representing the hierarchy imaging department within a Diagnostic Imaging Department. within it. f) Develop a chart representing the hierarchy of a hospital. 7 a) Explain the methods of communication used Interaction/communi P/F in the clinical setting with the team member cation assignment. Tuesday, and the patient. Due: October b) State a scenario/example that would best Utilizing the Tuesday, 19th, 2010 utilize each form of communication. mentoring October c) Discover the routes of communication technologist 26, 2010 utilized in the clinical settings. knowledge and web d) Utilize positive communication techniques quest, define to project a professional manner. commonly used e) Research the required information that words/terms heard completes a legal requisition. on the second day of f) Survey who has the ability to prescribe CPI ionizing radiation. 9 a) State the typical x-ray equipments within an Accessory P/F Imaging Department including patient Equipment Tuesday, information retrieval systems and archiving Assignment. Due: November systems. Tuesday, 2nd,2010 b) Show in chart form list accessory equipment November that aid in patient positioning, patient transfer 9th, 2010 and patient transportation. 11 a) Compare and contrast the appearance of an Image Critique P/F image obtained in CT, General Radiology, and Assignment. Tuesday, Fluoroscopy with relation to each other. Due: November b) Investigate and state the cardinal rule Tuesday, 16th, 2010 pertaining to the minimum number of images November required in Radiography and explain its 23rd, 2010 purpose. c) Explain the importance of a marker and its placement on a radiograph in general terms. d) Explain the importance of collimation in general terms. e) Explain the importance of positioning in general terms. 13 a) List patient limitations that an MRT benefits Procedural P/F from adapting to fit patient’s limited range of Assignment. Tuesday, motion. Due: November b) Document an example of how an MRT Tuesday, 30th, 2010 adapts to a pathology/disease listed from December above. 7th, 2010 c) Recount the steps an MRT takes before, during and after an examination, including any adaptations utilized to complete the task.

3 Other Important Information

Assignment Due Date

All assignments are to be submitted within one week from the day of observation. They must be of professional quality, written with appropriate information and submitted within the above mentioned timeline to qualify as completed and obtain a PASS. The completed assignments must be submitted on Blackboard. Please refer to your Clinical Practicum I Portfolio for detailed information.

Clinical Attendance, Attire and Attitude

Refer to the Medical Radiation Technology’s Student Clinical Manual for clinical placement details and your Clinical Practicum I Portfolio.

Clinical Site Rotation Group 01 = even weeks Group 02 = odd weeks

4 General CT Scan Fluoroscop Mobiles Radiograp y

Student Rotation

Student Week 4/5 Week 6/7 Week 8/9 Week 10/11 Week 12/13

QCH Riverside A Civic CT CHEO General Mobiles Fluoro CHEO General B Civic CT QCH Riverside Fluoro Mobiles QCH General C Civic Civic CT CHEO Mobiles Fluoro Civic CHEO D Civic CT QCH General Mobiles Fluoro Riverside QCH E Civic Civic CT CHEO Fluoro Mobiles F Riverside Civic Civic CT QCH CHEO Riverside General Civic Campus(4) Mobiles CHEO(2)Fluoro QCH(2) G General RiversideCampus(2) Civic Campus(2)Civic CT QCH Mobiles A Fluoro H GeneralB RiversideE Civic G Civic CT I QCH K 4/5 FluoroC F Mobiles H J L I CHEOD General Riverside Civic Civic CT Mobiles Fluoro J CHEOC General Riverside Civic Civic CT D G I K A 6/7 Fluoro Mobiles E H J L B K QCH CHEO General Riverside Civic F Mobiles CT Fluoro L QCHE CHEO General CT Riverside Civic Mobiles F I K A C 8/9 Fluoro G J L B D H G H K A C E 10/11 I L B D F J I J A C E G 12/13 K B D F H L

CIVIC CAMPUS CT

5 GEN. RAD. MOBILES

RIVERSIDE CAMPUS FLUORO GEN. RAD.

