Respiratory Care Technology

Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college, and student.

Provides clinical practice to develop affective and psychomotor (and reinforce cognitive) skills to include: advanced adult, pediatric, and neonatal patient assessment/history, vital signs, and physical assessment, bedside spirometry and pulmonary function testing, oximetry, arterial line sampling, analysis and interpretation, advanced medical terminology and medical symbols definitions, infection control, invasive airway placement/management/monitoring, intensive care radiological interpretation, emergency life support/resuscitation, critical and intensive patient care, skills in chest physiotherapy, medical gas therapy, oxygen analysis, mechanical ventilation, humidity/aerosol therapy skills and knowledge.

Specific learning objectives are developed by the faculty.

On-site clinical instruction, supervision, evaluation and placement are the responsibility of the college faculty.

Clinical experiences are unpaid external learning experiences.

Prerequisite: RSPT 2266.

Semester Hours 2 (18 clinical hours/week).