DMSA 400 Introduction to Sonography

This course focuses on defining the scope of practice of the sonographer in the clinical setting and the basic skills required for patient care. Topics will include communication skills, basic vital signs, medical emergencies, invasive procedures and isolation techniques, history of sonography, career options, and professional societies.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Admission into diagnostic medical sonography, vascular sonography, echocardiography sonography programs/majors or permission of the instructor

Corequisite

DMSA 405, DMSA 410, DMSA 415, DMSA 420; and for the diagnostic medical sonography program/major DMSG 400, DMSG 405, DMSG 410, and DMSG 415; and for the echocardiography sonography program/major DMSE 400, DMSE 405, DMSE 410, DMSE 415, and DMSE 420; and for the vascular sonography program/major DMSV 400, DMSV 405, DMSV 410, DMSV 415, and DMSV 420