GENERAL CAMPUS CT GEN. RAD. FLUORO

CHEO GEN. RAD. FLUORO

QCH GEN. RAD. MOBILES

6 Student Schedule for 2010 CPI

Group One And Group Two

7 Group One (Gr. 1)

Student Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Week 12 Patrick QCH Riverside Civic CT CHEO General Black Mobiles Fluoro Robyn CHEO General Civic CT QCH Riverside Dashwood Fluoro Mobiles Jessica General Civic Civic CT QCH Mobiles CHEO Elliot Fluoro John CHEO Civic Mobiles Civic CT QCH General Gallardo Fluoro Lynsey Riverside Civic Civic CT QCH Mobiles CHEO Hanson Fluoro Kayla Civic CHEO Riverside Civic CT QCH Keats Mobiles Fluoro Regan Riverside General Civic Civic CT QCH Mobiles Leon Fluoro John General Riverside Civic Mobiles Civic CT QCH McKinnon Fluoro Mariusz CHEO General Riverside Civic Mobiles Civic CT Nowak Fluoro James General Riverside QCH Mobiles CHEO Civic Parkinson CT Fluoro Kathryn CHEO QCH General CT Riverside Civic Mobiles Sont Fluoro

8 Group Two (Gr. 2)

Student Week 5 Week 7 Week 9 Week 11 Week 13 Amelia QCH Riverside Civic CT CHEO General Avis Mobiles Fluoro Gabriela CHEO General Civic CT QCH Riverside Castrucci Fluoro Mobiles Erin General Civic Civic CT QCH Mobiles CHEO Diraddo Fluoro Rebecca CHEO Civic Mobiles Civic CT QCH General Emslie Fluoro Leah Riverside Civic Civic CT QCH Mobiles CHEO Geertsema Fluoro Shannon Civic CHEO Riverside Civic CT QCH Gidge Mobiles Fluoro Katelin Riverside General Civic Civic CT QCH Mobiles Hopkins Fluoro Josh General Riverside Civic Mobiles Civic CT QCH Knight Fluoro General Riverside Cori Leslie CHEO Civic Civic CT Mobiles Fluoro Leah CHEO General Riverside Civic Mobiles Civic CT Poliacik Fluoro Li An General Riverside QCH Mobiles CHEO Civic Wang CT Fluoro Cheryl CHEO QCH General CT Riverside Civic Mobiles White Fluoro

9 Clinical Site Schedules for Fall 2010 CPI

10 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Week Date Student Modality Gen Rad 4 September 28th Mariusz Nowak Fluoro Cori Leslie Gen Rad 5 October 5th Leah Poliacik Fluoro James Parkinson Gen Rad 6 October 12th Kathryn Sont Fluoro Li An Wang Gen Rad 7 October 19th Cheryl White Fluoro

Patrick Black Gen Rad 8 October 26th Robyn Dashwood Fluoro Amelia Avis Gen Rad 9 November 2nd Gabriela Castrucci Fluoro Jessica Elliot Gen Rad 10 November 9th John Gallardo Fluoro Erin Diraddo Gen Rad 11 November 16th Rebecca Emslie Fluoro Lynsey Hanson Gen Rad 12 November 23rd Kayla Keats Fluoro Leah Geertsema Gen Rad 13 November 30th Shannon Gidge Fluoro

11 Queensway Carleton Hospital

Week Date Student Modality James Parkinson Mobiles 4 September 28th Kathryn Sont Gen Rad

