DMSI 163 - Vascular Sonography Clinical VI
PREREQUISITES: DMSI 162
PROGRAM: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
CLINICAL APPLICATION HOURS MIN: 5
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS MIN: 5
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2022
This course will provide additional clinical practice with cardiac patients. Content and clinical practice experience shall be assigned for sequential development, application, critical analysis, and evaluation of concepts and theories in the performance of general sonographic procedures. Through structured, sequential, competency-based assignments in the clinical setting concepts of teamwork and patient care centered clinical practice and professional development will be examined and evaluated. Clinical practices are designed to provide the student with patient care and general sonographic exam experiences. The student should grow on the techniques already learned and begin learning more advanced examinations. Care and scanning skills and proper ergonomic techniques learned in the lab will be practiced in the patient care setting.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Demonstrate principles of professional ethics.
2. Demonstrate successful relationships with staff technologists by asking appropriate questions, assisting the sonographer during procedures, and by directly dealing with patients.
3. React to criticism constructively and demonstrate the desire to improve.
4. Demonstrate practice and competency in a VARIETY of exams including those not done routinely.
5. Perform required sonography exams after clinical competency is achieved. *
*Clinical evaluations must be filled out by a registered sonographer (registered in the area the student is seeking competency in) for each required exam. This is done after the student has demonstrated competency by passing a clinical competency evaluation in each of the listed categories administered by the clinical instructor. Until a student passes the clinical competency exam in a specific category, they may not do an exam in that category under indirect supervision.
6. Perform sonographic examinations using proper ergonomic techniques.
7. Maintain a procedure log that identifies each patient or exam that they were involved in & indicate their level of involvement, i.e., Observation or supervision level. This list must be kept current in the student Trajecsys account (online clinical records).
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical affiliate site rules, layout, office procedure, patient transportation rules, and equipment by the appropriate responses to oral questioning. Questioning may be by the clinical instructor, program director, clinical coordinator, other technologists or appropriate hospital personnel. This will be verified by Room Check lists.
9. Demonstrate compliance with the rules of the program by not violating the concept of “indirect supervision.”
10. Display knowledge of all handbook rules pertaining to clinical, and abide by them.
11. Demonstrate competency in the affective domain by scoring 80% or better on the clinical performance evaluations.
12. Apply patient care skills and regulations such as HIPAA and ALARA.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Systems covered in sonography courses as well as other structures and systems not covered.
The student is to practice and gain competence in assigned structures, but also gain knowledge and experience in any other exams involved in during the clinical experience.
Scanning techniques will cover:
Cerebrovascular systems
Hemodynamics for the cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial systems
Peripheral arterial systems
Penile testing
Indirect peripheral arterial systems, plethysmography and photoplethysmography
Exercise testing
Venous testing
Venous insufficiency
Hemodialysis testing
Alternate testing
Abdominal vascular testing hemodynamics
Abdominal vascular disease treatments
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