RC 1011 - Lab Practicum I *

Hours: 1

Practice of basic respiratory therapy procedures as outlined in the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) entry level examination content outline. Including cardiopulmonary assessment, medical gas administration, oxygen therapy, infection control, equipment maintenance, chest physiotherapy, chest expansion therapy, airway management, and administering medicated aerosol therapy. Students practice entry level respiratory care procedures, using state-of-the- art equipment, in the clinical laboratory under simulated patient situations. The student will address the three difficulty levels of learning, in the laboratory environment (Recall, Application, and Analysis).

Prerequisite: Admission to the respiratory therapy program.