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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval:
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DMI248AA
2008 Fall – 2010 Summer II |
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2 Credit(s) |
10 Period(s) |
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Clinical
Practicum IV-AA |
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Technical
and professional aspects of diagnostic ultrasound in a hospital or clinical
setting at the intermediate level. Reinforcement and broadening of knowledge
base related to hospital procedures and policies. Observation, assistance and
performance of patient care and sonographic duties
under limited supervision. Prerequisites: Admission to Diagnostic
Medical Ultrasound program. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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DMI248AA 2008
Fall – 2010 Summer II |
Clinical Practicum IV-AA |
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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 limited assistance, as needed. (I) |
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Perform image acquisition and processing including storage
of completed examinations with limited assistance, as needed. (II) |
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Follow patient care protocols before, during, and after
the sonographic examination with limited
assistance, as needed. (III) |
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Perform office procedures to include filing, scheduling,
billing, report retrieval, and processing of patient, with limited
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 limited supervision, create diagnostic images. (VI) |
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Under limited supervision, utilize appropriate techniques
to correct equipment limitations. (VI) |
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DMI248AA 2008
Fall – 2010 Summer II |
Clinical Practicum IV-AA |
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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 filing 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. Adherence 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. Working with
anatomically challenging patients/complex studies |
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