Due to the nature of the direct patient contact each student will have while on Clinical Assignments, A-B Tech provides each student with coverage for malpractice insurance while on Clinical Assignments. This coverage is not in effect when the student is working for a Clinical Affiliate for pay outside of scheduled Clinical Assignments.
Each semester, you will be enrolled in clinical education courses during which you will be graded on the completion of clinical competencies, proficiencies, evaluations, and clinical daily worksheets. Grading information on each specific clinical course will be provided in the clinical syllabus for the course.
A required component of the allied health division is your participation in the clinical placement at area hospitals, clinics, and offices. Successful completion of clinical rotations is necessary to meet program graduation requirements. Allied Health students will not be conferred a degree, diploma, or certificate unless they can successfully complete the clinical placement and all other aspects of the program.
Clinical affiliates hold patient care at a high level of responsibility. They must ensure there is no risk to their patients before allowing an individual to participate in providing healthcare. Accordingly, clinical affiliates have their own standards in determining who may participate in a clinical program/rotation at their location. The College does not play any role in determining whether a student satisfies the standards set by the clinical affiliate.
Radiography Program Confidential Information
All hospital and patient records are confidential in nature. Requests for information concerning a patient should be referred to the department supervisor or designee. Students are expected to maintain the confidentiality of all hospital records in a professional manner in accordance with clinical and federal standards. Suppose a student is found guilty of willfully violating patient confidentiality. In that case, he or she will receive an F in that course and may also face legal consequences from the clinical institution and/or the patient. You will be required to sign a confidentiality statement at the end of this handbook, which will be kept on file. Training on HIPAA confidentiality issues will also be required by the program and each clinical affiliate.
Any violations of these behaviors may result in a range of actions, from warnings and/or being sent home (with attendance and point deductions), to dismissal from the program.
- The student is required to introduce themselves to the patient (and the Provider, when appropriate).
- Patients should never be left alone on the radiographic table.
- Students should never discuss positioning, etc., in front of patients. If there are questions, you should call the technologists aside or wait until the patient has left the room.
- Students shall Never take practice images of any patient or other personnel.
- The personal life of the student or his/her peers should never be discussed in front of or within earshot of a patient and/or family members.
- Students are Not allowed to remove personal articles (such as jewelry) from the patient.
- Every effort should be made to always make the patient as comfortable as possible.
- Patient privacy should be maintained for the duration of the examination.
- The student-patient relationship should always remain professional.
- Proper facility procedures should always be followed when physical restraints must be used on a patient.
- Do Not "flirt" or behave inappropriately with patients.
- Do Not leave patients unattended while undergoing diagnostic procedures.
- Do Not accept any type of gratuity or "tip" from a patient or a patient's family.