Jan 25, 2025  
2024-2025 General Catalog 
    
2024-2025 General Catalog
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ADI 110 - Orientation to Diagnostic Medical Sonography


Course Department: Health Sciences
1 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Course Description:
This course is one semester and is designed for students who are pursuing a diagnostic medical sonography degree. Students will be introduced to basic responsibilities of a diagnostic medical sonographer  including professionalism, exam indications and preps, quality control,
ergonomics, bioeffects, patient care, patient clinical history and its correlation to the exam, infection control, medical law and ethics, patient confidentiality and rights. Students will be able to apply this knowledge throughout their life while making important life decisions. 

Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/Face-to-Face

Course Fees: None

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Course Objectives:
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of ergonomic techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of types and methods of infection control.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of image production and  optimization.
• Demonstrate knowledge of medical ethics and law.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of biological effects.
• Demonstrate achievement of clinical competency through the performance of the requirements to provide quality patient care and optimal examination outcome. 



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