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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

1.

TITLE OF COURSE:

INTERNSHIP III

 

PREFIX/NUMBER:

RCA 283

CREDIT HOURS:

7.5

2.

PREREQUISITE:

All previous respiratory and prerequisite courses

 

FACULTY:

Sandy Curtis, BS, RRT- Dir. Clinical Education
Pueblo Community College
900 West Orman Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81004
Voice:  (719) 549-3265,                                               Toll Free:  888-642-6017, ext. 3265                           Fax:  (719)549-3147
Pager: (719) 546-8712

Cell:  (719) 588-4944
Email: Cassandra.curtis@pueblocc.edu

 

 

Tom Sykes- RRT- Clinical Instructor

Southwest Colorado Community College

Cell- (970)-394-9359

 

3.

RESOURCES NEEDED:

 

 

TEXT:

Pueblo Community College Clinical Student Handbook

 All Textbooks used in previous courses are to be used as reference material

Various Handouts as given by the Faculty

Critical Care Packet by Dana Oaks RRT

 

 

 

 

4.

COURSE GOAL:

 

The primary intent of the course will be to take a respiratory therapy student with some general respiratory care experience and place him/her into the critical care setting so that with the help of repetitive performance of advanced respiratory therapy procedures (including ventilator management), combined with preceptor feedback, the student will develop into an individual who can begin to manifest the cognitive and noncognitive characteristics distinctive of a registered respiratory care practitioner. 

The intended learning outcomes of this course are focused in three primary directions: 1) beginning development of advanced skills and procedures through practice and understanding, 

2) the development and improvement of patient assessment skills, critical reasoning skills and clinical judgment making abilities, and 

3) Development of key professional affective skills. 

Such a diverse set of learning outcomes will necessitate a diverse number of experiences and evaluation tools.

 

5.

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 

The course represents the application of all concepts previously presented in the respiratory program. The primary intent here is to assure that the student is continuing to develop along the path of mastery by placing him/her in situations where previously covered concepts and actions are implemented appropriately within a professional clinical setting and then evaluate the student in that setting for his/her level of development.

 

It is expected that the student be satisfactorily proficient in most, if not all, procedures by the end of the semester. This can be accomplished by the student constantly evaluating himself/herself to find those areas that need more work, and then seek the help and experience that he/she needs to improve in those areas.

 

 

6.

SPECIAL REMARKS

 

1.

Attendance: The attendance policy of the Respiratory Care Program will be the same as the Pueblo Community College’s, with the additions specific to this course.  Please refer to your 2009-2011 Student Clinical Handbook for specifics on attendance policies for this course. See also “attendance” under “Evaluation Procedures”.

 

2.

The student is expected to meet with the instructor if he/she does not understand material, procedures and/or rules and regulations related to this course and the clinical affiliate.

 

3.

Failure to pass this class with a 77% or above will result in the student being dropped from the program. 

 

7.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

 

Instruction will be within the concept of actual patient care in the intensive care unit as well as written and oral evaluation.  Students should learn as they apply the didactic knowledge from the classroom to the real world setting. 

8.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

 

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

9.

ADA NOTICE:

 

Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class.  Please contact the Disability Resources Center at (719) 549-3446 for further information.

 

10.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

 

The overall grade for this course will be calculated as follows:

 

1.  Written Case Study (20% for 1) - Each student will be required to complete one extensive written case study on one  ICU patient the student has been involved/worked with during the semester.   A case study guide is provided on D2L. The student is responsible for reading the guidelines and following the instructions.  If the student does not follow the guidelines given they will receive a “0, (Zero)” as a grade.  Students will be responsible to contact the DCE with any questions pertaining to the Case Study.  Case studies are to be sent to the DCE via D2L Assignment by midnight on Monday April 9, 2012 or any time prior to that date.

 

2.  Specialty Rotations/ Virtual labs - (15% for assigned rotations) - These rotations are in addition to ICU.   There are specific requirements to fulfill for each rotation and points will be assigned to each rotation.  Total points will account for 15% of the clinical score. Forms/Guidelines/Scenarios for Virtual labs and for Specialties are located on D2L.  Paperwork for the specialty rotations MUST be completed along with the specialty rotation.  This paperwork is found on D2L under content.

 

3.  Attendance/ Student Evaluation  (20%) - Guidelines for grading of clinical attendance is as follows:

 

  Guidelines for grading of clinical attendance for Excused Clinical Absences are as follows:

1st Absence:   5% deduction from final grade without written documentation and if not made up within two weeks of the absence.

2nd Absence:  10% deduction from final grade without written documentation and if not made up within two weeks of absence

3rd Absence:  15% deduction from final grade- must be made up

4th Absence:  Student must repeat RCA 283.

 

   Guidelines for grading of clinical attendance for  Unexcused Clinical Absences      are as     follows:

1st Unexcused Absence:  8% deduction from final grade-day must be made up and student will be placed on probationary status.

2nd Unexcused Absence:  Student receives a failing grade for clinical and will be dropped from the program.

 

It is the students’ responsibility to fill in the time sheet daily at the end of each rotation with the exact times and then obtain the preceptors signature. Students will be evaluated by their preceptors at the clinical site on a daily basis and at each specialty rotation. These student evaluations and weekly ICU Objective Checklists are to be turned in to your preceptor at the end of each rotation.  This does not included Specialty rotations.  Please place these in your notebook to be turned in at semester’s end.

 

Students will also be responsible for evaluating each ICU clinical sight they attend.  These evaluations will be included as part of the “Attendance-Evaluation

 

 

4.  Logic of Instrumentation/Oral Exam/ Equation Exams(15%) - A written exam will be given during finals week along with an oral exam to evaluate the overall knowledge and understanding of selected therapies/modalities. Students will complete Pre and Post Exams on Respiratory Equations as scheduled by the DCE.

5.  Patient Assessment-Care Plans/Assigned Discussions (10%) - Students will be required to complete 4 patient assessment/care plans for the semester. The ventilator flow sheet must accompany each Care Plan.  These are to be completed on ventilator patients in the ICU rotations only.  Students will be responsible for assigned “Discussion Entries” under the discussion tool in D2L.  Each entry is worth 10 points.  Extra points may be given for exceptional efforts and involvement.

6. Physician Interaction (15%)- The student will also be required to obtain a minimum of twenty (20) physician interaction points over the semester.  An example of these forms can be found on D2L.  If the student is unable to obtain a signature from the physician the preceptor may sign the form, but the physician’s name must be written along with the preceptor’s signature.  Your score will be calculated based on a percentage of the required 20 points. (i.e.- 10 points will equal 50%

7. Clinical Notebook (5%) -Students’ are to turn in all of the above materials (excluding the written case study) within a notebook at the end of the semester.

 The notebook is to be divided into compartments for:  1) time sheets with tally sheets, 2) student evaluations, 3) specialties, 4) care plans, 5) physician interaction forms, 6) evaluations of preceptors and clinical sites.  Notebooks are to be turned in to your DCE at the time of your Oral Exam.  The notebooks are to be free of any excess paperwork.  If they are not set up as stated above 5% will be deducted from the final grade. If notebooks are turned in after the time of the Oral Exam 10% per day will be deducted from the student’s final grade.

 

 

 

 

Grade Scale

 

 

93

-

100

 

A

 

 

 

85

-

92

 

B

 

 

 

77

-

84

 

C

 

 

 

69

-

76

 

D

 

 

 

0

-

68

 

F

 

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