RCP COURSE LEVEL OUTCOMES 1
SUBJECT
COURSE #
RCP
50
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
80% students will develop a patient education plan based on a
patient's learning style and unique learning needs.
90% of students will demonstrate the ability to access professional
organization websites and/or journals to gather information
regarding current respiratory care practitioner standards and
practice.
RCP
51
90% of students will interpret the 7 rights of an inhaled medication
order and select priority actions related to administration of an
inhaled medication.
90% of students will identify contraindications, side effects and/or
toxic effects of inhaled medications on a written exam.
RCP
52
100% of students will obtain a health history, perform a focused
cardiopulmonary physical assessment, and gather laboratory and
diagnostic data, then determine the client's ventilation and perfusion
status.
RCP
53
100% of students demonstrate correct handwashing technique and
select appropriate personal protective equipment in a simulated
environment.
100% of students will identify heart and lung sounds and document
these findings accurately using standardized or simulated patients.
100% of students will administer specific inhaled medications
according to the 7 rights in a simulated environment.
RCP
54
90% of students will complete selected respiratory care practitioner
fundamental skill competencies as evidenced by passing selected
competencies (i.e. handwashing, use of personal protective
equipment, oxygen deliver, basic assessment) with no more than
three attempts.
RCP
60
85% of students will correctly interpret arterial blood gas values on
an objective test.
100% of students will analyze thoracic images, pulmonary function
studies, nutritional assessment data, blood chemistry, hematology,
and arterial blood gas values and discuss a patient care plan across
multiple clinical settings.
RCP
61
85% of students will identify the therapeutic actions and side effects
of respiratory pharmacological agents, on a written exam.
RCP COURSE LEVEL OUTCOMES 2
85% of students will select the appropriate respiratory therapeutic
agent to promote ventilation for a patient with compromised arterial
blood gas values, on a written exam.
RCP
62
85% of students will correctly analyze data from a patient scenario to
determine the respiratory condition as restrictive or obstructive and
whether the treatment plan follows evidence-based guidelines.
RCP
63
100% of students will collect pertinent data from a health history,
cardiopulmonary physical assessment, lab studies and diagnostic
tests to develop a care plan for a patient.
RCP
64
90% of students will complete selected beginning respiratory care
practitioner skill competencies as evidenced by passing selected
competencies (i.e. cardiopulmonary assessment, administration of
inhaled medications, pulmonary hygiene) with no more than three
attempts.
RCP
70
100% of students will recognize a high risk mother and discuss a
plan of care for a neonate, focusing on potential respiratory
complications at birth when abnormal fetal diagnostic tests are
known.
RCP
71
100% of students will correctly determine the need for mechanical
ventilation when provided with a clinical scenario.
RCP
72
100% of students will recognize signs and symptoms of respiratory
failure and select priority respiratory therapeutics to correct the
problem.
100% of students will recognize primary risks to respiratory stability
and select appropriate interventions to minimize these risks.
RCP
73
100% of students will utilize professional communication and select
appropriate interventions when caring for patients across the
lifespan, in multiple settings.
RCP
74
90% of students will complete selected intermediate respiratory care
practitioner skill competencies as evidenced by passing selected
competencies (i.e. applied assessments with neonatal and pediatric
clients, ventilator set up and ventilator monitoring) with no more than
three attempts.
RCP COURSE LEVEL OUTCOMES 3
RCP
80
100% of students will successfully pass the written test and the skills
demonstration for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification
(NRP).
100% of students will pass the written test and skills demonstration
for the Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification (ACLS).
100% of students will pass the written test and skills demonstration
for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification (PALS).
RCP
81
85% of students will provide the correct intervention and rationale,
given a multiple choice or short essay style question where the wave
form and ventilator parameters are provided.
85% of students will select the correct teaching instructions/
rationale to provide to parents in a multiple choice or short answer
test question regarding neonatal ventilation.
RCP
82
100% of students will determine the plan of care for case study
patients with respiratory conditions according to established criteria.
100% of students will cite evidenced-based practice research as
rationale for respiratory care interventions utilized for case study
patients with respiratory conditions.
100% of students will determine the plan of care for case study
patients with respiratory conditions according to established criteria.
100% of students will cite evidenced-based practice research as
rationale for respiratory care interventions utilized for case study
patients with respiratory conditions.
RCP
83
100% of students will select safe evidence-based practices in the
care of patients requiring respiratory support.
RCP
84
100% of students will demonstrate readiness for licensure as
evidenced by score on national predictor tests for Respiratory Care.
RCP
110
95% of students will describe their personal learning styles and
describe two situations in which knowledge of learning styles
optimized performance in completing tasks in a written paper.
90% of students will find "intersection" which leads to a solution to a
conflict in a written scenario.