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  • 4.00 Credits

    This course focuses on the clinical application of higher-level skills in the emergency and critical care settings. The primary emphasis of this clinical experience is on the ventilator management of patients across the lifespan (including neonatal, pediatric and adult patient populations). You travel to clinical experiences two days per week in hospitals and clinics around the Twin Cities. Concepts related to critical thinking, ethics, interpersonal relationships, cultural diversity, and death and dying are integrated and addressed throughout this course. Principles of case management and the holistic assessment of total patient needs are emphasized using bedside patient rounds. Prerequisites: RESP 3110, INDI 3150.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Continuation of RESP 3120. This course presents an in-depth overview of advanced cardiopulmonary anatomy, physiology and pathology from the medical perspective. Communication skills used to facilitate the coordination of patient care with physicians and other healthcare professionals are emphasized through interaction with pulmonologists and/or other primary care physicians. Prerequisite: RESP 3120.
  • 6.00 Credits

    Continuation of RESP 3210 clinical activities. A lecture/discussion component addresses clinical topics and reviews content relevant to national board examinations. Prerequisite: RESP 3210.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Using the ACLS guidelines from the American Heart Association, emergency cardiovascular care for the adult, pediatric and neonatal patient are addressed. Interpretation of clinical case data promotes abilities in situational analysis, critical thinking and clinical decision-making in respiratory care. Prerequisites: RESP 3200, 3220.
  • 2.00 Credits

    You focus on a specialty option within respiratory care. Specialty options include adult care, pediatric care, neonatal care, management, education, cardiopulmonary diagnostics, hemodynamics, research, polysomnography, pulmonary rehabilitation and home care. Principles of communication, team building, critical analysis, teaching-learning, cultural sensitivity and professional role development are emphasized in each of these areas of clinical focus. You consult with the program clinical director to make a specialty track selection. This required clinical specialty option may be completed in RESP 4110 or RESP 4210. Prerequisites: RESP 3310 and current AHA CPR for HCPs.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This capstone course provides an opportunity for you to refine your knowledge and abilities to access and critically evaluate the professional literature in respiratory care for evidence-based practice. Seminar topics address professional role development as advanced respiratory therapists. You conduct an in-depth review of current topics and materials in preparation for your comprehensive program examination and national board examination. A student project integrates research methods used in respiratory care. Prerequisite: RESP 4100.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This elective course provides an opportunity for you to focus on a second specialty option in respiratory care and is strongly recommended. In consultation with the program clinical director, you select a second specialty option in order to investigate an alternative specialty option within the profession and develop additional knowledge and skills related to this specialty. This elective course may be taken multiple times. Prerequisite: RESP 4110 and current AHA CPR for HCPs.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course provides an overview of skills required for success in sales. You will examine sales in different types of businesses: business-to-business, medical, financial services and consumer products sales. You will explore career opportunities in different industries and sales skills for business ownership. Also offered in Weekend College.
  • 4.00 Credits

    In this course you will learn how to understand a customer's business needs, motivations and decision processes. You will explore consultative selling in-depth. You will examine and practice sales communication methods including effective listening, critical questioning, sales presentation, communicating value, responding to concerns and creating action. You will learn how to integrate technology for contact, time and database management. This course focuses on building long-term partnerships with customers. Also offered in Weekend College. Prerequisites: SALE 2330, PSYC 1001 or SOCI 100. Prerequisite with concurrency: COMM 1030.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course provides you with an overview of selling into managed care and other healthcare structures. It gives an overview of types of medical sales, including pharmaceutical, medical products and medical device sales. You will learn fundamentals and the structure of decision making in healthcare organizations, healthcare reimbursement, buying groups and formularies. Market influences and key trends in healthcare are examined. You will learn influence strategies for different types of decision makers in a wide range of healthcare organizations. Prerequisite with concurrency: SALE 3330. Highly recommended: ECON 2900.
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