Course Overview
A 14-week full-time clinical rotation performed in a BCIT approved Cardiovascular Laboratory at a health care facility. Requires the integration and application of the theoretical knowledge presented in the previous six core courses. Designed to allow the student to gradually gain experience in assisting the Cardiologist to perform diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization procedures and hemodynamic calculations. Enables acquisition of unique, clinical site-specific skills to perform hemodynamic monitoring, hemodynamic calculations, arrhythmia recognition, quality assurance and report generation on a variety of physiological monitoring systems. Requires a successful evaluation from the clinical site before BCIT awards credit. For Compressed Time Frame (CTF) course, contact the Program Head.
Prerequisite(s)
- Successful completion of Cardiovascular theory courses plus program head approval.
Credits
21.0
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