RSPT 1141 Respiratory Home Care/Rehabilitation
1 Hour (1-0-0)
This course is designed to develop an understanding of respiratory home care/rehabilitation equipment, procedures, and patient care, with emphasis on the use of special technology and equipment in the treatment of patients in home care and alternate settings.
RSPT 1160 Clinical III
1 Hour (0-0-6)
This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: RSPT 1360.
RSPT 1161 Clinical IV
1 Hour (0-0-6)
This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: RSPT 1160.
RSPT 1213 Basic Respiratory Care Pharmacology
2 Hours (2-0-0)
In this course the student will study basic pharmacological principles/practices of respiratory care drugs. Emphasis will be on classification, routes of administration, dosages/calculations, and physiological interaction.
RSPT 1260 Clinical I
2 Hours (0-0-8)
This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission to the program.
RSPT 1307 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
3 Hours (3-0-0)
In this course the student will gain an increased understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, renal, and pulmonary systems. This will include the terminology used in respiratory physiology.
RSPT 1360 Clinical II
3 Hours (0-0-16)
This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: RSPT 1260.
RSPT 1410 Respiratory Care Procedures I
4 Hours (2-6-0)
This course provides students with the essential knowledge of the equipment and techniques used in the treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases and their clinical application. The following areas are discussed in-depth; medical gas therapy, humidity and aerosol therapy, hyperinflation therapy, chest physiotherapy, pulse oximetry, arterial puncture, and interpretation. Patient assessment skills will also be addressed.
RSPT 1411 Respiratory Care Procedures II
4 Hours (3-3-0)
This course provides students with essential knowledge of airway care and mechanical ventilation. Airway care includes indications, techniques, equipment, and hazards and complications. Mechanical ventilation includes indications, initiation, modes, clinical application, management, complications, and weaning. Prerequisite: RSPT 1410.
RSPT 1425 Respiratory Care Sciences
4 Hours (4-1-0)
This course will provide a study of physics, math, chemistry and statistics as related to Respiratory Care.
RSPT 2130 Respiratory Care Examination Preparation
1 Hour (0-2-0)
This course is a comprehensive review for selected respiratory care credentialing examinations. Test matrices and exam content areas for selected exams will be presented.
RSPT 2135 Pediatric Advanced Life Support
1 Hour (0-2-0)
This is a comprehensive course designed to develop the cognitive and psychomotor skills necessary for resuscitation of the infant and child. Strategies for preventing cardiopulmonary arrest and identification of high risk infants and children will be presented.
RSPT 2139 Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1 Hour (1-0-0)
This is a comprehensive course designed to develop the cognitive and psychomotor skills necessary for resuscitation of the adult. Strategies for managing and stabilizing the cardiopulmonary arrested patient will be included.
RSPT 2247 Specialties in Respiratory Care
2 Hours (2-0-0)
This course provides an introduction to emerging and specialty practice in which the Respiratory Therapist may find application and/or employment. The depth of instruction will provide the indications, expected outcomes, hazards and methods for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), nitric oxide (NO), sleep studies, nutritional assessment, metabolic monitoring, exercise/stress testing, and electroencephalograms.
RSPT 2255 Critical Care Monitoring
2 Hours (1-3-0)
In this course the students will be introduced to advanced monitoring techniques used clinically to assess a patient in the critical care setting.
RSPT 2305 Pulmonary Diagnostics
3 Hours (2-2-0)
In this course the student will study the theories and techniques involved in pulmonary function testing diagnostics with emphasis on blood gas theory and analysis, quality control, oximetry, and capnography.
RSPT 2310 Cardiopulmonary Disease
3 Hours (3-0-0)
This course will provide a discussion of etiology, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis, history, prognosis, manifestations, treatment, and detection of cardiopulmonary diseases.
RSPT 2353 Neonatal/Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Care
3 Hours (3-0-0)
In this course the student will study advanced concepts of acute care, monitoring, and management as applied to the neonatal and pediatric patient.
RSPT 2360 Clinical V
3 Hours (0-0-16)
This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: RSPT 1161.
RSPT 2361 Clinical VI
3 Hours (0-0-16)
This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: RSPT 2360. |
