Maricopa Community Colleges  DMI278   20026-20035 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/25/02
DMI278 20026-20035 LAB 5 Credit(s) 25 Period(s)
CLINICAL PRACTICUM V
Patient processing, nuclear medicine imaging procedures, imaging and counting equipment, related instrumentation, radiopharmaceutical preparation and injection, and darkroom procedures. Assist the radiopharmacist and perform invitro studies and radioassay procedures under strict supervision. Perform specific quality assurance procedures. Safety guidelines. Prerequisites: DMI274 or permission of program director or department chair.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DMI278   20026-20035 CLINICAL PRACTICUM V
1. Perform nuclear medicine procedures to include the use of imagining and counting equipment and related instrumentation, radiopharmaceutical injection, and darkroom procedures. (I)
2. Under strict supervision of a radiopharmacist, prepare radiopharmaceuticals to include milking generators, kit preparation, particle sizing, chromatography and separation techniques, biological controls, and labeling. (II)
3. Perform quality assurance procedures to include records nonimaging and imaging equipment, image processing, and radiopharmaceuticals. (III)
4. Under strict supervision, perform in-vitro studies to include radioassay procedures. (IV)
5. Demonstrate professional patient care techniques. (V)
6. Use standard radiation protection techniques. (VI)
7. Demonstrate appropriate ethical, legal, and professional job- related behavior. (VII)
8. Communicate professionally with patients, physicians, and other members of the health care team. (VIII)
9. Comply with safety guidelines established by the appropriate regulatory agency. (IX)
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DMI278   20026-20035 CLINICAL PRACTICUM V
    I. Nuclear Medicine Procedures
        A. Imaging equipment and related instrumentation
        B. Counting equipment
        C. Radiopharmaceutical injection
        D. Darkroom procedures
      II. Radiopharmaceutical Preparation
          A. Milking generators
          B. Kit preparation
          C. Particle sizing
          D. Chromatography and separation techniques
          E. Biological controls
          F. Labeling
        III. Quality Assurance
            A. Records
            B. Nonimaging equipment
            C. Imaging equipment
            D. Processing
            E. Radiopharmaceuticals
          IV. In-vitro and Radioassay Procedures
              A. In-vitro equipment
                1. operation
                2. calibration
              B. Radiopharmaceuticals
                1. preparation
                2. administration
              C. Radiation safety
              D. Procedures
            V. Patient Care
                A. Patient chart
                B. Proper lifting/moving techniques
                C. I.V.'s
                D. Oxygen/suction equipment
                E. Sterile technique
              VI. Radiation Protection
                  A. Department policies
                  B. Protection devices
                  C. Monitoring devices
                VII. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Behavior
                    A. Patient rights
                    B. Professional conduct
                    C. Confidentiality
                  VIII. Communication
                      A. Patients
                      B. Physicians
                      C. Technologists and staff
                    IX. Regulatory Guidelines
                        A. Record keeping
                        B. Radiation protection devices
                        C. Disposal of waste
                        D. Personnel monitoring devices
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