This course provides a continuation of clinical experience in the cardiovascular interventional clinical environment. Emphasis is placed on mastering the skills/competencies in patient care and lab interpretation, pharmacologic intervention, hemodynamic evaluation, advanced ECG recognition, anatomy and pathology, therapeutic treatment, radiation safety, imaging procedure, post processing, and preparation of sterile equipment and maintenance of supplies within the interventional cardiac/vascular environment. Upon completion, students should be able to provide supervised assistance to cardiovascular technologists during diagnostic and interventional procedures.

2014FA - New Course Version (S24127)