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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RESP 2110, RESP 2310. Co-requisites: RESP 2121, RESP 2210. This course surveys the important principles and practices of respiratory care in the following specialty areas: Pulmonary Function Testing, Polysomnography and Sleep Disorders, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Geriatric Care, and Home Care. Students will apply the knowledge learned in this course in Practicum III.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Current CPR, RESP 1121. Co-requisites: RESP 2110, RESP 2310. This course is a continuation of Clinical Practicum I and a bridge to Clinical Practicum II. Emphasis will be placed on refining skills and care for the non-critical patient with a gradual development of skills and competences to care for ventilator dependent patients. Students will apply skills they will be learning in RESP 2110. Students will be required to present clinical case studies on major cardiopulmonary pathologies in conjunction with studies in RESP 2310.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Current CPR, RESP 1121, RESP 2201. Co-requisites: RESP 2121, RESP 2130. This course is a continuation of RESP 1121 and RESP 2201. Emphasis will be placed on departmental protocols and clinical practice guidelines. Students will care for adult critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Mastery of active hyperinflation therapies, chest physiotherapy, arterial blood punctures and analysis, and concepts of airway management and mechanical ventilation is expected. The student will be required to attend a competency workshop and to successfully demonstrate intubations and ventilator competency. Students will be required to complete weekly logs and case studies as part of this course.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RESP 2121, RESP 2210, RESP 2130. Co-requisites: RESP 2321, RESP 2330. Practicum to support content presented in RESP 2121 and RESP 2130. Practical experiences will occur in proportion to emphasis placed on the cognitive content in the companion courses. This course may also provide an opportunity for accelerated or advance students to explore additional clinical experiences outside the usual program scope. Emphasis will be placed on the neonatal/pediatric intensive care patient, pulmonary function studies and sleep studies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RESP 1121, RESP 1132, RESP 1133. Co-requisites: RESP 2110. A survey course of the clinical pathophysiology of selected cardiopulmonary diseases. The emphasis will be placed on the description of the etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, therapeutics, and prognosis of acute and chronic diseases of the cardiopulmonary patient. Student will be required to present clinical case studies on the major cardiopulmonary pathologies.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RESP 2121, RESP 2130, RESP 2210. Co-requisites: RESP 2220, RESP 2321. This course will focus on a review of essential concepts of Respiratory Care with emphasis on content examined by the NBRC entry level and advanced level examinations. Critical thinking skills will be reinforced through presentation and discussion of case studies. Surveys of clinical research literature, and journal articles will be examined. Each student must take and successfully pass the NBRC Self Assessment Exam as a requirement for passing the course, and for graduation from the program.
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2.00 Credits
The Regents' Writing Skills course is intended to ensure that all graduates of USG institutions possess certain minimum skills in writing. Students learn to evaluate their own writing strengths and weaknesses and work on improving their writing skills so that they are able to write an essay meeting the Regents' criteria. Students registering for this course MUST also register for the essay section of the Regents' test. (Institutional Credit) (F,S,M)
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2.00 Credits
The Regents' Reading Skills course is intended to ensure that all graduates of USG institutions possess certain minimum skills in reading comprehension. Students work on improving their comprehension of material drawn from a variety of subject areas (social science, natural science, and humanities) with various modes of discourse (exposition, narration, and argumentation). Critical thinking and the following four major aspects of reading are emphasized: vocabulary in context, inferential comprehension, literal comprehension, and analysis. Students registering for this course MUST also register for the reading section of the Regents' Test. (Institutional Credit) (F,S,M)
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: READ 0098, or a COMPASS score of 80 or better. Introduces study of racial and ethnic relations in the United States, with emphasis on the historic and social development of the concept of race in the United States and how different beliefs and perceptions about "race," ethnicity and culture havebeen constructed. As well, the course will examine the histories, experiences and cultures of the various "races" and ethnicities that make up American society. (F,S,M)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: READ 0098, or a COMPASS score of 80 or better. Examines human social behavior. Topics covered include culture, social interaction, deviance, social classes, social change, politics, religion, and the family. This course also considers the principal perspectives in sociology for interpreting everyday events and for interpreting the social structures of society. (F,S,M)
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