COURSE MASTER SYLLABUS
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Academic Division: Health and Public Service
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Department: Respiratory Care
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Course Number and Title: RES 140 Clinical Education I
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Course Coordinator: Robert Slabodnick, M.Ed., RRT-NPS
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Credit Hours: 1
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Prerequisites: RES 130, BIO 121, RES 207, RES 131 or concurrent with RES 131, RES
207
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Syllabus Effective: September 2010
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Textbook(s) Title:
Clinical Practitioner's Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care
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Author: Dana Oakes
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Year: 2008
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Edition: 7th
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ISBN #978-0-932887-31-3
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Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual:
None
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Course Description:
An introduction to the clinical setting for the respiratory therapy student to include
familiarization with the roles of other health care providers. The student will utilize lab
skills attained in RES 130 to evaluate the patient medical record, assess the patient, and
practice assessment/administration of medical gas therapy, alveolar recruitment
techniques, bronchial hygiene techniques, humidity/aerosol therapy, perform oxygen
analysis, and to perform sterilization/infection control procedures.
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Core Learning Outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Culture and Community
Critical Thinking
Computer Literacy
Computation
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Assessments - - How it is met & When it
is met
Clinical Evaluations Midterm and final
week of the term
Clinical Evaluations Midterm and final
week of the term
Clinical Evaluations Midterm and final
week of the term
Clinical Evaluations Midterm and final
week of the term
Clinical Evaluations Midterm and final
week of the term
Clinical Evaluations Midterm and final
week of the term
Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:
Outcomes
1. Collect, evaluate, and review existing data
in the patient’s record to assess the
patient’s cardiopulmonary system and
make recommendations to initiate therapy.
Assessments – How it is met & When it is
met
SOAP Evaluation throughout the term
Case Based Written Examination end of the
term
2. Perform the following procedures:
a. Patient assessment (HR, Br.S., RR, BP,
percussion, palpation, X-ray, Lab
values, and color)
b. Low-flow Oxygen devices
c. High-flow Oxygen devices
d. O2 Analysis
e. Charting
f. Universal precautions
g. Oximetry
h. Isolation techniques
i. Sterilization techniques
3. Evaluate patient response to oxygen
therapy (objective and/or subjective) and
make recommendations to modify therapy.
SOAP Evaluation throughout the term
Case Based Written Examination end of the
term
Clinical Check-offs throughout the term
Clinical Evaluation , Midterm and end of the
term
4.
Case Based Written Evaluation end of the term
Direct Observation weekly
Select, assemble, and troubleshoot all
oxygen delivery devices
SOAP Evaluation throughout the term
Case Based Written Examination end of the
term
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5. Document oxygen therapy in the patient
medical record.
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Clinical Check-offs throughout the term
Clinical Evaluation midterm and end of the
term
Observation Check-offs throughout the term
Clinical Evaluation midterm and end of the
term
Course Topical Outline:
1. Collect, evaluate, and review existing data in the patient’s record to assess the
patient’s cardiopulmonary system
2. Make recommendations to initiate or continued care
3. Perform the following procedures:
a. Patient assessment (HR, Br.S., RR, BP, percussion, palpation, X-ray, Lab values,
and color)
b. Low-flow Oxygen devices
c. High-flow Oxygen devices
d. O2 Analysis
e. Charting
f. Universal precautions
g. Oximetry
h. Isolation techniques
i. Sterilization techniques
4. Evaluate patient response to oxygen therapy (objective and/or subjective) and make
recommendations to modify therapy
5. Assemble, and troubleshoot all oxygen delivery devices
6. Document oxygen therapy in the patient medical record.
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Course Assignment:
Students will provide patient care each clinical day. Additional assignments and projects
will be completed and shared with the class. The setting for this course is the
Medical/Surgical floors of the hospital. The student will be assigned patient(s) based
upon acuity of care. The student will work under the direct supervision of an assigned
clinical instructor that is a licensed Respiratory Care Therapist to manage the patient’s
respiratory care needs.
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Recommended Grading Scale:
100-95
94-92
91-89
88-86
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79-77
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73-71
70-68
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CD+
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