DMS 102 - Intro to Clinical Experience:Patient Care and Ethical/Legal Issues

1. List basic needs of the patient.
2. Identify all safety factors that must be considered when moving a patient.
3. Assess physiological factors and select appropriate care in an emergency.
4. Perform hand washing technique.
5. Describe the purpose for reporting an incident.
6. Describe the procedure for incident reporting.
7. Describe the activities needed before, during and after the sonographic examination.
8. Describe the properties of the ethical and legal parameters of the sonographer’s role in a medical setting.
9. Cite the Scope of Practice for Sonographers.
10. Explain the following medical/legal terms: informed consent, tort law, negligence, omission and commission, Respondeat Superior (Latin), assault and battery, assumed consent and Res Ipsa Loquitur (Latin).
11. List the caring and communication techniques identified for sonographers.
12. Explain how truthfulness and confidentiality are handled in the clinical setting.
13. Perform the ancillary duties to the ultrasound examination.
14. Provide a safe and clean environment to every patient present for sonograms.
15. Demonstrate effective communication with the various hospital personnel in order to facilitate the the total care of the patient.
16. Apply proper scanning techniques to create basic images of the heart and abdominal structures.
17. Manipulate basic controls on the equipment while performing an ultrasound examination.

1. Basic needs of all patients while in the Ultrasound Department
2. Body mechanics
3. Medical and legal terminology
4. Ultrasound equipment set-up
5. Professional ethics
6. Medical and surgical aseptic techniques
7. Basic scanning techniques and manipulation of the controls on ultrasound equipment

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