RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Teaching Professional Behavior
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 317
OP 325
DO 10.2967/jnmt.120.244095
VO 48
IS 4
A1 Gail A. McFarland
A1 Richard G. Hoylman
A1 Jennifer L. Prekeges
A1 Vanessa R. Bennett
YR 2020
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/48/4/317.abstract
AB The goal of this article is to discuss the teaching of professional behavior to nuclear medicine technologists. The focus is on the present-day student situation and practices in the programs at Bellevue College and at Oregon Institute of Technology. Professional behavior is defined, and ways to communicate and assess it are described. Additionally, approaches to remedy unprofessional behavior are presented. The needs and expectations of clinical sites and of future employers of nuclear medicine graduates, as well as current avenues for promoting professionalism, are also discussed.