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 2390- Directed Practice III
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Course Coordinator/Department Chair: Robert Slabodnick, M.Ed., RRT-NPS/Robert
Slabodnick, M.Ed., RRT-NPS
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Credit Hours: 2
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Prerequisites: RESP 1210, RESP 1290
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Syllabus Effective: August 2012
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Textbook(s) Title:
(lecture 0, laboratory 0, Clinical 10)
Clinical Practitioner's Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care
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Author: Oakes
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Year: 2008
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Edition: 7th edition
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ISBN # 978-0932887313
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Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual:
None
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Course Description:
This is a clinical course. The student will be assigned to a hospital 12 hours per week for
16 weeks (192 total hours) to work under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor.
This is a continuation of RESP 1290. This course provides clinical experience for the
student to the practice respiratory care skills the student obtained in RESP 1210. The
student will perform direct patient care in an ICU setting 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,
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bronchopulmonary hygiene, lung expansion therapy, intermittent aerosolize therapy via
different modalities, dispensing respiratory pharmacologic agents, arterial blood gas
punctures and analysis, mechanical ventilation, and airway management techniques
including extubation. The student may be involved in emergency medical procedures
include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of manual resuscitators.
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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
Charting patient care. Evaluated in
Midterm and Final student evaluations
Giving/receiving report on patient care,
interacting with patients. Midterm and
Final student evaluations
Interaction with patients, hospital staff.
Evaluated in midterm and Final student
evaluations
Daily. evaluated daily with S.O.A.P.
rubrics, Final written and lab examination
Daily. evaluated daily with S.O.A.P.
rubrics, Final written and lab examination
Calculations associated with patient care
and mechanical ventilation. assessed on
Final written and lab examination
Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:
Outcomes
1. Collect, evaluate, and review existing data
in the patients’ record to assess the
patient’s cardiopulmonary system and
make recommendations to initiate or
modify therapy.
2. Perform the following procedures:
a. Patient assessment (HR, Br.S., RR, BP,
percussion, palpation, X-ray, Lab
values, color)
b. Low-flow Oxygen devices
c. High-flow Oxygen devices
d. O2 Analysis
e. Charting
f. Universal precautions
Assessments – How it is met & When it is
met
S.O.A.P. rubric, daily
Case based written final examination
SOAP rubric, daily
Summative laboratory final examination
Procedure check-off daily and at the end of the
term
Student clinical evaluation, midterm and final
week of the term
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Oximetry
Isolation techniques
IPPB Therapy
Hand Held Aerosol Therapy
Broncho-Pulmonary Hygiene and
alternatives
l. Dispense MDI Drug Therapy
m. Dispense Nasal Spray Therapy
n. Dispense all Respiratory Care
Pharmacologic Agents
o. Perform drug calculations
p. Manual Resuscitation
q. Suctioning Procedures
r. Hyperinflation therapy
s. Perform ABG Puncture and analysis
t. Mechanical ventilation, set up, evaluate
and discontinue
u. extubation
3. Evaluate patient response to oxygen
therapy and intermittent therapy (objective
and/or subjective), mechanical ventilation,
and make recommendations to modify
therapy.
4. Select, assemble, and troubleshoot all
oxygen delivery systems, intermittent
therapy devices and/or setups, and
mechanical ventilators
5. Document oxygen, intermittent therapy,
and mechanical ventilation in the patient
medical record.
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S.O.A.P. rubric, daily
Case based written final examination
Direct observation by instructor, daily
Procedure check-off, daily and end of the term
Student evaluation, midterm and final week of
the term
Direct observation by clinical instructor, daily
Procedure check-off daily and at the end of the
term
Student evaluation midterm and final week of
the term
Course Topical Outline:
1. Patient assessment (HR, Br.S., RR, BP, percussion, palpation, X-ray, Lab values, and
color)
2. Low-flow Oxygen devices
3. High-flow Oxygen devices
4. CPAP, BI-Level
5. O2 Analysis
6. Charting
7. Universal precautions
8. Oximetry studies
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9. Isolation techniques
10. Sterilization techniques
11. Bronchopulmonary hygiene techniques
12. Hyperinflation therapy
13. Intermittent aerosolized medication therapy
14. MDA, DPI, Nasal Sprays
15. ABG puncture
16. ABG analysis
17. IPPB
18. Airway clearance, suctioning and maintenance
19. Emergency medical procedures and CPR
20. Hand ventilation, bagging/PPV
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Course Assignment:
Daily S.O.A.P. (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) charting
Direct hands-on patient care
Additional assignments and projects will be completed and shared with the class such as:
laboratory test and results, definitions of medical terms, diagnostic testing, medications,
and pathology.
Additional assignments and projects are to be completed and shared with the class.
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Recommended Grading Scale:
100-95
94-92
91-89
88-86
85-83
82-80
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AB+
B
BC+
79-77
76-74
73-71
70-68
67-65
64-Below
C
CD+
D
DF