Li An Wang Mobiles 5 October 5th Cheryl White Gen Rad

Patrick Black Mobiles 6 October 12th Robyn Dashwood Gen Rad

Amelia Avis Mobiles 7 October 19th Gabriela Castrucci Gen Rad

Jessica Elliot Mobiles 8 October 26th John Gallardo Gen Rad

Erin Diraddo Mobiles 9 November 2nd Rebecca Emslie Gen Rad

Lynsey Hanson Mobiles 10 November 9th Kayla Keats Gen Rad

Leah Geertsema Mobiles 11 November 16th Shannon Gidge Gen Rad

Regan Leon Mobiles 12 November 23rd John McKinnon Gen Rad

Katelin Hopkins Mobiles 13 November 30th Josh Knight Gen Rad

12 The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus

13 Wee Date Student Modality k Patrick Black CT th Robyn Dashwood CT 4 September 28 Jessica Elliot Gen Rad John Gallardo Mobiles Amelia Avis CT th Gabriela Castrucci CT 5 October 5 Erin Diraddo Gen Rad Rebecca Emslie Mobiles Jessica Elliot CT th John Gallardo CT 6 October 12 Lynsey Hanson Gen Rad Kayla Keats Mobiles Erin Diraddo CT th Rebecca Emslie CT 7 October 19 Leah Geertsema Gen Rad Shannon Gidge Mobiles Lynsey Hanson CT October 26th Kayla Keats CT 8 Regan Leon Gen Rad John McKinnon Mobiles 9 November 2nd Leah Geertsema CT Shannon Gidge CT Katelin Hopkins Gen Rad Josh Knight Mobiles Regan Leon CT th John McKinnon CT 10 November 9 Gen Rad Mariusz Nowak Mobiles Katelin Hopkins CT th Josh Knight CT 11 November 16 Cori Leslie Gen Rad Leah Poliacik Mobiles CT November 23rd Mariusz Nowak CT 12 James Parkinson Gen Rad Kathryn Sont Mobiles 13 November 30th Cori Leslie CT Leah Poliacik CT Li An Wang Gen Rad Cheryl White Mobiles 14 TOH-General Campus

Week Date Student Modality Regan Leon Gen Rad 4 September 28th John McKinnon Fluoro

Katelin Hopkins Gen Rad 5 October 5th Josh Knight Fluoro

Mobiles 6 October 12th Mariusz Nowak Gen Rad

Cori Leslie Mobiles 7 October 19th Leah Poliacik Gen Rad

James Parkinson CT 8 October 26th Kathryn Sont CT

Li An Wang CT 9 November 2nd Cheryl White CT

Patrick Black Gen Rad 10 November 9th Robyn Dashwood Mobiles

Amelia Avis Gen Rad 11 November 16th Gabriela Castrucci Mobiles

Jessica Elliot Fluoro 12 November 23rd John Gallardo Gen Rad

Erin Diraddo Fluoro 13 November 30th Rebecca Emslie Gen Rad

15 TOH- Riverside Campus

Week Date Student Modality 4 September 28th Lynsey Hanson Fluoro Kayla Keats Gen Rad

5 October 5th Leah Geertsema Fluoro Shannon Gidge Gen Rad

6 October 12th Regan Leon Fluoro John McKinnon Gen Rad

7 October 19th Katelin Hopkins Fluoro Josh Knight Gen Rad

8 October 26th Fluoro Mariusz Nowak Gen Rad

9 November 2nd Cori Leslie Fluoro Leah Poliacik Gen Rad

10 November 9th James Parkinson Fluoro Kathryn Sont Gen Rad

11 November 16th Li An Wang Fluoro Cheryl White Gen Rad

12 November 23rd Patrick Black Fluoro Robyn Dashwood Gen Rad

13 November 30th Amelia Avis Fluoro Gabriela Castrucci Gen Rad

16 Clinical Practicum I

Introduction

Welcome to your first clinical placement; an introduction to your future MRT career. It will be an observational experience in combination with a functional experience in which communication within a team, within a department and within the hospital will be accessed. The purpose is to initiate familiarity of the site/department/exam room’s geography and what is where, familiarity with the personnel and who does what, familiarity of the processes and workflow, like how to do things and how do they work, familiarity with some emergency and safety tools and processes. Your requirements are to participate in all scheduled activities through dialogue with the team and/or mentoring technologist to facilitate completion of a weekly assignment, logging of observed cases and self-assessment. Each of these tools will be encased in one booklet called the Portfolio.

