Technical Standards in Polysomnographic Technology
for Admission and Retention
Students must be able to perform the scope of practice as outlined in the national standards , including:
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Maintain clinical competence under challenging and sometimes stressful situations
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Gather, assess and interpret patient data, and respond appropriately to changes in disease signs and symptoms, patient conditions and mental status (e.g. breathing, cardiac and neurologic patterns)
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Gather data, assess, interpret and respond appropriately to changes in equipment function/ malfunction and safety alarms
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Be able to talk and hear, utilizing effective written and spoken English when interacting with patients, their families, and other health care professionals
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Demonstrate physical dexterity, including the ability to use hands, fingers, arms, and legs to effectively and efficiently reach for and move both equipment and patients.
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Be able to stand, balance, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or climb as needed to perform sleep tests and treatments
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Be able to regularly lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift 50 or more pounds
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Have vision abilities that include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
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Record, read, write and interpret data about a patient's condition from diagnostic equipment, patient charts, and computer information systems
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Respond to medical emergencies in a timely manner and perform life sustaining procedures appropriately (e.g. cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management)
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Practice appropriate infection control precautions and barrier methods
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Exercise proper clinical and intellectual judgment
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Work as an effective healthcare team member
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Demonstrate professional affective behaviors when interacting with patients, their families, and colleagues.
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