Credit Programs

Neurodiagnostic Technology

Technical Standards

Students in the Neurodiagnostic Technology program must meet the following standards. Read the standards carefully and seek clarification if necessary.

Technical standard
Activity/behavior examples
Strength, coordination and manual dexterity
  • Move quickly and easily about the workplace as needed
  • Move and position patients and equipment and manipulate equipment as necessary
  • Perform CPR/life support procedures in accordance with accepted practice standards
  • Able to stand or remain in a fixed position for up to two hours
  • Dexterously measure and mark patients' heads
Hearing (normal and noisy situations)
  • Understand verbal communication
  • Understand telephone or recorded information
  • Recognize commands, paging systems and alarms
Communication skills
  • Communicate in English, both verbally and in written format, clearly and precisely
  • Effectively speaking with patient, family members, physicians and staff members of different ages and education levels.
Visual acuity
  • Read medical records and computer screens and obtain accurate readings/images for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
  • Look at computer screens for 30 minutes or longer
Maturity and emotional stability
  • Make decisions and act appropriately in life-threatening situations. Provide emotional support to patients and family members when situation requires it.
  • Tolerate stressful, unpleasant, unnerving or congested situations in a stable, composed manner so that job performance is not compromised
  • Conduct oneself in a professional, courteous manner, show discretion, maintain patient confidentiality, be on time for required assignments and be responsible for one's own actions
Intellectual capacity
  • Gather and evaluate data to assess patient status and make clinical judgments accordingly
  • Adapt procedures to individual patient needs
  • Respond professionally and appropriately to new and/or patient-life-threatening situations
  • Perform required calculations
  • Access and enter information into computer systems
Teamwork and flexibility
  • Able to act as a patient in turns for measuring, marking, application, activations, stimulations and simulations as necessary to allow each student to practice clinical skills on a fully responsive patient
  • Able to understand others' perspectives and needs

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, "A qualified person with a disability is one who can perform the essential function of a job with or without reasonable accommodation." If a Neurodiagnostic Technology student believes that he or she cannot meet one or more of the standards without accommodation or modifications, the college must determine, on an individual basis, whether or not the necessary accommodations or modifications can reasonably be made.