Mar 28, 2024  
Catalog/Handbook 2017-18 
    
Catalog/Handbook 2017-18 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CVT 1800L - Cardiovascular Pre-Practicum


8 hours Lab, 8 hours Clinical, 3 credits
Lower-Division College Credit
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Cardiovascular Technology Program
AA Elective: No
This course utilizes supervised clinical practice in the Polk State College Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Students apply skills and information gained from demonstrations and instruction during application of patient assessment techniques, patient care skills, and sterile techniques, as well as gain familiarization with pertinent equipment used in the catheterization lab when performing duties during the circulation and scrub roles. The curriculum also focuses on preparation of patients and the sterile supplies used in diagnostic heart catheterizations and peripheral procedures. Instruction includes an appropriate introduction to radiation safety.

 



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