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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-27-08 |
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DMI244
2008 Fall – 2010 Fall |
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6.0 Credit(s) 9.0 Period(s) 0.0 Load Occ |
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Clinical
Practicum II |
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Technical
and professional aspects of diagnostic ultrasound in a hospital or clinical
setting at the beginner level. Skill development with ongoing reinforcement
and broadening of knowledge base related to hospital procedures and policies.
Initial and continued observation, assistance and performance of patient care
and sonographic duties under strict supervision. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic
Medical Ultrasound program. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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DMI244 2008
Fall – 2010 Fall |
Clinical Practicum II |
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In a professional manner, adhere to safety, emergency, and
ethical policies and procedures of the ultrasound department and healthcare
agency with frequent assistance, as needed. (I) |
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Perform imaging processing procedures to include various
imaging media, processing films, and storage of completed examinations with
frequent assistance, as needed. (II) |
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Follow patient care protocols before, during, and after
the sonographic examination with frequent
assistance, as needed. (III) |
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Perform office procedures to include filing, scheduling,
billing, report retrieval, and processing of patient, with frequent
assistance, as needed. (IV) |
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Assist the technologist in performing selected sonographic examinations in the clinical setting. (V) |
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Under strict supervision, create diagnostic images. (VI) |
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Under strict supervision, utilize appropriate techniques
to correct equipment limitations. (VI) |
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Competencies
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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DMI244 2008
Fall – 2010 Fall |
Clinical Practicum II |
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I. Professional Protocols A. Departmental hierarchy B. Emergency and safety
procedures C. Clinical department and
patient protocols D. Student's role in
department E. Communication with
patients, staff, and physicians 1. HIPAA Guidelines 2. Patient's Bill of Rights
F. Hospital Policies and
Procedures 1. Appropriate professional
and ethical behavior 2. Hospital and
Departmental Information Systems II. Image Processing
Procedures A. Darkroom and daylight
film operations B. Development and
processing of images 1. Image 2. Video 3. Disc 4. Server 5. Web C. Patient Archiving and
Communication Systems (PACS) D. Image storage E. Image retrieval III. Patient Care A. Before, during, and
after examination B. Privacy C. Proper identification D. Appropriate
communication E. Competent performance of
duties F. Proper documentation
processing IV. Patient Processing
Procedures A. Registration B. History C. Coding procedures D. Report retrieval E. Scheduling F. Release V. Sonographic
Skills A. Room setup B. Transducer selection C. Controls selection D. Scanning procedure E. Technical worksheet F. Image recording G. Adherance
to department scanning protocol H. Case discussion with
attending sonographers and physicians I. Completion of
examination in a timely manner J. Room cleanup VI. Technical Procedures A. Production of acceptable
images B. Correction of scanning
and imaging factors C. Correction of equipment
limitations D. Recognition of most
effective method to create diagnostic images E. Competency testing on
patient studies 1. Abdomen 2. Small body parts 3. OB/GYN |