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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-24-92 |
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NMT200
1992 Summer I – 2010 Summer
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LEC |
1.5 Credit(s) |
1.5 Period(s) |
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Patient
Care in Nuclear Medicine |
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Working
knowledge of hospital structure, patient handling, hospital sepsis, basic
nursing skills, emergency care, and patient-technologist communications. Prerequisites: Health care experience
within the last three years or permission of program director or department
chair. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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NMT200 1992
Summer I – 2010 Summer I |
Patient Care in Nuclear Medicine |
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Describe the interrelationships between the nuclear
medicine department and other departments in a hospital. (I) |
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Demonstrate proper patient handling and movement to
include, lifting and turning patients, transferring patients to and from
wheelchairs, beds, and stretchers. (II) |
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Describe hospital sepsis as related to communicable
diseases/disease transmission to include, terminology, aseptic/sterile
technique and isolation considerations. (III) |
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Describe the standard techniques for the following basic
nursing skills for measuring pulse, respiration, blood pressure, temperature,
suction, oxygen adminstration, and perform an
intravenous puncture. (IV) |
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Recognize symptoms and describe the correct emergency care
for patients experiencing the following conditions: hemorrhage, seizures,
respiratory distress, fainting, choking, nausea, and vomiting. (V) |
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Discuss standard patient-technologist communications to
include, explanation of examination, patient rights, patient history,
confidentiality, communicating with children, the seriously ill and the
dying. (VI) |
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Describe the care for patients in special situations to
include patients on ventilators, with cervical halos, traction devices, and
other ancillary equipment. (VII) |
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NMT200 1992
Summer I – 2010 Summer I |
Patient Care in Nuclear Medicine |
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I. Hospital Structure A. Nuclear medicine
department B. Major departments C. Ancillary departments II. Patient Handling A. Lifting patients B. Turning patients C. Transferring patients III. Hospital Sepsis A. Terminology B. Aseptic and sterile
technique C. Specific communicable
diseases D. Disease transmission E. Isolation considerations
IV. Basic Nursing Skills A. Pulse B. Respiration C. Blood pressure D. Temparature
E. Suction F. Oxygen administration G. I.V. puncture V. Emergency Care A. Hemorrhage B. Seizures C. Respiratory distress D. Fainting E. Choking F. Nausea and vomiting VI. Patient-Technologist
Communications A. Explanation of
examination B. Patient rights C. Patient history D. Confidentiality E. Children and the
seriously ill F. Care for the dying VII. Special Situations A. Ventilators B. Cervical halos C. Traction devices D. Other ancillary devices |
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