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TITLE OF COURSE:

BASIC TECHNIQUES IN RESPIRATORY CARE II

PREFIX/NUMBER:

RCA 132

CREDIT HOURS:

5

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PREREQUISITE:

RCA 131

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RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

Required:

Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, Scanlan, Wilkins and Stoller, Mosby Publishers

Study Guide to accompany Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, Wehrmen, Mosby Publishers

Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment 7th ed., J.M. Cairo, Susan P. Pilbeam

Laboratory Exercises for Competency in Respiratory Care, Thomas Butler, F.A. Davis Publishers

SUPPLIES:

Equipment studied will be provided during the lab time.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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COURSE GOAL:

The purpose of this class is to familiarize the student with the various principles of operation, and therapeutic application of, basic respiratory care equipment and techniques. The topics to be presented are; aerosol and humidity therapy, resuscitation bags, airways, airway aspiration and maintenance, incentive spirometry, chest physiotherapy, IPPB, and sterilization.

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EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Final Exam 

Questions will be of the recall, application and analysis type.  Answering  the questions will require not only a recall of memorized material, but demonstrating a clear ability to combine the analysis of theory with its application to clinical situations.  Points awarded will be contingent on fulfilling both requirements.

Students will take all exams on the date scheduled, unless other arrangements are made and approved  Time limits may be placed on each exam, according to how long the test is available as well as how long the student has to complete each exam  Any test that is not taken during its availability will be recorded as a "ZERO".

Since class attendance is a self-evident maxim, makeup exams will only be extended to those students who contact the instructor BEFORE THE CLASS to inform the instructor of an uncontrollable absence.  Students failing to attend class and failing to contact the instructor will not be allowed the privilege of a makeup exam. Missed quizzes cannot be made up.  In the event of a makeup exam, the test may not necessarily be the same given to the class; however, the content will always cover assigned readings. Any makeup exams taken will be worth a maximum of 90% of its original value.

Lectures with Dr. Dumont Clark will be announced.  Students will attend these lectures in the Respiratory Class rooms both at PCC and FRCC, respectively.  These lectures will originate from Pueblo.  Attendance is MANDATORY. This is a pass/fail section of the class.  Students who do not attend Dr. Clark's lectures will fail the class as a whole.  Only one absence will be permitted for Dr. Clark's lectures and will be strictly enforced,  For those unable to attend the live presentation will be required to view videos of these presentations and submit 1 - 2 page written summaries of each lecture to Mrs. Paisley and Mrs. Logiudice.

Homework/Laboratory Exercises: Consists of lab reports, workbooks, reading assignments and lab competencies. All Workbooks will be due as scheduled. All labs, performance objectives and reading assignments must be completed at assigned times and passed with satisfactory competence.  Any student who does not pass the lab competency with a satisfactory performance will automatically fail this class as lab competencies are pass/ fail.  NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL WORK IS TO BE TURNED IN AT SCHEDULED TIMES.

Module One- Lung Expansion Therapy-IS-PEP-CPAP-EPAP-Directed Cough

Module Two- Bronchial Hygien Therapy

Module Three-Blood Gas Monitoring- Pulse Oximetry- Capnography

Module Four- Airway Management- Suctioning- Manual Resuscitation Bags

Module Five- IPPB- Introduction to Ventilators

Grading

The grade for this class will be a cumulative grade of module tests, final exam, and labs

Raw Score Range

Letter Grade

100

to

93

A

92

to

85

B

84

to

75

C

74

to

70

D

69

to

0

F

SPECIAL REMARKS:

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The student is expected to meet with the instructor if he/she does not understand the material.

Failure to pass this class with a 75%, pass the lab competencies or attend Dr. Clarks lectures, will result in the student being placed on a probationary status for the remainder of the program, and will be required to adhere to the probation guidelines. A student earning below 75% in this class will automatically be dropped from the program.

The student is expected to spend 2-3 hours per credit hour preparing for class and reading the assignments.

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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

The following may be used by the faculty in teaching this course: Powerpoint lectures, classroom discussions, video presentations, laboratory exercises,   written assignments, equipment demonstrations.

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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.

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ADA NOTICE:

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