Respiratory Care (RC)

RC 140 RESPIRATORY CARE CLINIC I
Credits: 4
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of 1st semester of RT program

Students will gain knowledge through supervised experiences in hospital patient care, techniques, and equipment. Emphasis is on patient contact, medical gases, hyperinflation, equipment, percussion, humidity and aerosol therapy, airway management, and secretion management. Safety and environmental awareness will be covered in all clinical courses.

 

RC 141 RESPIRATORY CARE CLINIC II
Credits: 4
Term: (SU)
Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd semester of RT program

Students will have supervised experiences in hospital patient care, techniques, and equipment. The previous clinical techniques will be expanded with emphasis on IPPB, artificial airway suctioning, chest physiotherapy, medication nebulization, EKGs, chest assessment, and continuous mechanical ventilation.

 

RC 150 RESPIRATORY CARE
Credits: 2
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Acceptance into RT program

Respiratory Care introduces new respiratory therapist students to the field of respiratory care. Course content includes respiratory care organizations, physical principles in respiratory care, medical terminology, respiratory drugs, medical ethics, and patient communications.

 

RC 155 RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY
Credits: 3
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Acceptance into RT program

Respiratory Physiology covers anatomy and physiology of the cardio-pulmonary systems. Topics studied are blood, the heart, vessels, respiratory structure, the physics of gas pressure, ventilation, regulation of ventilation, O2 and CO2 transport, ventilation and perfusion balance, acid-base balance, and interpretation of arterial blood gases.

 

RC 170 RESPIRATORY CARE TECHNIQUES & PROCEDURES I
Credits: 5
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Acceptance into RT program

Knowledge and skills taught will provide students with the theories, principles, and laboratory experience in the areas of medical gas therapy and aerosol and humidification therapy in the use of hyperinflation devices and chest physical therapy. An introduction to infection control, body mechanics, gas analyzers, artificial airways, manual resuscitators, secretion removal, and safety and environmental awareness will be studied.

 

RC 171 RESPIRATORY CARE TECHNIQUES & PROCEDURES II
Credits: 5
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 1st semster of the RT program

Knowledge and skills taught will provide students with the theories, principles, and laboratory experience in the areas of mechanical ventilation. Ventilators including but not limited to: Nellcor Puritan Bennett 7200ae and 840, Siemens Servo 900C and 300a, Sensormedics 3100A High Freq. Oscillator, Repironics BiPaP Vision, and the Infrasonics Infant Star 500. Other areas such as arterial blood gas techniques, transcutaneous gas monitoring, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, mixed gas therapy, mechanical ventilator waveforms, troubleshooting, weaning and high frequency ventilation will also be investigated.

 

RC 180 VENTILATOR MANAGEMENT
Credits: 2
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 1st semster of the RT program

This course covers ventilator management of the adult patient in the intensive care setting. Content includes ventilation techniques and procedures, oxygenation and ventilation, monitoring and troubleshooting.

 

RC 240 RESPIRATORY CARE CLINIC III
Credits: 5
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 3rd semster of the RT program

Students will be supervised in in-hospital practice of advanced therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory care procedures including pulmonary function testing, arterial blood gases, intubation, continuing education, pulmonary rehabilitation, newborn and adult intensive care, and supervisory management. This course with RC 241 extend through two semesters.

 

RC 241 RESPIRATORY CARE CLINIC IV
Credits: 5
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 4th semster of the RT program

Students will be supervised in in-hospital practice of advanced therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory care procedures including pulmonary function testing, arterial blood gases, intubation, continuing education, pulmonary rehabilitation, newborn and adult intensive care, and supervisory management. This course with RC 240 extend through two semesters.

 

RC 245 RESPIRATORY CARE CLINICAL SEMINAR I
Credits: 1
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 3rd semster of the RT program
Co-requisite: RC 240

The purpose for this course is to provide students with an opportunity to share significant clinical experiences, to present clinical problems, to practice communication skills, and the presentation of student in-services. The student will learn to take the National Boards clinical simulation exams. Complete job seeking skills will be taught.

 

RC 246 RESPIRATORY CARE CLINICAL SEMINAR II
Credits: 1
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 4th semster of the RT program
Co-requisite: RC 241

The purpose for this course is to provide students with an opportunity to share significant clinical experiences, to present clinical problems, to practice communication skills, and the presentation of student in-services. The student will learn to take the National Boards clinical simulation exams. Complete job seeking skills will be taught.

 

RC 250 HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
Credits: 3
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 3rd semester of the RT program

Hemodynamic Monitoring covers the management of the circulatory system in the intensive care setting. Content includes dysrhythmia recognition, monitoring, and management of circulatory system.

 

RC 255 PULMONARY ASSESSMENT
Credits: 3
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 1st semester of the RT program

This course is a study of the diagnostic techniques and procedures including interview and history taking, chest assessment, chest radiology, laboratory findings, and arterial blood gases and an introduction to pulmonary function testing. Information will be used to investigate pulmonary diseases.

 

RC 260 NEONATAL RESPIRATORY CARE
Credits: 3
Term: (SU)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 2nd semester of the RT program

Neonatal Respiratory Care is an infant intensive care course. The student will study fetal to neonatal transition, assessment of the newborn, cardiopulmonary disorders of the newborn and respiratory therapeutic procedures for the newborn.

 

RC 265 RESPIRATORY CARE IN ALTERNATIVE SITES
Credits: 1
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 4th semester of the RT program

Rehabilitation for the chronic lung disease patient is stressed in this course. Areas discussed include selection of candidates, assessing pulmonary dysfunctions, rehabilitation techniques, biofeedback, home oxygen therapy, psychological factors, patient education, starting a pulmonary rehabilitation program, home care, and patient nutrition.

 

RC 273 PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
Credits: 1
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 4th semester of the RT program

Pulmonary Function Testing is a study of pulmonary diagnostic testing. Course content includes pulmonary function normal values, lung volume tests, ventilation and ventilatory control tests, spirometry, gas distribution tests, diffusion tests, pulmonary function equipment, and quality assurance in the pulmonary function lab.

 

RC 275 PULMONARY DISEASES
Credits: 2
Term: (F)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 1st semester of the RT program

Pulmonary Diseases surveys etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, pathology, treatment, and prognosis of diseases of the lungs and diseases which affect the lungs. Diseases studied include pneumonia, tuberculosis, neuromuscular diseases, asthma, RDS, COPD, sleep apnea, pulmonary embolus, cystic fibrosis, and lung cancer.

 

RC 280 SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT
Credits: 2
Term: (S)
Prerequisite: Completion of the 4th semester of the RT program

This is a basic managment course with an emphasis on the supervisory level in healthcare delivery system. The course focuses on the essential management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, influencing, and controlling. It also includes decision making, communications and legal.