NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

342 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CVS 3060 Cerebrovascular Testing (3 credits) This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the extracranial and intracranial cerebrovascular circulation. It will have a strong hands- on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies,treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound and other diagnostic techniques. CVS 3070 Peripheral Arterial Testing (3 credits) This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the arterial circulation of the upper and lower extremities. It will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies, treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound and other technologies specific to vascular laboratories. CVS 3080 Peripheral Venous Testing (3 credits) This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the venous circulation of the upper and lower extremities. It will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies, treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound and other techniques. CVS 3090 Abdominal Vascular Testing (3 credits) This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the arterial and venous circulation of organs of the abdomen. It will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies, treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound and other diagnostic imaging techniques. CVS 4000 Clinical Preparation (3 credits) This course will provide for and reinforce the nontechnical aspects of the profession of diagnostic medical sonographers. This will include, but is not limited to, professionalism, billing, quality assurance, image storage, and reporting. The course will prepare students for the clinical experience that follows in the second year. Embedded in this course will also be a certification training seminar for Basic Life Saving (BLS) for Health Care Providers, and required HIPAA training. CVS 4500 Clinical Externship I (12 credits) In the second year of the program, students may have the option of performing their clinical externships in a vascular,adult echo, or combined vascular/echo clinical experience, depending on their interests and demonstrated competencies. This course will be mainly provided in a clinical setting assigned at the end of the first year. Students will be an integral part of the daily operations of the vascular laboratory and/or echocardiography imaging department they have been assigned to. They will report to the clinical coordinator or an assigned professor of the program. CVS 4600 Clinical Externship II (12 credits) This course provides the student with initial clinical opportunities to observe and participate in the noninvasive vascular and/or echocardiography departments. Clinical activities are performed under the direct supervision of an appropriately credentialed sonographer. All clinical activities will be documented by the student on a daily basis utilizing the Trajecsys online system. The student will also clock–in and clock-out every day utilizing the Trajecsys system. Evaluation of the student’s progress will be also recorded by the clinical mentor(s) via the Trajecsys system. Monthly case studies will be due starting in October, by the end of the second week of the month. Submission of cases studies will be via the Blackboard course shell. Prerequisite: CVS 4500. CVS 4700 Clinical Externship III (12 credits) This course is a continuation of CVS 4600 clinical externship 2 and provides the final opportunities to observe and participate in the diagnostic procedures performed in the noninvasive vascular laboratory and/ or Echocardiography departments where the student has been assigned. Procedures are performed under the direct supervision of an appropriately credentialed sonographer. Topics include: equipment utilization; patient history, identifying risk factors, and contributing disease; procedural skills and patient care, vascular procedures and echocardiography procedures. Students will be required to submit case studies. DANC—Dance DANC 1200 Ballet I (3 credits) A beginning performance-based course designed to develop an understanding of ballet as a technique and an art form. This class will also focus on basic anatomy and movement principles related to ballet. Students will be introduced to a ballet vocabulary and will build a strong technical foundation as preparation for more advanced ballet work. DANC 1400 Jazz Dance I (3 credits) A beginning performance-based course designed to develop an understanding of jazz dance as a technique and an art form. This class will also focus on basic anatomy and movement principles related to jazz dance. Students will be introduced to a jazz dance vocabulary and will build a strong technical foundation as preparation for more advanced jazz dance work.