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DMSI 205 - General Sonography Clinical III


PREREQUISITES: DMSI 113 - General Sonography Clinical II  
PROGRAM: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CLINICAL APPLICATION HOURS MIN: 15
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2020

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: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

  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. Practice and demonstrate 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 for each required exam after the student has demonstrated competency by passing a clinical competency evaluation in each of the listed categories administered by the clinical instructor or a program 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.

  1. Perform sonographic examinations using proper ergonomic techniques.
  2. Maintain a procedure log that identifies each patient or exam that they were involved in and 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).
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical affiliate site rules, layout, office procedures, patient transportation rules and equipment by the appropriate responses to oral questioning by the clinical instructor, program director, clinical coordinator or other technologist or appropriate hospital personnel. This will be verified by Room Check lists also.
  4. Demonstrate compliance with the rules of the program by not violating the concept of “indirect supervision.”
  5. Display knowledge of all handbook rules pertaining to clinical, and abide by them.
  6. Demonstrate competency in the affective domain by Scoring 80% or better on the clinical performance evaluations.
  7. Apply patient care skills and regulations such as HIPAA and ALARA.


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