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Daniella’s Placement Diary The alarm clock shrills the beginning of another day. This week I am working my 8am-8pm shifts in the A&E department, which I know is going to be both mentally and physically demanding. My clinical tutor recommends doing the 12 hour shift, as things tend to ‘liven-up’ after 5pm… grabbing my bag, I leave for work. After a quick breakfast, I head downstairs to A&E X-ray. The radiographer is already there, taking over from the night shift. No examination requests have been sent through, and the printer sits quietly in the corner. However, the quiet does not last long and the printer springs into life and spits out the first request of the day. After reading the clinical indications and patient information, I have to decide how best to approach the situation and which radiographic views would be best to demonstrate the area of interest. Once sure of my intentions, I head off into the department in search of my patient. The patient can be in one of five different areas, the main waiting room, paediatrics, minors, majors or resus. After finding their name scribbled next to a cubicle number on the whiteboard, I head to minors. I poke my head around the curtain and introduce myself. After checking I have the right patient, I push the bed out of the cubicle and towards the X-ray room. However, pushing beds is not a walk in the park. I always seem to get the trolley that has a mind of its own, and very quickly the A&E department turns into an obstacle course. A chest and abdomen X-ray later, it’s time to take the patient back…I return valiant, only to find more requests waiting and the printer whirring away in the background. The radiographers and I work away, and X-ray a variety of requests ranging from rugby injuries, falls and DIY injuries, to being knocked out by a horse…the morning passes quickly and soon it is time for lunch. I return at 1pm and my next patient is a child for an abdomen X-ray. Children are understandably nervous, no matter how many rhinos, elephants and monkeys have been painted on the X-ray room walls. It is now that you never underestimate the power of persuasion, or stickers, or sweets from mum for that matter. We get on to the subject of Star Wars, as R2-D2 is emblazoned on his t-shirt. After much discussion, in which I am reminded that ‘no’ he hasn’t seen the ‘old’ versions…one abdomen X-ray has been obtained. The afternoon flies by and the next time I venture into the main waiting room it is dark outside. 8pm is welcomed by the sound of the night shift arriving, signalling it’s time for me to leave. Even though the day was tiring, the experience gained with every patient makes you a more confident and competent student. Being placed in A&E, you never really know what to expect, and how mobile and willing your patient may be. I found the day rewarding, which is a good thing, considering I have got to do it all again tomorrow… 6
Assessment A wide range of assessment tools are used including: l l l l l l l Essays and reports Written examinations Multiple choice questions Presentations Practical examinations Research reports Clinical portfolio and clinical assessments A typical week at university for diagnostic radiography Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Visceral Imaging Science & Technology Student Centred Study Skeletal Imaging Visceral Imaging Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Science & Technology Professional & Personal Development Sports and Recreation Professional & Personal Development Skeletal Imaging Locations As a diagnostic radiography student you will spend time at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London, both of which have excellent facilities for teaching and learning in radiography and other healthcare sciences. Fifty per cent of your studies will be undertaken in hospitals. Clinical placements Clinical placements are an essential part of the radiography programme. They provide an opportunity to put theory into practice and to consolidate learning experiences. Students are well supported by their tutors whilst on placements and given plenty of guidance as to how to gain the greatest benefit from their experiences. Diagnostic radiographers work predominantly in hospital diagnostic imaging departments but also undertake imaging procedures within: l Operating theatres l Accident and emergency departments l Resuscitation rooms l Cardiac catheter laboratories l Endoscopy suites l Minor trauma units l CT (Computed Tomography) l MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) l RNI (Radionuclide Imaging) Frequently used clinical placement sites l Ashford & St Peters NHS Trust, Chertsey, Surrey l Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, London l Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey l Frimley Park NHS Trust, Camberley, Surrey l Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London* l Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London l Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, Kingston, Surrey l Mayday University Hospital, Croydon, Surrey l National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London* l St George’s Hospital, London l The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London* l The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey l The West Middlesex NHS Trust, London l Newham University Hospital NHS Trust *Short, specialist placements only. Occasionally placements may be at hospital sites further afield. 7
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