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Discipline: Technology & Health: Respiratory Therapy Unit
Course Name Course Number
Adult Respiratory Intensive Care RESD 202
  • The student will compare and contrast the features and benefits of volume controlled mechanical ventilation, (VC), and pressure controlled ventilation, (PC).
  • Assess the effectiveness of ventilation and propose strategies to improve ventilation.
Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology RESD 112
  • Students will be able to examine and illustrate general management of commonly encountered cardiopulmonary diseases.
  • Students will be able to evaluate and classify the clinical manifestations associated with commonly encountered cardiopulmonary diseases.
Comprehensive Pulmonary Assessment RESD 114
  • Students will be able to interpret arterial blood gas results.
Current Issues in Respiratory Care RESD 208
  • Students will be able to utilize evidence-based medicine and respiratory therapy
  • Students will be able to examine quality improvement processes for determination of standards of performance.
Medical Terminology MEDI 90
  • Students will be able to recognize and use medical terms in a clinical application
  • MO: Determine word meaning by interpretation of prefixes, suffixes and/or word roots.
Neonatal Intensive Care RESD 204
  • Students will analyze assessment findings and make recommendations for mechanical ventilation.
Pharmacology for Respiratory Care RESD 108
  • The student will articulate the difference between the parasympathetic and sympathetic branches of the nervous system.
  • Given a patient scenario, the student will determine appropriate drug therapy.
Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology RESD 106
  • List and describe the five lung volumes and four lung capacities.
  • MO: Draw the trachea and right and left main stem bronchus to scale
Respiratory Therapeutic Modalities RESD 206
  • SLO: Given a patient scenario, the student will recommend to initiate or modify therapy as indicated by patient data.
  • Students will utilize electrocardiograms to gather clinical information.
  • Students will be prepared to take the Clinical Simulation board exam.
Respiratory Therapy Science RESD 104
  • Student will state the indications, hazards, and goals of medical gas therapy according to the AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines for Administration of Oxygen in the Acute Care Hospital.
  • The student will demonstrate, in the laboratory setting, the correct procedure for aerosolized medication delivery by metered dose inhaler, (MDI) and small volume nebulizer, (SVN).
Respiratory Therapy Science RESD 110
  • The student will demonstrate, in the laboratory setting, the correct procedure for opening the patient's airway and providing Bag-Mask-Ventilation, (BVM).
  • Student will list the indications for in-line suctioning endotracheal tube suctioning and correctly perform the procedure.
Special Procedures for Respiratory Care RESD 116
  • Explain the effect of hemoglobin (Hb) levels on Ca02 and define the consequences of anemia, polycythemia, and abnormal Hb on Ca02
Techniques of Respiratory Therapy RESD 200A
  • Student will perform a comprehensive bedside patient assessment on an Adult patient on the general care ward of a hospital.
Techniques of Respiratory Therapy RESD 200B
  • The student will be able to perform a comprehensive bedside patient assessment on an adult patient in the critical care unit of a hospital.
Techniques of Respiratory Therapy RESD 200C
  • The student will verbalize the difference between Pressure Control Ventilation versus Volume Control Ventilation.
Techniques of Respiratory Therapy RESD 200D
  • The student will assess the ventilator waveforms of a patient receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
Theory and Principles of Respiratory Therapy RESD 102
  • MO: Discuss the major historical events that have shaped modern respiratory care practice.
  • MO: Demonstrate professional behavior.
  • MO: Differentiate between scholarly journal articles and magazine articles.
  • MO: Predict gas behavior under changing conditions using gas law calculations.
  • MO: Explain what constitutes an ethical dilemma and how they arise in health care.
  • The student will be able to state the most significant factor that influences a patient’s ability to breathe through an endotracheal tube according to Poiseuille's Law.
  • Given a patient scenario, select the appropriate personal protective equipment.
  • MO: State the personal protective equipment required to control the spread of airborne infections.
  • MO: Summarize the basic elements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
  • MO: Evaluate various on-line sources of information pertaining to respiratory care.
  • Students will describe the gas laws and relate them to Respiratory Care.
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