RESP 1290 - Practicum II

2.5 Credit(s)
This is a practicum course. The student will be assigned to a hospital 12 hours per week for 13 weeks (156 total hours) to work under the direct supervision of a practicum instructor. This is a continuation of RESP 1190. This course provides practicum experience for the student to the practice respiratory care skills the student obtained in RESP 1110. The student will perform direct patient care by evaluating patients’ medical records, assessing patients’ oxygen therapy needs, practice administration/assessment of medical gas therapy, humidity/aerosol therapy, perform oxygen analysis, perform sterilization/ infection control procedures, perform hyperinflation therapy, bronchopulmonary hygiene techniques on patients, airway management, bronchopulmonary hygiene, lung expansion therapy, intermittent aerosolize therapy via different modalities, dispensing respiratory pharmacologic agents, arterial blood gas punctures and analysis, and airway management techniques. The student may be involved in emergency medical procedures include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of manual resuscitators. Seminar time is provided at campus. Semesters available: Day - Sp UG

1 Lecture Hour(s); 10.5 Practicum Hour(s);

Required Prerequisite Course(s): Take RESP 1110 , RESP 1190
Required as Prerequisite or Concurrent Course(s): Take RESP 1220 , RESP 1250 and RESP 1270