Educational survival skills & introduction to clinical

environment By

Dr. Mohsen DashtiPatient care & management (202)

14-2-2010

Discussion issues

• Survival.

• Interventions.

• Buffering.

• Clinical education.

• Clinical policies.

Educational survival skills• What do we fear the most in daily life?- Stress……- What is stress?

-- stress is produced by events that are perceived as demands on time, energy and elements of a threat that resources available will not be enough to fulfill an obligation.

• In what ways the clinical environment is stressful?

- Time.- Energy.- Responsibilities.- Beginners fear.

Educational survival skills• What influence does stress have

physiologically on us?- Fight-or-flight response…..- What is fight-or-flight response?

-- It is the physiologic response to a real or imagined threat arising from emotions of both fear and anger.

What happens during this response?-- Release of hormones to increase metabolism.-- Increase in heart rate and respiration.-- Stimulation of the central nervous system.

• How is it related to clinical environment?- For you to answer?????

Educational survival skills• How can we overcome stress?- Interventions…..- What are the intervention methods available?1. Change

-- Planned positive activity. How?-- Reward yourself. How?-- Overcome your fear. How?

2. Time management-- Set parameters on available time. How?-- Control your indecision. How?

Educational survival skills• What if intervention methods do not work?- Buffering…..- What is buffering?

-- It is an activity that decreases the negative effects of stress but do not change the stressors.

- What buffers activities can we use?1. Nutrition: vitamins C & B support the immune system

and provide extra energy to reduce stress.2. Free your mind: exercise & self meditation help most

people to relax and overcome the fear factor.

Educational survival skills

Introduction to clinical environment• What is the purpose of clinical education?- The purpose is to ensure that a program graduate will

competently perform a full range of radiologic procedures on children and adults.

- Interactions between the students, hospital staff, inpatients and outpatients is an essential part of clinical education.-- How can we get educated from our interactions with others in hospital?

-- For you to answer???

Introduction to clinical environment • What are the three main educational

domains?1. The cognitive domain…

-- It includes various levels of thought such as knowledge, understanding, reason and judgment.

2. The psychomotor domain…-- It includes behaviors involving physical actions, neuromuscular manipulations and coordination.

3. The affective domain…-- It includes behaviors guided by feelings and emotions that are influenced by one’s interests, attitudes, values and beliefs.

Introduction to clinical environment

Introduction to clinical environment

Introduction to clinical environment

Introduction to clinical environment

Introduction to clinical environment• What are the major clinical policies?1. Supervision:- Direct and indirect supervision is required to ensure

progressive development of the student and to protect against any vital mistake.

2. Radiation protection practices:- Radiation protection device should always be part of

the student uniform to measure radiation dose periodically.

3. Pregnancy:- Pregnant student or staff must report the case to the

supervisor to prevent harmful situation or miscarriage from occurring.

Introduction to clinical environment 4. Professional ethics:- Students must strive to understand, appreciate and

value the code of ethics in the hospital.-- Patient confidentiality and self discipline must be part of student professional ethics.

5. Professional appearance: - Acceptable and comfortable uniform (clothes) should

be considered, avoiding extreme cosmetics, jewelry and hair styles.

Must know…

• Stress…• Fight-or-flight response…• Intervention methods…• Buffers…• Cognitive domain…• Psychomotor domain…• Affective domain…• Clinical policies…

Thanks & welcome to RS