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Course Listings 2017-2018 251 NUC212 2 Credits 10 Periods Clinical Practicum I Orientation to program and facility policies and procedures and departmental organization. Observation of patient care and clinical experiences including radiation protection, instrumentation imaging, non-imaging and computers, radiopharmacy, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Ethical and professional behaviors, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC213 1 Credit 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation I Skeletal, respiratory, and quality control cases. Evaluation of images related to clinical situations and procedures. Demonstration of technical skill applications. Peer-reviewed journal articles, Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC214 1.5 Credits 1.5 Periods Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine II Principles and applications of statistics as they relate to Nuclear Medicine. Configuration, function, and application of computers and networks in nuclear medicine. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC223 1 Credits 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation II Genitourinary, endocrine and exocrine, and gastrointestinal cases. Evaluation of images related to clinical situations and procedures. Demonstration of technical skill applications. Peer-reviewed journal articles. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC224 1.5 Credits 1.5 Periods Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine III Policy and regulations of delivery systems health policy and ethics regarding the access of health care. Medical informatics implementation of clinical system data entry, patient data, administration, and medical quality assurance mandatory patient centered documentation for federal, state, regulatory, and credentialing agencies professional medical ethics, legal issues and patient rights. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC232 3 Credits 15 Periods Clinical Practicum III Orientation to facility policies and procedures and departmental organization. Reinforcement and broadening of knowledge base related to patient care and the roles and responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist at the advanced beginner level. Observation, assistance and performance of patient care and technologist duties in the areas of radiation protection, instrumentation imaging, non-imaging and computers, radiopharmacy, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, under moderate supervision. Ethical and professional behaviors, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. Corequisites: NUC233. NUC233 1 Credit 3 Periods Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation III Hematopoietic, cardiovascular, and central nervous system cases. Evaluation of images related to clinical situations and procedures. Demonstration of technical skill applications. Peer-reviewed journal articles. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program. NUC234 2 Credits 2 Periods Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine IV Practical methods of radiation protection, possession of radioactive materials, institutional oversight according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations. Radiation safety procedures and regulations, contamination, protection with radionuclide therapy and related NRC rules and regulations. Prerequisites: Admission to Nuclear Medicine Technology program.