CVT 130 - Clinical Practicum I

Description
This course provides an overview of the foundations of invasive cardiovascular science and the practitioner’s role relative to the hospital health care delivery system. The student will observe clinical practices in the cardiac catheterization lab and how the cardiac catheterization lab interacts with non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography, the emergency department, the preprocedural/recovery unit, and cardiac medical/surgical floors within the hospital. The student will also learn basic scrub and procedural techniques.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite:
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $620.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Cardiovascular Technology, A.A.A.S., Cardiovascular Technology, Certificate

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Maintain adherence to the rules and safety regulations of departments and the hospital at all times.
Maintain adherence to HIPAA (Health Insurance and Accountability Act) regulations.
Examine the practitioners’ duties in history taking, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, administering medications, entering information in the health record, and in coding.
Duplicate practitioners methods of professional interaction and communication with patients.
Demonstrate methods of professional interaction and communication with health care team members.
Categorize scrubbing, circulating, and control room duties in the invasive cardiovascular laboratory.
Determine the impact of various hospital departmental services in the care of cardiovascular patients.
Identify types of written, verbal, and non-verbal communication.
Demonstrate knowledge of overcoming communication barriers.
Show awareness of patient’s concerns related to the diagnostic procedure(s) being performed.
Show awareness of patient’s concerns related to pathologic conditions and the associated functional changes.
Demonstrate cultural awareness when working with patients and other members of the health care team
Demonstrate knowledge of radiation protection and safety by using proper radiation safety protocols and equipment.
Perform a 12-lead ECG.

Course Outline:

Wk 1-2: Observation of roles in the cardiac catheterization lab.

Observation of prep/reovery care.

Observation of physician interaction and staff interaction

with patients.

Observation and application of scrub technician role.

Orientationg to cath lab and procedure preparation.

Introduction to scrubbing diagnostic procedures

Wk 3-6: Scrubbing diagnostic left and right heart caths

Wk 7-10: Scrubbing with diagnostic tools (IVUS, FFR)

Wk 11-13: Alternate scrubbing and introduction to circulator role

Wk 14: Introduction to documenting procedures

Introduction to scrubbing interventional procedures

***Students may gain experience in the registered cardiovascular invasive

specialist roles in an asynchronous manner due to the variability of schedules

in each hospital ‘s invasive cardiovascular laboratory.

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Clinical Competencies: 25%

Clinical Assignments: 25%

Indiviudal Participation: 25%

Clinical Instruction and Evaluaiton: 25%

Mandatory Course Components:
NA
Equivalent Courses:
NA

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test: NA
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: NA

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
NA

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Practicum - 1:3 (min.)
Total Practica Hours Per Week: 16
Total Fieldwork Hours Per Week: NA
People Soft Course ID Number: 105187
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 30
School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Allied Health
Discipline: CVT
First Term Valid: Winter 2023 (1/1/2023)
1st Catalog Year: 2022-2023
Name of Course Author:
Julie Lackscheide

Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Other (list below), Program Accreditation Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
1) Bachelor’s degree
2) Hold a cardiovascular credential from at least one of the concentrations identified in these
Standards;
3) Have at least two years’ experience in cardiovascular health care;

Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028