Maricopa Community Colleges  NMT245   19906-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/22/03
NMT245 19906-20032 LAB 3 Credit(s) 15 Period(s)
Clinical Practicum III
Patient processing under strict supervision. Nuclear medicine imaging procedures, imaging and counting equipment, instrumentation, radiopharmaceutical injection/preparation, and darkroom procedures. Perform specific quality control procedures. Safety guidelines. Prerequisites: NMT240 or permission of program director or department chair.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NMT245   19906-20032 Clinical Practicum III
1. Under strict supervision, perform nuclear medicine procedures to include the use of imaging and counting equipment, related instrumentation, and radiopharmaceutical injection. (I)
2. Assist the radiopharmacist with the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals to include milking generators, kit preparation, particle sizing, chromatography/separation techniques, biological controls, and labeling. (II)
3. Under strict supervision, perform specific quality control procedures. (III)
4. Describe the need for and provide proper patient care techniques to include patient observation, safety, and comfort, charts, transportation, sterile asepsis, isolation techniques, and immobilization techniques. (IV)
5. Use standard radiation protection techniques to include handling radioactive materials, wearing film badges, proper waste disposal and decontamination. (V)
6. Demonstrate appropriate ethical, legal, and professional job-related behavior. (VI)
7. Communicate appropriately with patients, physicians, and other members of the health care team. (VII)
8. Comply with safety guidelines established by the appropriate Federal, State and other regulatory agencies. (VIII)
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NMT245   19906-20032 Clinical Practicum III
    I. Nuclear Medicine Procedures
        A. Imaging equipment and related instrumentation
        B. Counting equipment
        C. Radiopharmaceutical preparation
        D. Radiopharmaceutical injection
        E. Darkroom procedures
      II. Radiopharmaceutical Preparation
          A. Milking generators
          B. Kit preparation
          C. Particle sizing
          D. Chromatography and separation techniques
          E. Biological controls
          F. Labeling
        III. Quality Control
            A. Records
            B. Nonimaging equipment
            C. Imaging equipment
            D. Processing
            E. Radiopharmaceuticals
          IV. Patient Care
              A. Observation
              B. Safety and comfort
              C. Charts and records
              D. Proper lifting and moving techniques
              E. Sterile asepsis
              F. Isolation techniques
              G. Immobilization
            V. Radiation Protection
                A. Radioactive materials handling
                B. Film badges
                C. Waste disposal
                D. Decontamination
              VI. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Behavior
                  A. Patient rights
                  B. Professional conduct/appearance
                  C. Confidentiality
                  D. Medical-legal issues
                VI. Communication
                    A. Patients
                    B. Physicians
                    C. Technologists & staff
                    D. Hospital personnel
                  VIII. Regulatory Guidelines
                      A. Record keeping
                      B. Radiation protection devices
                      C. Disposal of waste
                      D. Personnel monitoring devices
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