RC 1021 - Lab Practicum II *

Hours: 1

Practice of basic respiratory therapy procedures as outlined in the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) entry level examination content outline. Including CPR, EKG’s, cardiac stress testing, and polysomnography. 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 care program, RC 1003, RC 1011, EN 1223, MT 1083 or higher math course, BI 1804; minimum grade C