COURSE MASTER SYLLABUS
A. Academic Division: Health and Public Service
B. Department: Respiratory Care
C. Course Number and Title: RES 132 - Respiratory Therapy Equipment & Procedures III
D. Course Coordinator: Kate Peresie
Department Chair: Robert Slabodnick, RRT, M.Ed
E. Credit Hours: 5
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 3
F. Prerequisites: RES 131, RES 140, RES 141, or concurrent with RES 141
G. Syllabus Effective: Fall Quarter, 2010
H. Textbook(s) Title:
Mosby
’ s Respiratory Care Equipment
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Author: Cairo, Pilbeam
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Year: latest
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Edition: latest
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ISBN # 978-0-323-05176-7
Egan
’ s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care
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Author: Wilkins, Stoller, Scanlan
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Year: latest
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Edition: latest
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ISBN # 978-0-323-03657-3
Clinical Practitioner
’ s Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care
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Author: Oakes
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Year: latest
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Edition: latest
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ISBN # 978-0-932-88731-3
Oakes’ Ventilator Management: A Bedside Reference Guide

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Author: Oakes & Shortall
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Year: latest
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Edition: latest
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ISBN # 978-0-932-88738-2
I.
Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None
J. Course Description:
In this course students will learn about adult mechanical ventilation to include classification of ventilators, indications, hazards, initial set-up, modes, monitoring, troubleshooting, and weaning. An introduction to deadspace and shunt measures is included.
K. Core Learning Outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Culture and Community
Critical Thinking
Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Course Outcome 9 – project rubric for
Mechanical Ventilation Journal Article
Group Project
Course Outcome 9 – project rubric for
Mechanical Ventilation Journal Article
Group Project
Computer Literacy
Computation
Course Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 -- casebased exam questions on midterm exams
Course Outcomes 2, 4 -- minute ventilation, volume/flow/time, compliance, airway resistance, minute ventilation to PCO2, P/F math worksheets
L. Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:
Outcomes
1.
Assess patient data for indications for mechanical ventilation in the adult.
Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Written case-based exam questions on midterm exams

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3.
Outcomes
Set up and adjust an adult mechanical ventilator using modes and parameters that are appropriate for given situations.
Change ventilator circuits.
4.
Modify settings and troubleshoot an adult mechanical ventilator as appropriate for given situations.
Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Lab exercises/observations & Lab checkoffs
Written case-based exam questions on midterm exams
Math worksheets (minute ventilation, volume/flow/time, compliance, airway resistance)
Lab exercise/observation & Lab checkoff
Lab exercises/observations & Lab checkoffs
Written case-based exam questions on midterm exams
Math worksheets (minute ventilation to PCO2,
P/F)Lab exercises, Written exam
Written case-based exam questions on midterm exams
5.
Assess patient data for "weanability" and choose weaning methods appropriate for given situations.
6.
Assess patient data for response to mechanical ventilation.
7.
Interpret shunt and deadspace values, respond appropriately to abnormalities in these values.
8.
9.
10.
Access and learn from current medical literature.
Communicate effectively in writing and in speech.
Work effectively in groups.
Written case-based exam questions on midterm exams
Written case-based exam questions on midterm exams
Mechanical Ventilation Journal Article Project and Rubric
Mechanical Ventilation Journal Article Project and Rubric
Mechanical Ventilation Journal Article Project
- Group Work Assessment Rubric.
M. Course Topical Outline:
Adult Mechanical Ventilation
a) Critical Care Ventilators
b) Modes
c) Indications/Setup
d) Monitoring/Troubleshooting/Hazards
(Includes Introduction to Deadspace and Shunt)
e) Discontinuance/Weaning
N. Course Assignment:
Textbook Reading Assignments and Worksheets
Lab Procedure Practice and Checkoffs
Mechanical Ventilation Journal Article Group Project
O. Recommended Grading Scale:

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