2021-2022 Catalog

PSG-105 Polysomnography Patient Care I

This course is the first in a series for the Sleep Technology A.A.S. Degree Program. This course introduces the student to the sleep disorders center environment. The course provides instruction in patient care technologies, lab safety, and professional and ethical behavior. The course examines sleep architecture, sleep staging, and sleep physiology. Explores sleep disorders and provides an overview of sleep medicine. Provides laboratory practice in patient preparation for polysomnography testing, including electrode placement, biocalibration and running a study. Develops awareness of sleep as a public health issue. Discusses technologists' roles and responsibilities as sleep health advocates. (6 contact hours)

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Admission into the Sleep Technology A.A.S. degree program

Corequisite

PSG-110 and PSG-112

Department

Health Sciences