Portfolio

The Portfolio is a record of your competence and an ongoing audit of quality of work throughout the entire clinical program and must be completed to meet program requirements. In CPI, the Portfolio resembles a workbook that combines your assignments, case log and self reflection for each day. There will be one Portfolio created for each clinical practicum, each designed differently to reflect the individual course requirements but reflective of your progressive learning, and productive accomplishments. Submission of the CPI Portfolio will be to Sherri Pagnan, Room J117 at Algonquin College. The Portfolio can be submitted anytime after your last assignment has been received by the course professor on blackboard but the deadline is the end of week 15 of Term One (December17th, 2010). The point system assigned to your weekly assignments (read “Assignments” below) and all rules pertaining to a late submission will apply to your Portfolio in order to meet course completion requirements.

Assignments Assignments are reflective of the objective requirements for the course and are structured in a manner conducive to cross-referencing your answers with the mentoring technologist, classroom, texts and web search answers. All assignments are to be submitted within one week from the day of observation. They must be of professional quality, written with appropriate information and submitted within the above mentioned timeline to qualify as completed and obtain a PASS. Consideration may be given under exceptional circumstances for redistributing marks and/or scheduling a make-up evaluation in order to avoid a failing (zero) grade. A point system will be attached to each assignment, with late assignments reflecting attainable points diminished by 50% for the first late day and each consecutive day late, where on the third day the attainable mark will be 0. Ultimately, submission is required to meet course completion. Grades of zero may also be assigned for specific tests, examinations, or assignments for any of the following reasons:  unacceptable reason for absence;  professor was not informed by student according to established time lines;  objectives for missed session cannot be met;  confirmed incident of academic dishonesty such as cheating, plagiarism, and/or disclosing

17 the content of written or practical exams;

You are required to follow College policies regarding plagiarism. All reference sources must be cited in the proper format (APA style) or as otherwise noted within a specific course outline. You should carefully review College Directives E43 Plagiarism, for more information on citing verbal submissions.

The Portfolio will contain the assignments for you to work on during your clinical placement but completed assignments must be submitted on Blackboard. Assignment answers will be posted on Blackboard every second Friday, starting October 15th, 2010.

Log Book The Log Book section of your Portfolio is just what it means. It is a chart graphing cases that you have participated (through observation or fully performing a case) in your clinical practicum. The look of the logbook will change with each clinical semester to represent your successive staging. In CPI, the logbook will include self-reflection and self-assessment.

Student Conduct Please refer to your 2010 Algonquin Student Manual and Algonquin Student Clinical Manual for details on Student Conduct. Expectations in Clinical Practicum are equal to those referring to the college, courses and lab policies. You must also abide by the accepting clinical site’s code of conduct. Failure to uphold professional standards of practice, will lead to disciplinary actions.

Attire and Attendance Student Dress Code, Personal Appearance and Clinical Attendance policies will be enforced for all Clinical Practicum, including CPI. Any missed time/days due to extenuating circumstances that have been communicated to the Clinical Coordinator or the course Professor, must be made up during remedial time to complete the course requirements. The Remedial time is set for the Tuesday of week 14 in Term One. The assignment associated with the missed day, will carry over to the remedial time and rules linked to assignment due date, as stated in “Assignments” section, will apply.

Work Day The hours of operation for all sites in CPI will be 0800-1600h. You will meet the Clinical Coordinator of the respective site you are visiting for your day of observation at 8:00am. Refer to the Clinical Site Descriptions for directions to the site and location within the hospital to meet your Clinical Coordinator. Due to equipment maintenance schedules, department efficiency and flow issues, the Clinical Coordinator reserves the right to adjust your designated area of observation at their site while maintaining clinical objective requirements necessary for you to succeed.

