Course Title:
Advanced Respiratory Therapy Practice
Course Description:
Focuses on advanced clinical-assessment and patient-management skills used to plan respiratory therapy for critically ill medical and surgical patients. Covers invasive and noninvasive monitoring techniques. Covers adjustment of mechanical ventilators with emphasis on understanding modes of ventilation, control interaction, and waveform analysis. Uses interactive computer clinical simulations to gain experience in physical assessment, interpretation of diagnostic tests, and selection of critical pathways for management of medical and surgical patients in intensive-care units. Also covers management of cardiovascular failure, interventional pulmonary procedures, and procedural conscious sedation.
Fall Offering:
Every
Lab/Coreq 1:
CES U603
Spring Offering:
Lab/Coreq 2:
Summer Offering:
Lab/Coreq Remarks:
Summer 1 Offering:
Prerequisite 1:
CES U600
Summer 2 Offering:
Prerequisite 2:
CES U601
Cross-Listed Course 1:
Prerequisite 3:
CES U945
Cross-Listed Course 2:
Prerequisite 4:
Cross-Listed Course 3:
Prerequisite 5:
Cross-Listed Course 4:
Prerequisite Remarks:
Senior standing in respiratory therapy.
Cross-Listed Course 5:
Repeatable:
N
