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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Individually supervised work involving readings, research, and/or clinical activities in areas of special interest or need. Topics, activities, and evaluation procedures specified by instructor and approved by program director prior to registration. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Theory and procedures for providing artificial ventilation to patients in respiratory failure; indications for ventilatory support; techniques for evaluating ventilatory reserve; management and weaning of patients on ventilators; critical thinking in application of PEEP, IMV, Pressure Support, and other modes of respiratory therapy used for critical patients.
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1.00 Credits
Demonstration and practice with procedures and equipment used for the artificial ventilation, weaning and monitoring of patients requiring life support; pre-clinical training with the ventilators and procedures needed for RSP 386 Respiratory Practicum III, involving clinical experience with patients on artificial ventilation in area hospitals.
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2.00 Credits
Theory, procedures, and instrumentation used to evaluate hemodynamic and pulmonary function; interpretation of pressure waveforms and measurements and cardiovascular calculations and pulmonary function studies; quality control procedures; recent advancements in critical care.
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1.00 Credits
Components of a pulmonary rehabilitation program; physiological and psychosocial problems of patients with chronic pulmonary disease; design and implementation of a program of education and exercise tailored to meet needs of the individual patient.
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3.00 Credits
Assessment techniques for pulmonary disease patients including history taking, chest physical exam, basic X-ray, lab study, and PFT interpretation; clinical presentation, pathology, and management of common pulmonary diseases-asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, heart failure, chest trauma, sleep apnea, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and neuromuscular disorders
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3.00 Credits
Prenatal lung development, fetal circulation, and changes at birth; differences in respiratory anatomy and physiology between young children and adults; specialized techniques of airway management and artificial ventilation; applications of respiratory system monitoring and therapeutic modalities; respiratory diseases commonly seen in pediatrics.
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3.00 Credits
Artificial ventilation to patients on life support; initial ventilator set-up, control adjustments, monitoring, circuit changes, and weaning; further experience with artificial airways and routine respiratory care procedures in the critical care setting.
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3.00 Credits
Further experience in applications of respiratory care in the intensive care unit, cardiopulmonary monitoring, applications of pulmonary rehabilitation, pediatric respiratory care.
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3.00 Credits
Students will review the delivery of health care to chronically ill patients with lung and heart disorders with emphasis on the respiratory care. Patient case reviews will utilize a multidisciplinary approach to case management and responsibilities unique to the respiratory therapist. This course will aid those wishing to become certified asthma educators.
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