RSP 130 - Respiratory Procedures

This course is a combination of lecture and lab providing the foundation for both clinical skills and basic patient assessment skills vital to the practice of respiratory therapy. This course introduces the professional standards for medical asepsis, blood borne pathogens, understanding of airway management, humidification, aerosol drug therapy, airway clearance, and lung expansion therapies. Students will perform patient, pulmonary and cardiac assessments, and identify cardiopulmonary emergencies. Students will address medical ethics and behavioral problems unique to patients with respiratory illnesses.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Respiratory Therapy Program
4 credits plus 2 contact hours = 2 lecture, 4 laboratory