Radiography Education: From Classroom to Clinic

Question 1

accreditation

Key Term

Answer 1

process that a health care institution, provider, or program undergoes to demonstrate compliance with the standards developed by an official agency

Question 2

affective learning

Key Term

Answer 2

related to an individual’s feelings and emotions such as joy, sadness, evenness or natural impulses

Question 3

clinical competency evaluation

Key Term

Answer 3

standard used for evaluation a students work performance within the clinical laboratory setting; based on clearly defined levels of expected performance of various essential tasks

Question 4

cognitive learning

Key Term

Answer 4

intellectual process by which knowledge is gained through various methods such as books, classwork, judgement reasoning, lectures, memory, or perception

Question 5

continuing education

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Answer 5

unit of measurement for continuing education activities; one credit is based on one 50 minute contact hour

Question 6

independent clinical performance

Key Term

Answer 6

work that is performed by an individual without supervision, which may involve simple or complex levels of problem solving and decision making relative to completing the task

Question 7

institutional accreditation

Key Term

Answer 7

seeks to assess the overall quality and integrity of an institution

Question 8

interaction

Key Term

Answer 8

to act on each other, often with reciprocal influence; may involve verbal and nonverbal communications systems with two or more individuals

Question 9

maudlin

Key Term

Answer 9

tearful, often weakly emotional; effusively or foolishly sentimental; lachrymose

Question 10

passive participation
(Key Term)

Answer 10

listener or observer in a situation who is not physically participating or contributing in any way

Question 11

peer review

Key Term

Answer 11

characteristics of the program review process conducted by a qualified site visit team and accrediting agency

Question 12

phantoms

Key Term

Answer 12

solid or liquid materials whose x-ray attenuation and scattering properties are similar to those of body tissues

Question 13

programmatic accreditation

Key Term

Answer 13

addresses compliance with accreditation standards at the program level

Question 14

psychomotor learning

Key Term

Answer 14

muscular action or practical execution of previously learned material that is believed to come from a conscious mental activity

Question 15

radiography curriculum

Key Term

Answer 15

course of study prepared by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists used in all radiography programs

Question 16

self-study

Key Term

Answer 16

report prepared by accredited programs following extensive internal evaluation of all aspects of program operations

Question 17

site visit

Key Term

Answer 17

visit during which a Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology team is charged with verifying that the self-study report is an accurate portrayal of the programs operation and with evaluating the programs compliance with the established educational standards

Question 18

solicitous

Key Term

Answer 18

full of fears, concerned, anxiously willing; manifesting or expressing solicitude or concern; may seem somewhat exaggerated in expression