Patient Encounter: Before Lights Out

This course is an introduction to the new patient encounter with an emphasis on activities performed before the patient arrival, such as a review of the physician order, the health and physical and sleep questionnaires found in the patient’s medical record. It also reviews the continuation of the new patient encounter with an emphasis on activities performed at the time of the patient’s arrival, such as professionalism, maintaining confidentiality, patient assessment, facility orientation, procedural orientation and the patient-tech interview. It completes the process of the patient encounter with an emphasis on activities performed during the “Hook-up” (including the 10-20 Lead Placement System and Electrode application), the equipment calibration and the physiologic calibrations that must be performed before starting the procedure. This is a great course for those that are looking for a better understanding to the standard approach to things considered up just before LIGHTS OUT! There are 37 lessons totaling 215 minutes of video-contact time. The average lesson is 5.8 minutes long.

Course Information

Course Instructor

Larry Brewer, BA, RPSGT, RST - Instructor Author

Lifetime Access

FREE

Chart Review and Questionnaires

New Patient Encounter

Chart Review – Physician Order

Chart Review – Health and Physical

Chart Review – Sleep Questionnaire

Patient Interaction and Professionalism

Professionalism

Confidentiality

Patient Arrival and Assessment

Patient Facility Orientation

Patient Accommodations

Patient Challenges

Patient Procedure Orientation

Patient Interview – Pre Sleep

Patient Interview – Post Sleep

Patient and Equipment Preparation

Before the Patient Arrives

Patient Hookup – Overview

Patient Hookup – 10-20 System

Patient Hookup – EEG Electrodes

Patient Hookup – EOG Electrodes

Patient Hookup – EMG Chin Electrodes

Patient Hookup – ECG Electrodes

Patient Hookup – EMG Leg Electrodes

Patient Hookup – Respiratory Effort Sensors

Patient Hookup – Respiratory Airflow Sensors

Patient Hookup – Snore Sensor

Patient Hookup – Oximeter Probe

Patient Hookup – Position Sensor

Equipment Check and Calibration

Verify Impedance and Signal Quality

Troubleshooting Techniques

Biocals – Overview

Biocals – EEG Channels

Biocals – EOG Channels

Biocals – EMG Chin Channels

Biocals – ECG Channels

Biocals – EMG Leg Channels

Biocals – Respiratory Channels

Biocals – Snore Channel