DMSU 101 Introduction to Sonography

This course introduces the diagnostic foundations of diagnostic medical sonography, including medical terminology; scan plane orientations; anatomical relationships; departmental administrative operations; hospital organization; HIPAA regulations; blood and fluid precautions; and basic patient care principles.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Permission of the DMS program chair, BIOL 203, MATH 138, and PHYS 101

Corequisite

DMSU 112

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture

Course Objectives

1. Describe the history of ultrasound.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of HIPAA regulations, medical ethics, and pertinent legal principles.
3. Discuss, interpret, and evaluate personal and medical ethics issues with emphasis on issue recognition, and self-awareness as applicable to ethical interpretations and efficacy in the application of ethical perceptions and concepts.
4. Describe hospital organization and departmental administrative operations.
5. Compare and contrast the different modalities of radiology.
6. Illustrate scan planes, anatomical relationships, and basic technical skills of ultrasound.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate patient care principals, including those with language barriers and cultural differences.
8. Identify clinical safety precautions including blood and fluid precautions.
9. Demonstrate professionalism.
10. Define medical prefixes, suffixes, and terminology pertaining to medical language, especially those used in the field of sonography.

Course Objectives

1. Describe the history of ultrasound.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer keys

   Ethics Goals

   • ET1
   • ET2
   • ET3

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of HIPAA regulations, medical ethics, and pertinent legal principles.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Ethics Rubric

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

3. Discuss, interpret, and evaluate personal and medical ethics issues with emphasis on issue recognition, and self-awareness as applicable to ethical interpretations and efficacy in the application of ethical perceptions and concepts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Ethics Rubric

   Ethics Goals

   • ET1
   • ET3
   • ET2
4. Describe hospital organization and departmental administrative operations.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer keys

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

5. Compare and contrast the different modalities of radiology.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer Keys

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

6. Illustrate scan planes, anatomical relationships, and basic technical skills of ultrasound.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer keys

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   Identify anatomical structures in the different sectional planes and compare the changes due to the pathology to normal anatomy.

7. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate patient care principals, including those with language barriers and cultural differences.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer Keys

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

8. Identify clinical safety precautions including blood and fluid precautions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer Keys

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

9. Demonstrate professionalism.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quizzes and Exams

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Answer Keys

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

   Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

   To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

10. Define medical prefixes, suffixes, and terminology pertaining to medical language, especially those used in the field of sonography.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Quizzes, exams, group activity

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Answer key, participation rubric

    Program Goal(s)

    Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

    To prepare competent entry-level general sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

    Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

    To prepare competent entry-level adult cardiac sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

    Degree: Diagnostic Medical Sonography - A.A.S. Degree (Career)

    To prepare competent entry-level vascular technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.