Parking Parking fees will vary from site to site and the city’s transit system, OC Transpo, stops at all sites in CPI. All expenses are at your cost.

Confidentiality Please refer to your 2010 Algonquin Student Manual or Algonquin Student Clinical Manual on the definition of confidentiality, the responsibility associated and the ramifications if not compliant. Due to

18 the increased flow to each site for CPI, you will be required to sign a Confidentiality Agreement for each site and one for Algonquin College prior to starting the first day of your CPI.

19 Pledge of Confidentiality

I understand and agree that as an Algonquin Medical Radiation Technology student, I must hold all information, verbal and written, concerning patients and their visitors in strictest confidence. This includes medical, personal, social and psychological information.

I acknowledge that I have read the Medical Radiation Technology’s Student Handbook and the Algonquin College policy regarding Confidentiality of Patient Information and agree to comply fully with this policy during my clinical practicum. Furthermore, I understand that failure to comply with this policy will result in an Evaluation and Progression Committee action being taken up to and including the possible termination of my Medical Radiography Clinical Education course.

I recognize that breach of confidentiality in any way may be cause for my dismissal from the program.

Student Name (print): ______

Student Signature: ______

Date: ______

20 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

TOH is committed to protecting the privacy, confidentiality and security of all personal information to which it is entrusted in order to carry out its mission.

This agreement must be signed by all third parties who have business with The Ottawa Hospital and require access to patient care areas.

In my affiliation with The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), I understand and agree to the following, with respect to all confidential and/or personal health information that I have access to or learn:

. I will not access or use any confidential and/or personal health information that I learn of or possess as a result of my affiliation with TOH/OHRI/UOHI. . I will not disclose or discuss confidential and/or personal health information that I learn of or possess as a result of my affiliation with TOH/OHRI/UOHI. . I will not alter, destroy, copy or interfere with this information. . I will not use voice, sound and/or still pictures, and any part thereof, and any photographic reproduction. . I understand alleged breaches will be investigated.

I agree and understand that my failure to comply with the above, or my participation in a breach of privacy, may result in the termination of my affiliation with TOH/OHRI/UOHI and may also result in legal action being taken against me. By signing this agreement, I acknowledge that this agreement continues in effect following my affiliation with TOH/OHRI/UOHI.

______

Name (Please Print) Signature Date

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Witness (Please Print) Witness Signature

21 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 1. During my association with Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), I may have access to information and material relating to patients, medical staff, employees, other individuals, or CHEO, which is of a private and confidential nature. 2. Sensitive information needs to be protected in order to respect the privacy rights of the individual. Confidential information is typically disclosed only to authorized individuals, entities, or processes. 3. At all times, I shall respect the privacy and dignity of patients, employees, and all associated individuals. 4. I shall treat all CHEO administrative, financial, patient, employee and other records as confidential information. I will protect them to ensure full confidentiality. I shall not read records or discuss, divulge, or disclose such information unless there is a legitimate purpose related to my association with CHEO. This obligation does not apply to information in the public domain. 5. I shall ensure that confidential information is not inappropriately accessed, used, or released either directly by me, or by virtue of my signature or security access to premises or systems as per CHEO policies. 6. I shall only access, process and transmit confidential information as required by the duties of my position. Any such access, processing or transmission will be in accordance with authorized procedure or authorized manner. Users are not to attempt to access any data for which they do not have explicit authorization and consent. 7. I accept responsibility and accountability for the accuracy and appropriateness of data that I enter into the CHEO’s information systems. 8. I understand that I am expected to check electronic mail and the corporate intranet site in a consistent and timely manner 9. I understand that should any of these conditions be breached, I may be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment, loss of privileges, termination of a contract, or similar action appropriate to my association with CHEO. Agreement breaches include, but are not limited to:  accessing information that I do not require for job purposes  misusing, disclosing without proper authorization, or altering patient or personnel information  disclosing to another person your user name and/or password

10. I understand that CHEO may conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance with this agreement. 11. I understand and agree to abide by the conditions outlined in this agreement, and they will remain in force even if I cease to have an association with CHEO.

