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Key to Course Descriptions
Abbreviations
(C) City Campus
(N) North Campus
(S) South Campus
F Fall
S Spring
F/S Fall and Spring
SS Summer Session
F+ Offered every other Fall
S+ Offered every other Spring
N Non-Credit |
Course Descriptions by Curriculum
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Respiratory Care | | | | RC-100 | | RESPIRATORY CARE I | | A course building the major concepts of practice for the respiratory care practitioner. Topics covered include: oxygen therapy; medical gases; pressure and flow devices; humidity and aerosol therapy, microbiology and infection control procedures; medical terminology; and history of the profession. Prerequisite: Matriculation in the respiratory care practitioner program or permission of the department. All courses must be taken in sequential order. Co-requisite: RC 101. F (N) | | | | RC-101 | | LAB FOR RC100 | | Provides practice with equipment taught in RC 100. Basic respiratory therapy skills include administration of oxygen and aerosol therapy, IPPB, incentive spirometry, and medication delivery. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of instructor. Co-requisite: RC 100. F (N) | | | | RC-102 | | PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY | | This course examines the structure and function of the pulmonary system. Topics include: mechanics of ventilation, gas transport, acid-base balance, ventilation-perfusion relationships, control of breathing, stress physiology and fluid-electrolyte chemistry. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of the department. All courses must be taken in sequential order. Specific co-requisites for this course are BI 150, BI 151 or permission of instructor. F (N) | | | | RC-200 | | RESPIRATORY CARE II | | This course will introduce the student to the concepts of mechanical ventilation. Topics will include the various modes of mechanical ventilation, physical properties, specifications and classifications of adult and pediatric ventilators, as well as the physiological aspects and clinical applications. Monitoring devices will also be discussed. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of instructor. BI 150 and BI 151. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. Concurrent registration in RC 201. S (N) | | | | RC-201 | | LAB FOR RC200 | | This course is designed to allow the student to gain the required psychomotor skills to be a competent respiratory therapy practitioner. The course will provide the student with practical experience in the skill areas of initiation and management of mechanical ventilation including monitoring techniques. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of instructor. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. S (N) | | | | RC-202 | | RESPIRATORY CARE SPEC. PROC I | | Utilizing both a lecture and laboratory, this course is designed to provide the necessary information and practice in the following specialty procedures: airway care and maintenance; intubation; manual ventilation; suctioning; physical examination of chest; pulmonary rehabilitation; infection control/ microbiology; and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Prerequisites: Matriculation in respiratory care or permission of the department. All courses must be taken in sequential order. S (N) | | | | RC-203 | | RESPIRATORY CARE PHARMACOLOGY | | A course developing, in a comprehensive manner, the various class of pharmacologic agents used in the treatment and management of cardiorespiratory dis eases. Topics to be included: understanding of drugs, their preparation, administration, and uses; mathematical principles of drug therapy, dosages and symptoms of overdose, basic mechanisms of drugs, classes of drugs, characteristic effects on various body systems (nervous, muscular, circulatory, excretory, endocrine); drugs affecting the renal and pulmonary regulation of acid-base balance. Emphasis will be placed on the knowledge of skills and procedures necessary for the safe and effective dispensing and administration of pharmacologic agents as related to respiratory care. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC program or permission of the department. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. Co-requisite: MT 111. S (N) | | | | RC-207 | | RESPIRATORY CARE CLINICAL I | | This course consists of weekly supervised clinical experiences at one of ten affiliate hospitals. The student is provided actual patient contact for the purpose of developing clinical proficiency in practicing basic respiratory care procedures such as oxygen and aerosol therapy, maintenance of records, patient evaluations, and infection control procedures. Students are instructed and supervised in the administering of respiratory care by designated clinical instructors at approved clinical sites. Prerequisites: RC 100, RC 101, RC 102, RC 200, RC 201, RC 202, RC 203, or permission of instructor. S (N) | | | | RC-300 | | RESPIRATORY CARE SPEC PROC II | | This course prepares the student for proficiency in four areas of diagnostic testing and special procedures: Electro cardiography this unit is designed to give the student an understanding of cardioelectro physiology and the ECG. The student will become familiar with ECG equipment and principles of measurement and interpretation of ECGs. Arterial Blood Gases/Acid- Base Physiologythis unit shows a methodology for obtaining, handling, analyzing, and interpreting ABGs. Pulmonary Function Testingthis unit provides principles and practice of measurement of pulmonary volumes, pressures, and flows. Chest Tube Drainagethis unit describes why chest drainage is necessary as well as the equipment and procedures involved. Special radiographic procedures will be discussed such as bronchography, angiography, fluoroscopy, V/Q scans, MRI, and CAT scans. Therapeutic Bronchoscopy this unit lists indications for bronchoscopies as well as the equipment and procedure for use. