use, considerations in the scan sequences, specific protocol choices (i.e., slice thickness, phase direction, flow compensation), and positioning criteria. Anatomicalstructures, the plane that best demonstrates anatomy, and signal characteristics of normal and abnormalstructureswill be discussed. Pharmacology, as it pertains to MRI, will be discussed. Students will demonstratetheirpractices by applying their didactic knowledge in their laboratories. DMI560–MRISafetyandRegistryReview–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None This course will prepare students for the required registry board exams to work as MRI Technologists. This course includes reviewing the MRI program, and the students will take mock registry board exams and practice tests. Students will learn effective ways to study and answer questions from the registry. This course provides basic knowledge of MR safety, patient preparation, and monitoring of patients in the MR suite. This information enables the student to communicate better with the healthcare team to ensure patient safety. Health effects and safety issues are important aspects of this diagnostic modality. DMI570–PrinciplesofMammography–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None This course is designed to educate radiographers in the art and science of mammography. Enrollees in the course must have a California Certified Radiologic Technologist (CRT) license OR be a student in a JRCERT-accredited program. The course consists of 40 hours of lecture, which will assist in preparing for the California MammographyCertificate exam and the ARRT® Post-Primary Certification in Mammography. DMI580–AdvancedApplicationsinMammography–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None This course offers students an understanding of breast ultrasound history, breast cancer, diagnosis and imaging, principles, equipment, breast anatomy and normal appearances, exam techniques, image interpretation, recording and reporting, benign and malignant disease, imaging of the augmented breast, breast disease in males, and interventional techniques. This course overviews breast ultrasound. DMI590–MammographyRegistryReview–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None This course prepares students for the registry exam for mammography. Course topics will include history, patient education, anatomy, physiology and pathology of the breast, benign and malignant diseases, equipment,processingandqualitymanagement,commonimagingprocedures,emergingtechnologies, interventional procedures and treatment options review, and MQSA standards. BachelorofScienceinNursing(BSN)Courses–BlendedProgram RN100–FundamentalsofNursingTheory–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None Corequisite: This course is paired with RN 101. Failure in one paired course equals failure in both paired courses. This course introduces professional nursing. Content includes a brief history of nursing, including the roles and responsibilities of the health care team. The provision of a standard of care consistent with legal, ethical, and regulatory guidelines and ANA Standards of Practice are emphasized. Verbal communication skills, informatics, evidence-based practice, safety, and developing a patient-centered therapeutic nurse-client relationship are fostered. Students are taught the nursing process and nursing diagnosis to develop a nursing care plan. RN101–FundamentalsofNursingClinicalandLab–157.5ClockHours/3.5SemesterCreditHours 296