I have read the above statements and I understand that failure to comply with these requirements during and beyond employment could result in disciplinary, civil, and/or criminal action. Affiliation with CHEO:

Employee Physician Volunteer Researcher Student Consultant Vendor Contractor Other:

Name Signature __ - ___ - __ (Please Print) dd mm yy

Name of Signature __ - ___ - __ Witness (Please Print) dd mm yy

22 Clinical Site Descriptions

Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario is a pediatric health and research center providing outstanding family-centered patient care, pioneering breakthrough research, and training the health care professionals of tomorrow. Over the past thirty-six years, CHEO has established itself as a world-class centre providing leading-edge treatment, diagnostic and laboratory services for children and youth aged 0 to 18 years and houses the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health and the Ontario Newborn Screening Program. CHEO's large service area includes not only Ottawa, but also Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, Nunavut and parts of Northern Ontario. (Excerpt is from the CHEO website)

This site is located at 401 Smyth Rd., in the same complex as the Ottawa Hospital-General Campus. Upon entering through the Main Doors to the hospital, please stop at the information desk for direction to the Diagnostic Imaging Department; you will also notice signage along the way. Once at the main desk of DI, please introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Coordinator, Tracey Smith.

Hôpital Montfort Hospital Hôpital Montfort is a university medical centre offering acute primary and secondary care and services. In light of the current transformation project that will more than double its floor space, Montfort has adopted a humanist vision based on the attributes of a healing hospital. The hallmarks of such a hospital are compassion and personalized care, supported by the latest technology and the adoption of the best practices in the field.

The unbroken chain of compassion in a healing hospital ensures that every person who graces its doors, be it a patient, a health professional, an employee, a visitor or a student, has an outstanding experience each and every time. This vision is rooted in the core values transmitted by the religious order that founded Montfort in 1953, the Daughters of Wisdom.

Hôpital Montfort is also a firm believer in the importance of working in partnership with other healthcare facilities, academic institutions and community organizations in order to provide a continuum of care, ensure client satisfaction and staff development, and promote ongoing innovation and improvements in the quality of the care and services provided. (Excerpt is from the Montfort Website)

This site is located at 713 chemin Montreal Rd. Ottawa. Enter through the Main Doors of the hospital and stop at the information desk for direction to the Diagnostic Imaging Department; you will also notice signage along the way. Once at the main desk of DI, please introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Coordinator, Suzanne Potvin.

Queensway Carleton Hospital Queensway Carleton Hospital is a vibrant hospital in today's ever-changing healthcare environment. We meet our community's needs while being in a healthy financial position to keep doing so. Behind our success is a committed team of healthcare professionals, physicians and volunteers whose focus remains on our patients and families.

23 As the only hospital located in the west end of the City, QCH serves a population of over 400,000 in western Ottawa and the Ottawa Valley. Over the next several years we will be expanding our facilities and services to meet these growing healthcare needs. QCH will not only provide state-of-the-art medical care, but an environment where patients feel very cared for, very safe and very comfortable. (Excerpt from the QCH website)

This site is located at 3045 Baseline Rd. in west end Ottawa. Enter through the Main Doors to the hospital and stop at the information desk for direction to the Diagnostic Imaging Department; you will also notice signage along the way. Once at the main desk of DI, please introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Coordinator on duty today. Heather Watson or Laura Montgomery will greet you and escort you to your designated area of observation.

The Ottawa Hospital The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is a leading academic health sciences centre in Canada. Together with its partners, TOH is becoming nationally recognized for outstanding patient care, education and research. Services are concentrated on three main campuses: the Civic, General and Riverside.

TOH is a compassionate provider of comprehensive, high quality, patient-focused health care services in English and French to a population of 1.5 million people in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. It boasts specialty centres in cancer, heart, kidney and vision care, as well as rehabilitation services.

