CARD 175 — Clinical Practicum II
This course includes 240 clinical hours. The students will learn and practice skills in aseptic technique, infection control, patient monitoring, as well as pre and post-procedure patient care, for invasive and non- invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This 6- week summer clinical rotation will include clinical assignments in open -heart surgery, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac catheterization and/or echocardiography. Lab assignments will take place at Southern Maine Com munity College and clinical rotations will include hospitals experiences throughout Southern and Central Maine and Southern New Hampshire. Prerequisite(s): CARD-115, CARD-125, CARD-160, HLTH-155 and either CARD-150 and CARD-155 or CARD-165 and CARD-170 Corequisite(s): none