Maricopa Community Colleges  DMI245AB   20002-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/14/99
DMI245AB 20002-20026 LAB 1.50 Credit(s) 8 Period(s)
Clinical Practicum III-AB
Continued observation of correct hospital procedures and policies in the clinical setting. Reinforcement and broadening of knowledge gained in Clinical Practicum II, DMI244. Patient examinations under generalized supervision. Prerequisites: DMI245AA.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DMI245AB   20002-20026 Clinical Practicum III-AB
1. Perform, in a professional manner, departmental, safety, emergency, and ethical protocols specified by the ultrasound department and hospital. (I)
2. Perform proper darkroom and daylight procedures to include loading and unloading cassettes, processing films, and filing of completed examinations. (II)
3. Utilize proper patient care techniques before, during, and after the sonographic examinations. (III)
4. Perform proper office procedures to include filing, scheduling, coding, report retrieval, and processing of patients. (IV)
5. Assist the technologist in performing specific sonographic examinations in the clinical setting. (V)
6. Under general supervision, perform appropriate techniques for creating diagnostic images and identify and correct equipment malfunctions. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
DMI245AB   20002-20026 Clinical Practicum III-AB
    I. Professional Protocols
        A. Departmental hierarchy
        B. Emergency and safety procedures
        C. Clinical protocols
        D. Student's role in department
        E. Communication with patients, staff, and physicians
        F. Appropriate professional and ethical behavior
      II. Film processing Procedures
          A. Darkroom operations
          B. Development of films
          C. Processing of film
          D. Film filing
          E. Film retrieval
          F. Daylight loading and processing
        III. Patient Care
            A. Care of patient before, during, and after exam
            B. Patient privacy
            C. Proper patient identification
            D. Appropriate patient communication
            E. Competent performance of duties
            F. Proper documentation processing
          IV. Office Procedures
              A. Patient registration
              B. Patient history
              C. Coding procedures
              D. Report retrieval
              E. Patient scheduling
              F. Patient release
            V. Sonographic Skills
                A. Room setup
                B. Selection of correct transducer
                C. Selection of proper controls
                D. Scanning
                E. Recording images on hardcopy
                F. Performing technically correct examination
                G. Discussing case with attending physician
                H. Room cleanup
              VI. Technical Procedures
                  A. Producing acceptable images
                  B. Correcting technical factors
                  C. Correcting equipment malfunctions
                  D. Recognizing the best way to create diagnostic images
                  E. Working with difficult patients
                  F. Anatomically challenging patient
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