RTT 222 - Applications and Procedures of Respiratory Therapy II

Institution:

Luzerne County Community College

Subject:

Respiratory Therapy

Description:

RTT 222 is the second course in the application and procedures of respiratory care. This course is designed to assist the student in developing those skills neces­sary for the safe and effective practice of intensive respiratory care. Special empha­sis will be given to the pathophysiological basis of respiratory failure and the for­mulation and development of comprehensive respiratory care plans which apply both the student’s knowledge of respiratory failure and his/her ability to specify desired therapeutic outcomes and their corresponding modes of treatment. The course combines classroom (didactic) instruction, laboratory demonstration, ex­perimentation, and practice with clinical instruction and the application of the ad­vanced therapeutic modalities employed in contemporary intensive respiratory care. As with all successive courses in the Respiratory Therapy Program, emphasis will be placed upon utilizing classroom knowledge and skills as the basis for develop­ing clinical expertise.Prerequisite: RTT 131. Corequisites: PHY 131, SOC 215, SPE 210.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.luzerne.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 740-0200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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