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of the instructor. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. F (N) | | | | RC-303 | | NEONATAL & PEDIATRIC RESP CARE | | This course will explore the area of neonatal and pediatric respiratory care. Beginning with the developmental changes in utero, to the transitions at birth, to the continuing development thereafter, the course will identify the risks and problems associated with these developments and explain the procedure and rationale for delivering the appropriate respiratory care. This course will also explore the specific neonatal and pediatric disease states as well as their treatment as it relates to respiratory care. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of the instructor. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. F (N) | | | | RC-304 | | CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASES | | A course presenting, in a systematic manner, a comprehensive survey of all categories of pulmonary and pulmonary-related diseases including: etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, treatment and laboratory radiologic studies. Disease management is stressed. Topics included are: obstructive, restrictive, infectious, fungal, and occupational lung disease. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of the instructor. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. F (N) | | | | RC-305 | | RESPIRATORY CARE CLINICAL II | | These courses require the student to complete a series of special clinical rotations at designated clinical sites. This intensive course affords the student opportunities to practice many respiratory procedures within a hospital setting on both adult and pediatric populations. These procedures include IPPB, incentive spirometry, manual ventilation, postural drainage and percussion, mechanical ventilation as well as the more specialized areas of pulmonary function testing, drawing and analyzing arterial blood gases and home care. Students are instructed and supervised by designated clinical instructors and instructed and evaluated by college faculty, all of whom are directed and supervised by the director of clinical education. Students will be placed in a clinical site two (2) days (16 hours) per week during both the fall and spring semesters during their senior year. Each semester, students will be assigned to a minimum of two (2) clinical sites. More rotations may be utilized during any given semester depending on the number of students. The director of clinical education will assign students in such a way that each student receives an equal opportunity to achieve the objectives outlined in this manual. At each site, a student is assigned to a designated clinical instructor who he/she accompanies for the day. The student receives ongoing instruction in performing respiratory care procedures and practices these procedures under the supervision of the clinical instructor. An assigned college instructor visits each clinical site two (2) days per week for purposes of providing related instruction, observing student performance, coordinating instructors, holding clinical conferences for students, and completing formal evaluations at the end of each site rotation. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all RC 100 and 200 level courses and RC 207, or permission of instructor. F (N) | | | | RC-400 | | RESPIRATORY CARE CLINICAL III | | Continuation of RC 305. S (N) | | | | RC-401 | | CLINICAL SEMINAR | | This course provides the affective and cognitive complement of the RC 400 component of the respiratory care curriculum. This will include, but not be limited to, a review of clinical applications of respiratory care to specific clinical entities (assessment exam), hospital management, job interviewing techniques for the health profession and resume preparation. Prerequisites: Matriculation in RC or permission of the instructor. All courses must be taken in order (100-400) to keep matriculated status. S (N) | | | | RC-404 | | RC PROFESSIONALISM & COMMUN | | This course is designed as a psychosocial complement to the highly technical course work generally prescribed for the Respiratory Care student. It will address those professional, communicative and psychosocial issues the student must understand in order to treat patients effectively and appropriately. Prerequisite: Matriculation in Respiratory Care or permission of the department. All courses must be taken in sequential order. S (N) | | |
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