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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the underlying core values, principles and methods of psychosocial rehabilitation. Course topics include understanding the experience of mentally ill persons and their paths to recovery; a brief historical background on the emergence of psychosocial rehabilitation as an alternative to traditional models of diagnosis and treatment; the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation and their application to assessment and rehabilitation planning and intervention, practitioner competencies, different program settings; and the role of the family in psychosocial rehabilitation. Prerequisite: Counseling (PSY115).
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the ways of discovering, describing, and making warranted assertions about aspects of people and social life. The chief objectives are 1) to help students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become intelligent critics of research in the behavioral and social sciences, and 2) to give them a rudimentary understanding of the design and evaluation of scientific research. Statistical material is treated in a conceptual manner.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops basic reading skills necessary for success with college level material. The course will focus on improving comprehension and vocabulary. In particular, students will improve ability to recognize and articulate main ideas, supporting details, and patterns of organization. Students will also improve vocabulary skills using context clues and the dictionary. Note: Students must meet exit-level requirements or pass a departmental reading final in order to earn a passing grade of C in this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops advanced reading skills necessary for success with college level material. The course will focus on achieving college level comprehension skills and vocabulary. In particular, students will recognize and articulate main ideas, supporting details, and patterns of organization. Students will develop critical reading and thinking skills and improve vocabulary. In addition, students will improve note-taking and test-taking skills. Note: Students must meet exit-level requirements or pass a departmental reading final in order to earn a passing grade of C in this course. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Reading Skills I (RDG090) or placement by examination.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the profession of Respiratory Therapy. Course content includes: communication in the health care setting, patient safety, charting and recordkeeping, ethical and legal implications of the practice of respiratory therapy, decision-making protocols, applied anatomy and physiology as well as gas exchange and transport. Prerequisite: Admission to the Respiratory Therapy Program. Co-requisites: Modalities of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH111) and Clinical Practice in Respiratory Therapy I (RTH121).
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4.00 Credits
This course continues to build students' knowledge of the profession of Respiratory Therapy. Course contents include: solutions, fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base balance related to the human body; regulation of breathing; principles of humidity, and principles of medical aerosols. Class meets: 4 hours lecture. Prerequisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH 101). Corequisites: Modalities of Respiratory Therapy II (RTH112) and Clinical Practice of Respiratory Therapy II (RTH122).
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to diagnostic and therapeutic modalities used in Respiratory Therapy. Students study the equipment and techniques related to computers in Respiratory Care, patient assessment, lung expansion therapy, emergency ventilation, and bronchial hygiene therapy. Course meets: 1 hr lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Prerequisite: Admission to the Respiratory Therapy Program. Co-requisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH101) and Clinical Practice in Respiratory Therapy I (RTH121).
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2.00 Credits
This course familiarizes students with additional diagnostic and therapeutic modalities used in Respiratory Therapy. Students study the equipment and techniques related to the analysis and monitoring of gas exchange, storage and distribution of medical gases, medical gas therapy, humidity therapy, aerosol therapy, and electrocardiograms. Course meets: 1 hour lecture; 2 hours lab. Prerequisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH101), Modalities of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH111), and Clinical Practice in Respiratory Therapy I (RTH121). Co-requisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy II (RTH102) and Clinical Practice in Respiratory Therapy II (RTH122).
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the hospital environment and the practice of Respiratory Therapy. Students employ infection control techniques, use the medical record, communicate with the health care team, perform lung expansion and bronchial hygiene therapies, and apply respiratory care protocols. Course meets 8 hrs. clinical practice in selected health care facilities. Prerequisite: Admission to the Respiratory Therapy Program. Co-requisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH101) and Modalities of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH111).
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2.00 Credits
This course provides students with hands-on experience in the practice of Respiratory Therapy. Students perform arterial blood gas sampling and analysis, administer and monitor oxygen therapy, perform humidity therapy, administer aerosol therapy, perform electrocardiograms, and apply respiratory care protocols. Course meets: 8 hours clinical practice in selected health care facilities. Prerequisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH101), Modalities of Respiratory Therapy I (RTH111), and Clinical Practice in Respiratory Therapy 1 (RTH121). Corequisites: Principles of Respiratory Therapy II (RTH102) and Modalities of Respiratory Therapy II (RTH112).
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