RTT 121 - App & Proc of Respir Ther I Applications & Procedures of Respiratory

Institution:

Luzerne County Community College

Subject:

Respiratory Therapy

Description:

RTT 121 is the first course in the application and procedures of respiratory care. This course is designed to assist the student in applying and refining those skills that the student has previously been exposed and additionally facilitate the development of new clinical skills prerequisite to the safe and effective practice of general and subacute respiratory care. Special emphasis will be given to the pathophysiological basis of respiratory insufficiency and the formulation and development of comprehensive respiratory care plans which apply both the student's knowledge of altered function and his/her ability to specify desired therapeutic outcomes and their corresponding modes of treatment. The course combines classroom (didactic) instruction with clinical application of the basic therapeutic modalities employed in contemporary 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 competence.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 01/03/2013 

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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