RAD 100 - Introduction to Radiography and Patient Care

5.00 Credit(s)

This course will introduce the student to the history of radiology and radiologic technology. The student should learn about the hospital; its structure, medical specialties, and the role of the radiographer on the health care team. The student should gain the knowledge necessary to provide safe patient care including: communication skills, legal and ethical issues in medicine, body mechanics, patient transfer, medical terminology, valuing diversity, standard precautions and radiography as a profession. In the final half of the semester the student will spend four hours per week observing in the radiology department. 59.4 Lec. Hrs. / 79.2 Lab Hrs.