Respiratory Care as a profession to include standards of practice, regulating agencies, ethics and legal issues, education and program requirements, communication in health care and areas of clinical focus and employment outlook for a respiratory therapist.
1 Credit Hour
Respiratory care theory, physical assessment, equipment and skill development of procedures required for clinical practice, including vital signs, isolation precautions, body mechanics, respiratory vitals, airway management, oxygen therapy, humidity and aerosol therapy, medicinal therapy, bronchoscopy and charting. Four classroom, three lab hours per week.
5 Credit Hours
0 Credit Hours
Actions, effects, dosages and indications for drug classes commonly used to treat pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases.
1 Credit Hour
Advanced study of adult lung, heart and renal anatomy and physiology, including: ventilation, pulmonary mechanics, diffusion, gas transport, cardiac function and pulmonary perfusion, acid-base balance and interpretation, control mechanisms and physiological stressors; microbiology and infection control methods; emphasis on application/integration of respiratory sciences to patient scenarios.
4 Credit Hours
Respiratory care theory, equipment and skill development of procedures required for clinical practice, including fluidics, hyperinflation therapy, Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV), bronchopulmonary hygiene therapy, arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, pulse oximetry, electrocardiographs (ECGs), capnography, home care, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and smoking cessation techniques. Four classroom, three lab hours per week.
5 Credit Hours
0 Credit Hours
Acquire and evaluate clinical data, initiate prescribed respiratory care treatments, manage life support activities, evaluate and monitor patient responses to therapy and modify the prescribed therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic objectives. Fifteen practicum hours per week.
2 Credit Hours
Diseases and disorders affecting the cardiopulmonary systems emphasizing diagnosis, selection and implementation of therapeutic modalities and the role of the respiratory care practitioner in treatment.
4 Credit Hours
Diseases and disorders affecting the cardiopulmonary systems emphasizing diagnosis, selection and implementation of therapeutic modalities and the role of the respiratory care practitioner in treatment.
2 Credit Hours
Enhance clinical skills by performing prescribed therapy, evaluating clinical data, assessing patient status and observing/performing diagnostic studies, rehabilitation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and patient education in multiple health care settings. Seven practicum hours per week.
1 Credit Hour
Assessment and treatment of patients in respiratory failure to include the following categories: airway management and emergencies, physiology and treatment of oxygenation/ventilation failure, physiology of lung mechanics, ventilator classification and management, positive pressure ventilation including volume and pressure control ventilation modes, ventilator troubleshooting, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and the application of ventilator graphic interpretation in the management of the mechanically ventilated patient. Four classroom, three lab hours per week.
5 Credit Hours
Lab to accompany RET 2101
0 Credit Hours
Enhance clinical skills by performing prescribed mechanical ventilation within the critical care environment, diagnostic studies and evaluating clinical data on the adult and pediatric patient. Fifteen directed practice hours per week.
2 Credit Hours
Actions, effects, dosages and indications for drug classes commonly used to treat pulmonary and cardiovascular disease.
1 Credit Hour
Assessment, management, and treatment of critically-ill patients to include the following categories: Management of neonatal/pediatric mechanical ventilation, advanced modes of ventilation, non-conventional oxygenation and ventilation strategies, diagnostics, special procedures for the respiratory therapist in the critical care setting, critical conditions, nutritional considerations, transport, and home care ventilation/disease management. Four classroom, three lab hours per week.
5 Credit Hours
Lab to accompany RET 2201
0 Credit Hours
Apply adult, pediatric and neonatal clinical skills, including respiratory care procedures, diagnostics and mechanical ventilation within the critical care environment. Ten practicum hours per week.
1 Credit Hour
Summative skills performance to include initiating prescribed respiratory care treatments, managing life-support activities, evaluating patient responses to such therapy and modifying therapy, performing diagnostic studies, rehabilitation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, providing education for in-patient and home care environment, performing mechanical ventilation on adults, pediatrics and neonates and completing a communication skills assessment. Review of credentialing and licensing requirements, as well as resume writing. One classroom, seven practicum hours per week.
2 Credit Hours
Advanced resuscitation techniques for the adult, pediatric and neonatal patient with additional focus on special procedures, airway management, ECG monitoring, chest imaging, disaster and epidemic preparedness/treatment, and transport of the critically ill patient. One classroom, three lab hours per week.
2 Credit Hours
0 Credit Hours
Development of the fetus, anticipation of high-risk pregnancies and care of the newborn infant, emphasizing neonatal and pediatric physiology and diseases, and pertinent diagnostics.
2 Credit Hours
Varied content offering of special interest to the discipline but not covered within existing courses; may be scheduled in a classroom/seminar setting or in nontraditional format.
0.5 - 9 Credit Hours
Orientation to neonatal respiratory care including history, fetal development and preparation for delivery for the practicing Respiratory Therapist.
1 Credit Hour
Orientation to initial steps of resuscitation, respiratory support devices in the delivery room and strategies with special conditions in the delivery room. Course is designed for the practicing Respiratory Therapist. Note: RET 2301 is encouraged, but not required for RET 2302.
1 Credit Hour
Advanced strategies for the Respiratory Therapist in support of complex neonatal conditions in the NICU. Note: RET 2301 and RET 2302 are encouraged, but not required for RET 2303.
2 Credit Hours