Catalog Info
Effective Term
Summer 2014
WebAdvisor Title
Respiratory Care Procedures I
Credit Hours
5.00
Contact Hours Per Week
5 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
This course provides instruction in beginning therapeutic procedures utilized by the respiratory therapist. Course content includes basic patient and pulmonary assessment, pulse oximetry, basic gas laws, medical gas administration, oxygen therapy delivery systems, and lung expansion techniques. Students practice these procedures in a guided laboratory setting. Course includes 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab each week.
Pre-requisites
Admission to the Respiratory Therapist Program
Course Satisfies MACRAO Requirements
No