Clinical Nuclear Practicum I

General

NMDT

412

Undergraduate

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Supervised use of radionuclides in imaging and scanning of patients for diagnostic purposes. Lab. Requirement: acceptance into a hospital program.

Credit Hours

Use safe, proper, professional, and ethical patient care methods.

Practice safe and effective radiation protection techniques.

Select the appropriate instrumentation for imaging and non-imaging procedures, perform quality control, and set up the proper protocol for use.

Use the computer for processing and data analysis, perform quality control, and display the data in the appropriate format.

Receive, prepare, administer, and properly dispose of the appropriate radiopharmaceutical in accordance with federal regulations.

Use diagnostic procedures according to accepted protocol.