As one of the largest teaching hospitals in Canada and one of the Ottawa area's largest employers, The Ottawa Hospital is an invaluable asset to the National Capital Region's economic health and helps to make Ottawa one of the country's best cities in which to live, work and raise a family. (Excerpt from the Ottawa Hospital website)

Civic Campus This campus is located at 1053 Carling Avenue across from the Experimental Farm and east of the Royal Ottawa Hospital. There are several entrances that you will have access to during the daytime hours. Once in the building, find your way to the C elevators and head up to the first floor. Follow the signs to Diagnostic Imaging Main Reception (C1) and introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Coordinator, Stephanie Foster.

General Campus This campus is located at 501 Smyth Rd. in Ottawa, in close proximity to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Once through the main entrance, head toward the escalators and go up to the second floor. Follow the signs for Module X-Radiology, which also contain an orange logo with a skeleton on it. These signs will take you directly to the Main Reception Desk, which is known as ACC. Please, introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Coordinator, Charles Blanchette.

Riverside Campus

24 This campus is located at 1967 Riverside Dr. between the 417 Highway and Billings Bridge Mall on Bank St. This campus has an OC Transpo Transit Station underneath its building. 1. If taking OC Transpo…..Exit the bus and take the stairs up to the main floor. Upon entering the main building turn right and follow the main hallway to the elevators. Go past the elevators heading toward the “Laboratory” and just past the Laboratory you will see the “Radiology” department sign. Proceed to the Radiology reception desk, introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Instructor, John Comeau. 2. Entering Main Entrance…..Proceed down the main hallway to the elevators. Go past the elevators heading to the “Laboratory” and just past the Laboratory you will see the “Radiology” department sign. Proceed to the Radiology reception desk and introduce yourself as a student from the Algonquin MRT Program and ask for the Clinical Instructor, John Comeau.

25 Medical Radiation Technology

Clinical Practicum One

Portfolio

Algonquin College

26 Assignment #1: Hospital Demographics  Fill-in-the-blank exercise about the hospital demographics and the diagnostic imaging department within it.

Prioritize the list below in order of significance and label with correct spelling of person’s name.

___ Department Manager ______

___ Staff Technologists a.______

b. ______

c.______

d.______

___ Director of Radiology ______

___ Clinical Coordinator a.______

b.______

___ Chief Radiologist ______

___ Charge Technologist ______

Define the role of the following: a) Technologist/Radiographer: ______

______b) Supervisory Technologist: ______

______c) Quality Control Technologist: ______

______d) Porter/Transport Worker: ______

______e) Radiologist: ______

27 Case Log

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What didn’t work well and why? How will you improve for next time?

28 Assignment #2: Interaction/Communication.

Utilizing the mentoring technologist’s knowledge and web quest, define commonly used words/terms heard on the second day of CPI.

1) List and define 5 new words/phrases that were heard today.

2) List 5 methods and/or tools of communication utilized by an MRT.

3) List and define 5 terms or abbreviations read on an x-ray requisition.

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30 Assignment #3: Accessory Equipment Assignment.

1) List as many types of supplies and equipment within an Imaging Department, which an MRT utilizes in their day to day activities.

2) Show in chart form the accessory equipment used, categorized by their purpose, with regards to how it aids in patient positioning, transferring, transportation and care. Notes:

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32 Assignment #4: Image Critique Assignment.

1) Label the image provided. a) Which hand, left or right, was imaged? Justify your answer. b) Can you see the bony patterning? What is its significance?

c) Name the artefact. d) Who took this famous image?

2) Compare and contrast the appearance of an image obtained in CT, General Radiology, and Fluoroscopy with relation to each other.

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34 35 Assignment #5: Procedural Assignment.

1) Describe the procedure undertaken for a patient from arrival in department to dismissal upon completion of exam, categorized into Pre-procedural, Procedural and Post-procedural steps and asterisk items that are medical legal requirements. Notes:

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