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DMSI 216 - Vascular Sonography Clinical IV


PREREQUISITES: DMSI 214 - Vascular Sonography Clinical III 
PROGRAM: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
CLINICAL APPLICATION HOURS MIN: 15
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018

This is the last of four rotations through various clinical sites to allow the student to acquire competency in the field of vascular sonography. The student is required to use the knowledge acquired in the cognitive domain to display appropriate behavior in the affective domain. Knowledge from the cognitive domain gained last semester is also used as a foundation on which to build skills in the psychomotor domain. This is accomplished by scanning actual patients under controlled conditions.

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. 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. Successfully perform sonography exams under indirect supervision. In the case of very rare exams or exams that are scarce, clinical competency may be achieved by lab simulation at the discretion of the instructors.
  2. Maintain a procedure sheet that identifies each patient or exam that they were involved in & indicate their level of involvement, i.e., observed only, performed the exam with direct supervision, performed the exam with indirect supervision. This list must be kept current in the student portfolio. (procedure sheet)
  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.


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