DMSI 165 - Sonography Orientation and Patient Care

1. Understand the basic concepts of ultrasound and sonographic planes.
2. Define sonographic terms and proper use and application of sonography.
3. Identify various settings in the delivery of health care.
4. Understand and perform basic care for the patient’s care and comfort.
5. Anticipate the needs of the medical team in the surroundings of a patient and anticipate the needs of the patient.
6. Describe all patient services provided in an imaging department.
7. Describe the ethics and scope of practice for the sonographer defined by the SDMS.
8. Explain select perceptions of death and dying, chronic illness, and emotions related to health from the patient and the sonographer’s point of view including the ethical, emotional, personal and physical aspects.
9. Identify methods for determining the correct patient for a given procedure.
10. Explain various means of communication as well as appropriate and professional communication for the sonographer.
11. Explain specific aspects of a sonographic procedure.
12. Demonstrate correct principles of body mechanics when transferring patients.
13. Demonstrate how to turn patients with various health conditions.
14. Describe various immobilization techniques for various patient conditions.
15. Describe patient safety measures and concerns.
16. Describe methods of evaluating patient status and vital sign procedures used to assess the patient.
17. List the information gathered for patient history.
18. Define terms related to infection control.
19. Describe the importance of Standard Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions.
20. Describe sources and modes of transmission of infection and disease.
21. Describe methods of prevention of infection to the health care worker and the patient.
22. Discuss the emergency medical code system at the clinical settings and the student’s role.
23. Explain special considerations necessary when performing sonographic procedures on all patient types from infant to the geriatric.
24. Describe the symptoms and medical interventions for a patient having a medical reaction.
25. Explain the role of the technologist in patient education.
26. List and identify the specific types of tubes, lines, catheters, and collections devices.
27. Outline steps and operation of maintenance of suction and oxygen equipment and demonstrate their use.
28. Understand and identify situations that require immediate medical attention or situations classified as an emergency.
29. Describe and understand HIPAA and policies of confidentiality.

Sonography scanning planes and principles

Infection control                                                                                         

Patient interactions

History taking and exam preparation

Transfer techniques and patient moving techniques

Vital signs and oxygen

HIPAA

Professional communication

Professional ethics and medical law and ethics