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, basic bedside spirometry and advanced pulmonary function testing, oximetry, arterial line sampling, blood gas analysis and interpretation, advanced medical terminology and medical symbols and definitions, infection control, invasive airway management/monitoring, intensive care radiological interpretation, emergency life support/resuscitation, intensive patient care, skills in chest physiotherapy, medical gas therapy, oxygen analysis, mechanical ventilation, humidity/aerosol therapy.

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

Clinical experiences are unpaid external learning experiences.

Prerequisite: RSPT 1267.

Semester Hours 2 (16 clinical hours/week).