Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum (2) Introduction to basic procedures; equipment applications; therapeutic modalities for oxygen, humidity, aerosol therapy; methods in and indicators for respiratory therapeutics. Precedes clinical rotation. Six hours of laboratory per week. Corequisites: HSRT 230 and HSRT 231.

Developmental Practicum in Clinical Applications (2) Skills enhancement of basic procedures and clinical development in patient respiratory care plan, CPR, mechanical ventilation, and patient assessment. Twelve hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: HSRT 232.

Introduction to Respiratory Therapy (3) Introduction to respiratory care basic sciences applications, terminology, ventilatory mechanics, blood-gas analysis, and acid-base balance. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisites: HSRT 220 and HSRT 231.

Cardiopulmonary Systems (3) Anatomical and physiological study of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; contrast of the normal versus dysfunctional cardiopulmonary system; relationship to and effect upon renal physiology. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisites: HSRT 220 and HSRT 230.

Theoretical applications in patient assessment, administration, and evaluation of oxygen and aerosol. Intermittent breathing exercises; basic CPR training; and development in mechanical ventilation administration.

Introduction the practice of Respiratory Therapy procedures, equipment applications; therapeutic modalities. 2 credit hours every week.

Theoretical applications in patient assessment, administration, and evaluation of oxygen and aerosol. Intermittent breathing exercises; basic CPR training and development in mechanical ventilation administration. Two credit hours per week.

Introduction to procedures, equipment applications; therapeutic modalities for oxygen, humidity, aerosol therapy; methods in and indications for respiratory therapeutics. 5 credit hours.

Application to patient care of RT procedures, equipment aoplications; therapeutic modalities for oxygen, humity, aerosol theraphy; methods in an indications of resipiratory. 4 creidt hours per week.

Review of comtemporary therapeutic and patient care issues in respiratory care. 1 hours lecture per week.

Applications and analyses of clinical data for presentation by respiratory care practitioners.

Continuation of HSRT 307 to include simulations and presentations.

Study of and clinical practice in applications of the operation, mechanical features, limitations of, and indications for various types of equipment used in respiratory care.

Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum IV (2) Symptomatic presentations and pathophysiological manifestations; clinical experiences; case studies; and advanced respiratory patient care procedures at clinical sites. Six hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: HSRT 331.

Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum V (2) Continuation of HSRT 321 with emphasis on advanced respiratory care practice and technology where invasive and specialized procedures are used. Six hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: HSRT 332.

Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum VI (2) Long-term, critical, intensive, surgical, and post-surgical assessment of respiratory care therapeutics presented. Advanced clinical experiences, procedures, and case studies obtained at clinical sites. Six hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: HSRT 333.

Pediatric Clinical Practicum (2) Procedures and treatment modalities utilized in the clinical management of neonatal and pediatric patients. Twelve hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: HSRT 340.

Applied Procedures and Equipment (3) Study of airway management, resuscitation, continuous assisted ventilation. Specific mechanics and applications of equipment/techniques utilized in corresponding clinical sites. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisites: HSRT 320, HSRT 321, and HSRT 331.

Theoretical and Applied Respiratory Therapy (3) Study of the pathophysiology and clinical presentations manifested in pulmonary disease and dysfunction. Acid-base balance; radiological and pulmonary function testing; hemodynamics; and ECG presentations studied. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: HSRT 321.

Applied Procedures and Equipment (3) Study of advanced, invasive, and specialized procedures applicable to the function of the cardiopulmonary and renal systems. Continuation and augmentation of HSRT 330. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: HSRT 322.

Cardiopulmonary Diseases (3) Advanced study of pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and assessment of pulmonary, circulatory, and renal dysfunction. Emphasis on identification of and treatment regimen for specific cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: HSRT 323.

Clinical aspects and physiologic effects of drugs administered by the respiratory care practitioner. Clinical activities involved in the preparation, delivery, and therapeutic evaluation of administered drugs.

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care (3) Respiratory care of newborns, infants, and children; procedures in oxygen, aerosol, and ventilatory therapeutics; and review of anatomy/physiology, specific abnormalities, specialized procedures, and clinical presentations. Three hours of lecture per week. Corequisite: HSRT 325.

Clinical application of the operation, mechanical features, limitations of and indications of various equipments used in resipratory care. Six hours of laboratory per week.

Clinical practice an application of respiratory care princiiples and standards to the care of patients based on symptomatic presentation, pathophysiological manifestations, clinical experiences at clinical sites. 4 credit hours.

Techniques for data discovery and ectraction relevant to clinical studies and reaearch application. Course focuses on exercises in the selection and employment of appropriate statiscal methods required to complete experimental design. 3 hours week.

Course engages students in emerging clinical and medicinal applications related to the respiratory care professional Student select from skill development options in health specialization areas of project development. 3 hours per week.

Application and Analysis of clinical data for presentation to respiratory care practitioners. 1 hour lecture per week.

Comprehensive study of the respiratory care practice at both the technician and therapist levels based on NBRC job analysis survey results.

Students are trained in educational methods for patients, family members, and allied health practitioners delivery methods, classroom degisn and technical applications, and experimental practice. Exercises in development of educational objectives, learning outcomes, design/implementtion of evaluation instruments. 2 hours per week.

Study in building leadership competencies synchronizes clinical skills and technological acuity intersecting governing policies, science and medicine, population trends impacting glocal issues, hospital corporate govenance, heallth inter-professional (interdisciplinary), leadership communication and perspective models. 3 hours of lecture per week.

Study in medical, ethical and reimbursement application for pulmonary rehabilliation issues and impacting factors regarding home care, sleep diagnostic facilities, treatment, discharge planning and impacting legislative and accrediation regulations. 3 hours per week.

ECG techniques, procedures, patterns, and interpretations; systematic methods for reading electrocardiograms.

Course examines evolving profession, impacting political, social and ethical trends that effect/potentially effect clinical interventions and provisions of the respiratory care practitioner. Students are engaged in independent study and grou discussion on these issues. 3 hours per week.

Students will study and utilize statiscal software in employed for clinical investigations regarding diagnostic procedures, treatment outcomes, and other relevant respiratory and health related topics. Studies include central tendency and variability, probaibility, anlaysis of varienace and data association and prediction. 3 hours per week.

Clinical interventions for the urgent treatment of cardiac arrest, stroke, and other life-threatening medical emergicies, as well as the knowledge and skills to deploy those interventions. 3 hours per week.

Departmental management involving personnel, decision making, budgeting, evaluation of departmental effectiveness, and development of departmental policies.

Continuation of HSRT 440.

Training focused on education patients and families, traning patients on self-management tools and transitionaling patients from acute care to Outpatient management. Studies in patient education, home equipment needs, oxygen assessment, medication managment and activities of daily living. 4 hours per week.

Pulmonary function testing procedures and interpretation; study of equipment and standards used in pulmonary testing.

Comprehensive study of advanced procedures, therapeutic modalities, decision making, and quality control for the practicing respiratory therapist.