CVT 230 - Clinical Practicum II

Description
This course provides clinical experience in procedures performed in the invasive cardiovascular laboratory. This includes the use and operation of equipment and devices, performing tests, documenting, circulating, patient care as it relates to procedures being performed. Emphasis will be placed on cardiac catheterization in interventional procedures and introduction to peripheral vascular procedures.

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 24
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: $304.00
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:

Apply principles of total quality management.
Comply to the rules and safety regulations of the invasive cardiovascular lab at all times.
Comply to the regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Use professional methods of communication and interaction with patients, co-workers, and supervisors.
Apply skills in history taking, patient assessment, sterile technique, and equipment handling.
Apply skills in contrast administration, patient monitoring, and entering information into the health record.
Assess cardiovascular interventional diagnostic results and the treatments deployed.
Demonstrate post procedure skills for cardiovascular interventional patients.
Demonstrates time management.

Course Outline:

Wk 1-3: Scrubbing diagnostic and interventional procedures, intro

to peripheral procedures

Continuation of documenting procedures

Wk 4-6: Alternate scrubbing, monitoring, and documenting roles.

Include patient preprocedure and postprocedure protocols

Wk 7-11: Scrubbing high risk interventional procedures

Scrubbing peripheralvascular procedures

Wk 12-14: Observing and scrubbing EP procedures

Wk 15: Scrubbing vascular procedures and coronary 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 Competencis: 25%

Clinical Assignments: 25%

Individual Participation: 25%

Clinical Instruction and Evaluation: 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: 24
Total Fieldwork Hours Per Week: NA
People Soft Course ID Number: 105189
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 25 Lecture/10 Lab
School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Allied Health
Discipline: CVT
First Term Valid: Fall 2023 (8/1/2023)
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