2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 07, 2025  
2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

ICE 210 - Magnetic Resonance Clinical Education I


Description: Supervised clinical assignments follow a structured approach involving observation, assistance, and the achievement of specific magnetic resonance competency benchmarks over the course of a semester. These experiences are designed to help students develop essential skills in patient care and magnetic resonance positioning through a competency-based approach.

Prerequisites: Program Admission.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 0
Lab: 9

Course Content:
  1. Professional practice standards and ethics
  2. Image processing procedures
  3. Patient processing procedures
  4. MR scanning skills
  5. Technical procedures
  6. Patient care

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Demonstrate proper workplace conduct and uphold professional ethics in accordance to the healthcare agency and MRI department's policies. (1)
  2. Act upon written and verbal directives for image acquisition, including electronic medical record functions in a timely manner, with assistance as needed. (2)
  3. Ensure safety by thoroughly interviewing and preparing the patient before entering MRI zones 3-4. (3)
  4. Create diagnostic MRI images independently with specialized equipment, software and tools. (4)
  5. Effectively gather relevant patient history, as outlined in the department questionnaire, to apply appropriate or adjusted positioning techniques, with assistance as needed. (5)
  6. Follow patient care protocols before, during and after the examination, with assistance as needed. (6)

Required Assessment:
  1. Documentation of student clinical hours meeting or exceeding the program's minimum semester requirements.
  2. Maintenance of repetition log.
  3. Evaluations by the supervising technologist.

a. Midterm Evaluation
b. Final Affective Evaluation