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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This particular course introduces etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis, therapeutics, and prognosis of selected pulmonary diseases.
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3.00 Credits
The most common pharmacological agents currently being administered are discussed according to all body systems and in relations to the nervous system and its receptors. Emphasis is placed on classifications, indications, side effects, dosages, and routes of administration. Medication discussion to include, but not limited to emergency drugs, antibacterial medication, anti-fungal medications and the implications and complications of IV therapy.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the hospital environment. The student will be exposed to various hospitals and respiratory care departments, patient charts, patient identification and communication within the hospital. Provides supervised experience in oxygen therapy, hyperinflation therapy, humidity/aerosol therapy and charting.
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2.00 Credits
Provides supervised experience in selected therapeutic modalities. Students will perform lung expansion techniques. Additionally students will be exposed to various bronchial therapies and cough techniques. Administration of pharmacological agents using various aerosol devices will be included. Students will participate in the development of respiratory care plans, intra hospital patient transports, and rapid response teams to improve patient care. Students may have observation rotations in critical care areas. Continuing certification in CPR is required.
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5.00 Credits
Provides supervised experience in adult critical care intensive care unit. Students will review data, assess patients, initiate and modify airway maintenance, perform arterial blood gas procedures/analysis and assist with managing mechanical ventilated patients. Additional exposure includes utilizing disease specific ventilator protocols, infection disease protocols and quality control procedures. Allow students to participate in intra-hospital transfers along with land/air transports. Continued Certification in CPR is required.
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2.00 Credits
Provides supervised experience in adult critical care intensive care unit. Students will review data, assess patients, initiate and modify airway maintenance, perform arterial blood gas procedures/analysis and assist with managing mechanical ventilated patients. Additional exposure includes utilizing disease specific ventilator protocols, infection disease protocols and quality control procedures. Allow students to participate in intra-hospital transfers along with land/air transports. Continued Certification in CPR is required.
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3.00 Credits
Continue to provide supervised experiences in the critical care areas. Student will review advanced data, e.g. hemodynamic monitoring, pulmonary mechanics, cardiac monitoring, etc. Perform, interpret, and document advanced ventilator modifications and monitoring and make appropriate recommendations for modification of care. Interaction between student and physician is expected.
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4.00 Credits
Presents in depth approaches to diagnostic procedures used in the treatment of critically ill neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients. Special emphasis is placed on techniques of patient evaluation, selection of equipment, performing procedures, cardiopulmonary monitoring during the procedure, interpreting test results and suggesting management of the patient. Also included are advanced techniques of patient assessment through pulmonary function testing and other selected assessment techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Presents advanced techniques of mechanical ventilation of neonatal, pediatric and adult patients; includes fetal development and assessment; neonatal and pediatric assessment, equipment, procedures and therapeutic techniques, introduces related aspects of the neonatal intensive care unit environment. Selected neonatal and pediatric diseases will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Studies etiology, symptomatology, diagnosis, therapeutics, and prognosis of disease conditions related to respiratory care; focuses on the interrelation of all physiologic systems. Emphasis on treatment protocols; includes preparation for the clinical simulation component of national credentialing examination.
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