Respiratory Therapy

This one credit hour hybrid course will provide information about the Respiratory Therapy profession and it's associated state and national groups.  The course will also outline the academic pathway to obtaining an Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy at SCCC and the process of earning credentials to be able to successfully transfer into the workforce.

This is a two-credit-hour hybrid course that is designed to provide the student with basic knowledge in the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of pulmonary related diseases and disorders. Students will utilize an online case study learning tool to apply the concepts. Hybrid Class Code: Student meets in a traditional classroom or lab setting for part of the class, but also must participate regularly in online sessions using a course management system.

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.

This is a four-hour theory and one-hour laboratory course. Through classroom discussion and 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.

This is a one-credit-hour hybrid course that is designed to cover general principles of pharmacology, basic terminology, drug action, dosage, adverse reactions, and drug toxicity. The focus of this course is on pharmacologic agents affecting the respiratory system. Additionally, advanced cardiac life support medications and sedation/analgesics will be covered. Hybrid Class Code: Student meets in a traditional classroom or lab setting for part of the class, but also must participate regularly in online sessions using a course management system.

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.

This is a four-hour theory and one-hour laboratory course. Through classroom discussion and 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.

This is a four-hour lecture and one-credit-hour lab course that through classroom discussion and laboratory/clinical experiences, the student will develop an appropriate knowledge base of respiratory care practices utilized when providing care to critically ill patients. Course content includes airway management, suctioning, intubation, extubation, and mechanical ventilation. The laboratory component is graded as a pass/fail and the theory with a letter grade. If either component is failed, the concurrent component is also failed.

This one-credit-hour hybrid course that includes topics in professionalism, ethics, management, alternative sites for respiratory care, uses of oxygen saturation for monitoring and testing, internal and external patient transfers, and emergency management. This course will prepare students for different aspects of respiratory care that they will encounter in their career both in and out of the hospital setting. Hybrid Class Code: Student meets in a traditional classroom or lab setting for part of the class, but also must participate regularly in online sessions using a course management system.