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.
Prerequisites
Pre-requisite: Admission to the Respiratory Therapy program and successful completion of Respiratory Therapy Procedures I.