RSPT 2360 - Clinical III-Respiratory Care

Institution:

McLennan Community College

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Description:

A method of instruction providing detailed education, training and work-based experience and direct patient/client care, generally at a clinical site. On-site clinical instruction, supervision, evaluation and placement is the responsibility of the college faculty. Clinical experiences are unpaid external learning experiences. Clinical III provides clinical practice to develop affective and psychomotor (and reinforce cognitive) skills to include: arterial blood gas sampling and analysis, and therapeutic procedures to achieve adequate spontaneous and artificial ventilation, as well as review lung expansion therapy, postural drainage and percussion, artificial airways, manual resuscitation devices, trach care, suctioning, pulse oximetry, arterial sampling techniques and blood gas analysis, patient assessment (patient history, vital signs, and physical assessment), medical terminology and symbols, infection control, chest x-ray interpretation, medical gas therapy, oxygen analyzers, and humidity/aerosol therapy. Prerequisites: RSPT 1361. Semester Hours 3 (16 clinical hours/week)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mclennan.edu

Phone Number:

(254) 299-8622

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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