Polysomnographic Technologist

G.E.D.

Day Time :
Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 3:20pm
Friday 8:30 am – 12:20 pm Mod. I 
Friday 8:30 am – 5:20 pm Mod II & III
No Friday Class Mod. IV
Clinical/9 weeks (40 hrs weeks) 

Night Time :
Night Class/30 Weeks Didactic
Monday—Thursday 5:30 pm-9:30 pm
Clinical/9 weeks (40 hrs week)

15 Hours of Lecture = 1 Credit Hour.
30 Hours Laboratory Work = 1 Credit Hour.
45 Hours * Externship or Clinical = 1 Credit Hour.

840 Clock Hours

Application Fee (Non-refundable)	$50.00
Tuition for Accelerated Polysomnography	$3,500.00
TOTAL:	$3,550.00
·      3 Week program

*Books are not included in the program and can range from $25.00–$400.00

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Course	Title	Clock Hours
PSG 100	Introduction to History of Sleep	32
HS 100	Law & Ethics	16
HS 101	Anatomy & Physiology	64
HS 102	Medical Terminology	32
PSG 101	Fundamentals of Polysomnography I	64
PSG 102	Fundamentals of Polysomnography II	64
PSG 103	Polysomnography  Patient Care I	64
PSG 104	Polysomnography Patient Care II	64
HS 102	Career Development	16
HS 103	Human Relations	16
HS 104	Emergency Procedure/CPR	16
HS 105	Computer Basics	32
PSG 105	Polysomnography Clinical Applications	360
Total		840

This course introduces the student to Sleep technology. It provides them with the history of sleep medicine and technology. The student will receive instruction in signs and symptoms of sleep disorders, the scope of practice in Polysomnography and discuss therapeutic modalities in sleep disorder intervention.

This course is an instruction in principals, procedures and regulations involving legal and ethical relationships between the Polysomnographic technologist, other healthcare team members, and the patient. It also includes current ethical issues as they relate to sleep studies, patient’s rights and confidentiality issues.  Prerequisites: None

This course is designed to help the student understand moral behavior, acceptable standards of conduct, professional relations, and professional organization.  In addition to covering laws pertinent to the health care facility, the course outlines various ethical codes and their current impact on society.  Prerequisites: None

This course is designed to assist the student in understanding structure and function of each of the body systems.
Prerequisites: None

This course is a study in human anatomy and physiology.  Lectures systematically take the student from the microscope level through organ systems with specific emphasis on the nervous, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems.  Emphasis is placed on the brain as it relates to the generation of sleep, the brainwave activity during sleep and the brain/spinal cord control of breathing. Emphasis is also placed on ventilation and respiration during sleep, wakefulness, and in disease.  The benefits and hazard of oxygen therapy will also be covered.  Cardiovascular Anatomy and physiology explores the health and disease of the cardiovascular system as it relates to the respiratory system and sleep disorders.

Prerequisites: None

This course will consist of learning prefixes, suffixes, root words and combining words as they relate to each body system.

 Prerequisites: None

This course provides the foundations for clinical practice in Polysomnography. The student is exposed to interviewing techniques and documentation procedures, patient preparation for Polysomnography hook-up and introduction to electrode placement. The stages of sleep and sleep architecture will be discussed along with the benefits of sleep and consequences of deprivation. The categories of sleep disorders, sign and symptoms associated with sleep disorders, common sleep disorders in infants, children, elderly and major categories of sleep arousal disorders.

Prerequisites: None

 

This course is designed to provide instruction in areas of patient assessment of vital signs, proper body mechanics and patient assistance. Electrical safety, patient safety, standard precautions, general asepsis and infection control procedures. Students will also receive instruction in summarizing practitioner’s orders. Co-relating the fundamentals of Polysomnography with patient care the student will discuss patient cooperation, site preparation, changes in behavior and the identification of cognitive impairments and special emotional needs.

Prerequisites: None

 

This course introduces the student to the use of specialized instruments to record and measure a number of physiological parameters involved with sleep testing. Students will explore sleep disorders, testing and treatment procedures used to treat sleep disorders, monitoring techniques and therapeutic intervention. Students will also analyze Polysomnography data and explore the protocols for monitoring techniques and therapy intervention. Students will also analyze Polysomnography data and explore the protocols for monitoring, intervention and scoring.

Prerequisites: PSG 101, 102 & 103

This course provides laboratory and sleep disorder center experience in Polysomnography, correlating principles taught in the classroom.  The student will receive hands-on instruction and training in the use of special instruments in actual patient interactionand recognition of appropriate response to critical events that may occur in sleep.

Prerequisites: All courses

This course is designed to help the student prepare for entering the job market in the healthcare field. Topics include professional growth, job search skills and interview skills. Emphasis is placed on formulating a professional resume and rendering a successful interview.

Prerequisites: None

This course is designed to help the student understand the importance of positive human relationships in the medical field, learn different behavioral theories, apply positive interpersonal skills to work and personal situations, and provide techniques to improve learning skills.

Prerequisites: None

This course is designed to teach the student standard CPR Training and Basic Life Support. Prerequisites: None

Computers have become an indispensable tool to the practice of Polysomnography Technology. In hospitals, computers are used to identify insurance coverage and limits, and calculate charges. Hospitals also use various computers for management, graphs, electronic spreadsheets, and communication links. This course explores general computer principles and exposes the student to some of the common computer application programs.

 Prerequisites: None

An overall average of seventy percent (70%) is required for graduation and the following represents the equivalencies of the grades assigned.

• Grades for each course are recorded
• Grades are earned and recorded as follows:

 

A	EXCELLENT	90—100%
B	GOOD	80—89%
C	AVERAGE	70—79%
F	FAILURE	69% AND BELOW
I	INCOMPLETE	GPA NEUTRAL
W	WITHDRAWAL

 

 

• An “I” grade may be assigned provided the student is passing the course and has completed a substantial portion of the coursework. The instructor and student complete and sign an “I grade completion form” and agree on the work to be performed and a deadline for completion of the work.  The “I” is changed by the instructor through the grade change procedure.  An ‘I’ grade not changed within three (3) weeks will be changed to an “F” and the course must be repeated.  Withdrawals and repeats do not affect the student’s GPA but does affect maximum periods.

 

Instructors are required to submit to the Director the final grade for each student whose name appears on the “Instructor Grade Report.”  Instructor grade reports are the official record of the students’ grades and are permanently filed at the Ashona Medical Institute.

 

The Student Grade Report at the end of each grading period indicates the student’s academic cumulative average.

 

GRADING PERIODS:

 

• Progress reports semi-monthly
• Grades monthly and at the end of all modules