NDT 101 - Introduction to EEG

6 CR

Previously ENDT 101.
Introduction to the field of EEG and its use in medicine and surgery. Emphasizes: patient hook-up, history taking, and handling of patients. Technical principles in actual operation of a laboratory are introduced in the classroom and applied in the clinical area of EEG. Either ENDT 101 or NDT 101 may be taken for credit, but not both.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into program.

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate a professional image as an ND technologist
Investigate legal and ethical issues related to the field of NDT
Evaluate the effects of activation procedures during the EEG recording
Evaluate brain activity to interpret if EEG is normal or abnormal
Recognize and define sleep stages seen in adults and children
Compile patient history to help enhance the quality of performing an EEG
Practice principles of patient safety, HIPPA guidelines, and infection control
Measure and apply electrodes using the 10-20 system in a timely manner
Record an EEG following ACNS guidelines
Prepare a basic data sheet summarizing patient’s history and proper
documentation
Recognize non-physiological artifacts vs. physiological artifacts and document on
recording
Evaluate EEG abnormalities with neurological conditions

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