DMS 108W - Becoming a Master Sonography Student

Engages students in communication and conflict resolution skills along with an understanding of generational and personality differences. Assists students in obtaining skills critical to success in the DMS program including test taking, textbook reading, memory and thinking critically. Identifies DMS expectations and explores college resources and life skills related to success in an occupational health program. Begins to explore professionalism for the healthcare worker. Demonstrates and practices working in a group, teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Prerequisite(s): Must be accepted into the DMS program.
Corequisite(s): DMS 100 , DMS 105W , DMS 107 , DMS 107L  
Lecture Hours: 30 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: No

Outcomes and Objectives  

1. Demonstrate knowledge of how external issues can impact college success.
   1. Describe how external influences such as family, health, finances, transition to academic culture, etc. can impact college success
   2. Discuss strategies for dealing with stress
   3. List expectations for the DMS program
2. Demonstrate knowledge of proper study and test-taking skills.
   1. Discuss the brain and learning as it relates to long-term memory
   2. Describe learning strategies that will help students retain information
   3. Describe the "Study Plan"
   4. List test-preparation tips
   5. List test-taking tips
   6. Describe the best method for reading DMS assigned readings from the textbook
   7. Discuss how to identify key components of a chapter or lecture worksheet
3. Demonstrate knowledge of positive interpersonal communication skills.
   1. Discuss how generational differences can affect positive interpersonal communication
   2. Discuss how personality differences can affect positive interpersonal communication
   3. Describe criteria used for conflict resolution
   4. Describe the four personality types and how each relates to conflict resolution
   5. Discuss listening techniques
   6. Discuss positive and negative verbal communication
   7. Describe nonverbal communication
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the critical thinking process.
   1. Discuss Bloom's taxonomy and its relation to critical thinking
   2. Discuss how critical thinking is important for a healthcare worker
   3. Demonstrate the ability to organize terms and thought processes
   4. Discuss how a sonography student will take foundational knowledge and use it to analyze sonographic findings and patient clinical history
   5. Describe how a sonography student must take information from textbook reading and lecture notes and arrange it into various categories for diagnostic application
5. Demonstrate knowledge of effective skills for working and learning in a group.
   1. Describe the group participant that contributes positively to the project
   2. Describe the group participant that contributes negatively to the project
   3. Discuss techniques for successful group work on a project or problem
   4. Demonstrate working together in a group to create a group presentation
6. Demonstrate knowledge of effective skills for giving an oral presentation.
   1. Identify parts of an effective oral presentation
   2. Identify the nonverbal components of an oral presentation
   3. Create a group presentation
   4. Demonstrate how to give an effectual group presentation
7. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate college resources to facilitate student success.
   1. List resources provided by the library and TLC
   2. List help and resources provided by the WRIT center
   3. List help and resources provided by counseling
   4. List other college resources available to students such as the food pantry, tutoring center etc.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of professional behaviors for the healthcare worker.
   1. Discuss how professional behavior affects patient care
   2. List program expectations for professional behavior
   3. Discuss how professional behavior may affect one’s career
   4. Define HIPAA
   5. Define EMR
   6. Describe techniques to make sure a student will not break HIPAA while in the DMS program
   7. Discuss HIPAA and social media
   8. Discuss HIPAA in the workplace
   9. Describe procedures for electronic documentation and transmission
9. Demonstrate knowledge of basic sonographic imaging terminology, abbreviations and applications.
   1. Define medical abbreviations that pertain to sonographic anatomy and interpretation
   2. Define terms used to sonographically describe exam findings
   3. Apply sonographic terms correctly while describing a sonographic image
10. Demonstrate knowledge in basic anatomical recognition.
    1. Recognize anatomy from the vascular, cardiac, skeletal and intestinal systems
11. Demonstrate knowledge of ergonomic techniques.
    1. Discuss industry standard and OSHA guidelines
    2. Describe work related MSI disorders
    3. Discuss the role of administration in the prevention of MSI
    4. Discuss the role of the sonographer in the prevention of MSI
    5. List best practices for injury prevention