This is a one-hour laboratory course. Through laboratory/clinical experiences, the student will develop an appropriate knowledge base of respiratory care protocols utilized to initiate and manage mechanical ventilatory support to critcally ill patients. Course content include indication for mechanical ventilation, classification of mechanical ventilators, modes of ventilation, patient weaning, and disontinued ventilatory support. This course has a theory, lavoratory and clinical component. The clinical component and laboratory is graded pass/fail and the theory with a letter grade. If either component is failed, the concurrent component is also failed.
For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
The respiratory care program of Seward County Community College will provide an educational forum responsive to the needs of the health care community by developing competent and compassionate respiratory care practitioners.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #3: Communicate their ideas clearly and proficiently in speaking, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations
- Demonstrate laboratory proficiency in the following adult critical care procedures:
- Airway Management
- Endotracheal Suctioning
- Nasotracheal Suctioning
- Intubation
- Extubation
- Securing Artificial Airway
- Monitoring Cuff Pressure
- Tracheostomy and Stoma Care
- Airway Management
- Airway Management
- Placement of Artificial Airways and Manual Airway Technique
- Endotracheal Tubes, Tracheostomy Tubes, Endotracheal Intubation and Extubation
- Airway Suctioning
- Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation
- Assessment of Need for Mechanical Ventilatory Support
- Mechanical Ventilator Controls and Initial Setup
- Classification of Mechanical Ventilation Breaths
- Modes of Ventilation
- Assessment and Management of a Patient on Mechanical Ventilation
- Weaning and Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation
- Laboratory Demonstration
- Laboratory Assignments
- Laboratory Proficiency Checkoffs
- Textbook
- Lecture Notes and Videos
- Online Book Publisher Content
List outcome by number and describe the tool being used to measure this outcome.
SCCC Outcomes #1 and 3 will be assessed by students successfully demonstrating proficiency in the laboratory procedures during checkoffs required for this course.
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