Prerequisite: Completion of XT 130C with a “C” or better. This course provides 120 hours of supervised clinical instruction and experience in an approved x-ray departmentofanauthorizedclinicalfacility concentrating on chest, extremity, and torso skeletal radiography. Backoffice and medical skills are also included. Students must meet attendance requirements and satisfactorily completetheexternshipobjectives. This course helps prepare students for the limited permit x-ray technician certification examination required by theStateofCalifornia Department of Health. This course may include out-of-school preparation hours such as reading and writing assignments, practice and practical application assignments, and projects. XT150–RadiographySeminar–5QuarterCreditHours Prerequisite: Completion of XT 130C with a “C” or better. This advanced imaging course enforces professionalism, ethics, legal considerations, patient care, patient safety, radiation protection and measurement, image production, radiographic imaging, and image analysis. This course will include outside-of-school preparation hours such as reading and writing assignments, practice andpractical assignments, and projects. A minimum of 25 hours of work outside class will be assigned. Diagnostic Medical Imaging Advanced Clinical Practicum – Continuing Education Courses DMI670C–AdvancedClinicalPracticum(45clockhours) Prerequisite: None This course allows students to perform clinical repetitions in advanced imaging modalities, including MRI, CT, or Mammography. Repetitionswillbedirectlyrelatedtopost-primarycertification exam requirements. This course is repeatable a maximum of three (3) times. International Nurse Graduate Courses – Residential Program RN180–NursingTransitionAdvancedPlacementTheoryandLabCourse(47clockhours=3SemesterUnits Theory, 68 clock hours = 2 Semester Units Lab Prerequisite: None This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of the registered nurse and the Associate DegreeNursingProgramframework.EmphasisisplacedonthetransitionfromLVNtoRN,legalandethical responsibilities, nursing process, critical thinking, evidence-based practice, registered nurse competencies, and managementinprimary,secondary,andtertiaryhealthcaresystems. Thelabcomponentofthiscoursefocusesonutilizingthenursingprocess,criticalthinking,andapplyingtheory to skills in various patient case scenarios. The course focuses on dosage calculation, assessment, intravenous administration, central venous access, medication administration, nasogastric feeding, foley catheter insertion, tracheostomycare,andsuctioningskills. RN300–MaternalNewbornTheory(3Units,45clockhours) Prerequisite: None This course comprehensively covers maternal and newborn care, beginning with preconception planning and including risks in pregnancy and postpartum, maternal and newborn complications, male and female reproductive problems and needs, and family needs and problems during the maternity cycle. Concepts of nutrition, cultural variations, and the safety of mothers and newborns are integrated. Therapeutic use of drugs during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the immediate postpartum period are included. RN301–MaternalNewbornClinical(1.5Units,67.5clockhours) Prerequisite: None 318