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Polysomnography (Sleep) Technician

Certificate Program

Sleep technologists play a vital role in the clinical assessment, testing, diagnosis, management, and prevention of sleep-related disorders. As allied health professionals, they work in sleep disorder centers, specialty clinics, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) providers, as well as corporate, academic, and research settings.

Delaware Tech’s Sleep Technician program is accredited by The American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s (AASM) Accredited Sleep Technologist Education Program (A-STEP). This course, combined with the included exam and online self-study modules, fulfills the “Pathway 3” eligibility requirements to sit for the Certified Polysomnographic Technician (CPSGT) exam, administered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). Obtaining the CPSGT credential enables graduates to apply for the Delaware Polysomnography License (requirements may vary by state).

Offered at the following location(s): Wilmington

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

• Polysomnographic Technician/Sleep Technologist
• Sleep Lab Technician
• Respiratory Therapist/Sleep Therapist
• Home Sleep Test Technician
• Sleep Disorder Specialist Assistant

What You Will Learn

Measurable Performance Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will:

1. Describe HIPAA protection laws
2. Demonstrate patient rapport techniques
3. Demonstrate Universal Precautions
4. Apply basic principles of infection control
5. Demonstrate electrical safety procedures
6. Identify the mechanics of normal sleep
7. Identify sleep hygiene
8. Identify fatigue/sleepiness and related safety issues
9. Express medical terminology associated with sleep
10. Identify the major brain structures and their REM/NREM involvement
11. Identify the basic electrical principles
12. Explain differential amplification, polarity, amplitude calculations, and filters
13. Demonstrate the international 10/20 EEG patient placement
14. Identify sleep stages in Adult patients
15. Identify sleep onset, arousals, awakenings, and sleep fragmentation
16. Demonstrate electrode application techniques
17. Identify anatomy of the cardiovascular, upper and lower respiratory tract
18. Identify ECG rhythm strips
19. Identify the mechanics of breathing
20. Demonstrate proper electrode and sensor placement
21. Describe the theory and operation of capnography and oxygen sensors
22. Identify obstructive apnea
23. Identify central apnea
24. Identify mixed apnea
25. Identify hyponea
26. Identify RERA (respiratory effort related arousal)
27. Demonstrate positive airway pressure
28. Identify treatment for sleep apnea
29. Prepare documentation needed to perform sleep testing
30. Demonstrate starting and stopping of a psg study