Assignment on the Radiology Work Project

Introduction of  Radiology Work Project

In this paper, there is some information about radiology work project. This information is in the question from that will give complete idea about the radiographers. The next thing is that it is not easy to become a radiographer technologist. You must have proper knowledge and experience about the post so you treat patient in the healthcare centers with perfection. The first question is dealing with the role of radiographers in the healthcare centers. The second question is dealing with the basic qualities of a radiographer technologist. The third one is related to the diversity in the clinical services. The next section is related to the critical thinking and problem solving methods for the required issue.

Patient Care

The role Radiographers in healthcare field

From many of the past years, radiology department is more focused on the volume of the studies rather than focused on patient focused models. As we can say that the culture of the radiography has moved from patient to the images and this concentration need to get back on patients. There is a humanistic and scientific art while treating the patients. The model where patient is at the center of the process is the patient centered care model which is a holistic approach. This model allows them to be treated with compassion and respect from the time they register to the time they meet at clinic, done with process and receive the follow up. This can help in improving the patient experience and thus giving them better communication and aware them about the role that radiologist plays with in caring for the patient. There are lot of ways through which a radiologist can make patient care process to be less scary. The ultimate goal is to make their experience better in the clinic.

Qualities of a Radiologic technologist

The main role of any radiological technologist is to use the equipment of medical imaging in order to get the image of tissues, organs, bones with an advance level of training. The radiological technologist s specialized is some specific areas of radiology field like MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), sonography, computed tomography (CT scan) nuclear medicine, mammography and radiation therapy.

Following are some role of radiological technologist;

·         Preparation of equipment

·         Making clear to the patient that what is going to happen

·         Preparation for the examination room for patient

·         Positioning patient according to the need

·         Monitoring the patient accordingly

·         Documenting the information in computer

·         Telling important things to physician

·         Producing clear images of soft tissues

·         Ensure the safety and comfort of patient

Diversity in clinical experience and its advantages

Diversity is defined as similarities and differences among people depending on their social identity like; race, religion, nationality, class, age, sexual orientation etc. in our practice we learned that student must prepare themselves for variety of interactions and problem solving in future. Each and every patient is unique that can may cause dilemmas so the students must learn about the ethical problem-solving skills. They should be able to identify and accept the differences among the patients like skin color or language. They should be aware about the patient attitude as they learn their work. Every patient has variety of backgrounds and values, they can be flexible in their approach. So, no single best process is present to give better imaging services to the diverse population of patients (Madsen, 2012).

Human diversity at clinical sites

Sometimes the patients are more alike than they are different. Every group of patients have some basic requirements for living to thrive. The group follows and choose a set of values. For example, orientation toward nature, relationship with people, human kind nature. While practicing this field, the student should know their place and that of the patient in continua of the values. They should know the ways through which their values differ from those of the patient. Ethical decision making is required that human beings greatly share their values.

Section 6

Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking is a brain process with active and experiences conceptualization, applying, analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating all the available information in order to reach a specific answer or the result (Gashmard & Razieh Bagherzadeh, 2013).

On the other hand, problem solving is the result of critical thinking. By the aim of finding the best possible solution for some issue to overcome any hurdle, analyzing and discovering the problem is what we called the problem solving. It involves identifying the issue, defining it, strategy making, organizing information, gather resources, progress monitoring and evaluating the conclusion.

Steps involved are;

·         Identify the problem – the main element of critical thinking is solving the problem. So, the first step would be identifying what actually the issue is. It can be challenging because sometimes problems are unclear.

·         Investigate the problem – an objective examination is required for the problem. Reviewing all the aspects that a problem could have and factors that can affect the outcome

·         Formulate variable solutions to the issue – check, develop and formulate all the possible solutions for the issue. The decision should be based on knowledge, ethics and standards. Modify them according to the particular situation. Get help from the expertise if needed.

·         Selection of the solution – now that everything is on board its time to apply the best solution and action plan. Which can be the solution that can show best patient care and is also with in the professional ethical standards. The most challenging situation is when there is need of immediate critical thinking and problem solving is required. Be sure to know before head that how your choice is going to influence the outcome

There are many situations which require decision making based on the professional ethics. So that the professional can act according to the patient safety and radiation safety of the patient and other people in health care center. So, everyone is expected to act within the guidelines of ARRT code of ethics.

The classroom and the laboratory provide valuable experiences that allow the student to develop critical-thinking and analysis skills that involve cognitive and psychomotor learning. Cognitive mean thing and psychomotor mean doing. Students are allowed to use alternative ideas to solve the new arising problem along with understanding the old problems without getting patient in trouble. Critical thinking and problem solving is often a team work task.

This is where a student can apply his or her knowledge in action in a real-world situation. Here they are exposed to real life experiences. It for example involve, critical thinking decision making process by the student regarding some role models.

There are many situations which require decision making based on the professional ethics. So that the professional can act according to the patient safety and radiation safety of the patient and other people in health care center. So, everyone is expected to act within the guidelines of ARRT code of ethics.

One time there was a patient who was unable to understand English and I needed to tell him about the procedure and I only speak English. It was a difficult situation but I thought for every possible solution like is there anyone who can speak his language, Does the health care institution have an interpreter available? Or if I can find some other way to provide him information. So, I tried to use demonstration and pantomime with patience (Doukas & V. Moulos, 2005).

Conclusion of  Radiology Work Project

Summing up all the discussion from above, it is concluded that Radiology is considered as sensitive field in the medical healthcare centers. There is a humanistic and scientific art while treating the patients. The model where patient is at the center of the process is the patient centered care model which is a holistic approach.

They should be able to identify and accept the differences among the patients like skin color or language. Moreover, there is some information about the critical thinking and problem solving techniques. For that case, there is complete information about the required steps regarding critical thinking with complete demonstration.

 Reference of Radiology Work Project

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Gashmard, R., & Razieh Bagherzadeh, S. P. (2013). Evaluating the factors influencing productivity of medical staff in hospitals affiliated Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2012, Bushehr, Iran. World Applied Sciences Journal.

Kardas, G., & Tunali., E. T. (2006). Design and implementation of a smart card based healthcare information system. Computer methods and programs in biomedicine.

Madsen, L. (2012). Healthcare Business Intelligence, + Website: A Guide to Empowering Successful Data Reporting and Analytics. John Wiley & Sons.