Essentials of Sonography and Patient Care

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide an overview of Diagnostic Medical Sonography and the role of the sonographer in the health care delivery system. The student will learn the functional responsibilities of the sonographer, and ergonomic principles to minimize and/or prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) will be discussed. Medical law, ethics, practices, and policies of the health care organizations will be examined to include Patient's Bill of Rights, Standard Precautions and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Discussion of basic patient care and comfort principles will include patient transfer, oxygen, the taking of blood pressure, respiration, and pulse.