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 243 - Clinical Education IV
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Course Coordinator: Robert Slabodnick, M.Ed., RRT-NPS
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Credit Hours: 2
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Prerequisites: RES 133, RES 142
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Syllabus Effective: September 2010
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Textbook(s) Title:
Clinical Practitioner’s Pocket Guide
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Author: Dana Oakes
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Year: Latest
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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:
This course is held in the critical care clinical setting focusing on the understanding of
pathophysiology of the critical care patient as it applies to mechanical ventilation and
critical care procedures. The student will learn to assess and troubleshoot mechanical
ventilators, asses, analyze and apply mechanical ventilator techniques to adapt to the
patient’s pathophysiological needs. As a part of this clinical experience the student will
perform an intubation rotation in a surgical environment under the supervision of an
anesthesiologist. The student will continue to practice procedures from previous quarters.
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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. The student will continue to perform
respiratory care procedures with adults
critically ill patients to include:
a. Aerosol therapy
b. Oxygen therapy
c. Incentive spirometry
d. Suctioning
e. Arterial blood gas puncture & analysis
f. IPPB therapy
g. Postural drainage
h. Intubation & extubation
i. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
2. The student will be able to understand and
perform the following procedures for the
adult critically ill patient requiring
mechanical ventilation:
a. Indications for mechanical ventilation
b. Pathophysiology of the critically ill
patient.
c. Modes of mechanical ventilation as
they relate to the patient
pathophysiology
d. Ventilator discontinuance techniques
e. Monitoring the patient on mechanical
Assessments – How it is met & When it is
met
Clinical Evaluation
Direct Observation by Instructor
Written Case Based Examination
Clinical Evaluation
SOAP Assessments
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ventilation
f. Troubleshooting the ventilator system
g. Drug therapies associated with the
critically ill patient
h. Interpret hemodynamic measurements
& waveforms of the critically ill patient
i. Ventilator system setup and checkout
j. Make recommendations directly to
physicians and other allied health
professionals to modify patient care
k. Chest tube systems
l. EKGs and cardiac monitoring
3. Intubate patients in a controlled surgical
environment
4. The student will be able to draw blood
samples from arterial lines
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Direct Observation of Anesthesiologist or
Certified Nurse anesthetist
Clinical Check-off Evaluation
Course Topical Outline:
1. The student will continue to perform respiratory care procedures with adults critically ill
patients to include:
a. Aerosol therapy
b. Oxygen therapy
c. Incentive spirometry
d. Suctioning
e. Arterial blood gas puncture & analysis
f. IPPB therapy
g. Postural drainage
h. Intubation & extubation
i. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
2. Perform the following procedures for the adult critically ill patient requiring mechanical
ventilation:
a. Indications for mechanical ventilation
b. Pathophysiology of the critically ill patient.
c. Modes of mechanical ventilation as they relate to the patient pathophysiology
d. Ventilator discontinuance techniques
e. Monitoring the patient on mechanical ventilation
f. Troubleshooting the ventilator system
g. Drug therapies associated with the critically ill patient
h. Interpret hemodynamic measurements & waveforms of the critically ill patient
i. Ventilator system setup and checkout
j. Make recommendations directly to physicians and other allied health professionals to
modify patient care
k. Chest tube systems
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l. EKGs and cardiac monitoring
3. Intubate patients in a controlled surgical environment
4. The student will draw arterial blood gas samplesfrom arterial lines
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Course Assignment:
The setting for this course is the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) area of the hospital. The
student will be assigned patient(s) based upon acuity of care from the unit. 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. In addition,
the student will participate in an intubation rotation in a surgical setting under the direct
supervision of a Anesthesiologist or a Certified Nurse anesthetist.
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Recommended Grading Scale:
100-95
94-92
91-89
88-86
85-83
82-80
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