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National College Credit Recommendation Service

Board of Regents  |  University of the State of New York

Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Dr. Earl D. Smith) School of Radiologic Technology | Evaluated Learning Experience

Methods of Patient Care

Length: 

Version 1 and 2: Minimum of 45 hours (approximately 30 weeks). Version 3: Minimum of 62 hours (approximately 30 weeks). 

Location: 
Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY.
Dates: 

Version 1: February 1979 - July 1992. Version 2: August 1992 - September 2023. Version 3: October 2023 - Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes: 

Version 1 and 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply appropriate principles of patient care to the performance of radiographic procedures; describe vital signs and lab values used to assess the condition of the patient, including sites for assessment and normal values;  describe methods to evaluate patient physical status; describe the importance of standard precautions and isolation procedures, including sources and modes of transmission of infection and disease and institutional control procedures; and describe patient preparation for contrast studies. Version 3: Students will be able to: demonstrate aseptic technique, basic patient care, and safety in radiography; describe proper body mechanics and patient mobility; discuss the physical and emotional needs of the patient; define the modes of thinking and identify the steps in patient assessment; list methods on how to establish a rapport with the patient; discuss the importance of patient education before and after a radiology procedure; identify infection control and the different means of transmission; differentiate between surgical and medical asepsis; demonstrate isolation technique; identify the causes, symptoms, transmission, treatment and control for specific diseases; report vital signs and oxygen administration; assess medical emergencies and the care of patients needing alternative care methods;  interpret pharmacology and the different routes of administration; identify contrast media, their properties and allergic reactions; and preform venipuncture on a model;  identify the best practices of digital radiography.

Instruction: 

Version 1: Major topics include: body mechanics; aseptic techniques; management of the seriously ill or injured patient (acute abdomen, fractures, and dislocations); patient reaction to iodinated contrast media; the emergency tray/cart; basic first aid; nursing procedures pertinent to radiology (anesthesia, operating room radiography, bedside radiography, handling patients with communicable diseases). contrast media; basic forms; precautionary steps in preparation and administration; and patient preparation. Version 2 and 3: Major topics include: body mechanics; aseptic techniques; management of the seriously ill or injured patient (acute abdomen, fractures, and dislocations); patient reaction to iodinated contrast media; the emergency tray/cart; basic first aid and CPR; nursing procedures pertinent to radiology (anesthesia, operating room radiography, bedside radiography, handling patients with communicable diseases, and AIDS isolation protection); contrast media; basic forms; precautionary steps in preparation and administration; venipuncture; and patient preparation.

Credit recommendation: 

Version 1, 2, and 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Allied Health Sciences (12/80) (12/88 revalidation) (9/93 revalidation) (10/98 revalidation) (10/03 revalidation) (10/08 revalidation) (10/13 revalidation) (10/18 revalidation) (10/23 revalidation). 

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