RC 110 Respiratory Care Skills

This course teaches basic therapeutic modalities encountered in the clinical setting, presenting indications, contraindications, and hazards of therapies. Physical principles of the behavior of gasses, and application of gas laws pertaining to the practice of respiratory care are included.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

RC 102 and admission to the Respiratory Care program

Corequisite

RC 110L

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Distinguish between methods of storage and delivery of medical gasses and explain the difference in the safety systems
2. Describe the rationale, application, indications for, contraindications, and hazards of medical gas therapy
3. Explain the rationale, the indications for, the contraindications, limitations, and hazards of humidity and aerosol therapy and select the proper mode of humidity and aerosol therapy
4. Explain the use of aerosol drug therapy through proper selection of medication, device for delivery, therapeutic dosages, patient education, and monitoring
5. Identify categories of pulmonary medications including both brand and generic names, indications for use, mode of action, adverse effects, and assessment of the therapy
6. Explain the rationale, indications, contraindications, limitations, hazards, and goals of lung expansion therapy
7. Distinguish between the different modalities of bronchial hygiene therapy as well as the indications, contraindications, hazards, limitations, goals, implementation and assessment of therapy for each modality
8. Describe the role of the RCP, as well as the equipment and techniques utilized in the management of the airway