Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy
Respiratory Therapy
Degrees
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Respiratory Therapy (RES) Online Degree Advancement,
Courses
RES 310: Ethics and Professionalism
Class Program
Using scholarly inquiry, this course considers ethical principles and leadership styles applicable to public health and healthcare. Students will analyze ethical dilemmas related to public health and healthcare. Students will discuss ethical and legal circumstances across the life span in diverse socioeconomic and cultural circumstances. Students will conduct a review of various leadership models within the context of healthcare and public health environments.
Semester Offered
Offered at department discretion
Notes
PETH for Public Health and Respiratory Therapy
RES 312: Education Theory and Practice
Class Program
This course will review the basic processes of education. Topics will include learning styles, developing objectives, teaching methods, questioning and problem-solving methods, characteristics and roles of the clinical instructor and the use of appropriate evaluation instruments.
RES 314: Pharmacology in Disease Management for Respiratory Care
Class Program
This course takes a disease management approach to patient care with an emphasis on the role of pharmacology in disease management. Content advances a basic understanding of the concepts and principles of pharmacology used in the treatment of the cardiopulmonary patient.
RES 321: Advanced Airway Management for Respiratory Care
Class Program
This course will provide instruction of airway management to include artificial airways, intubation, and specialty gases.
RES 330: Advanced Critical Care Monitoring
Class Program
A study of advanced cardiopulmonary monitoring used in critical care. Emphasis will be placed on hemodynamic monitoring, ECG interpretation, mechanical ventilation waveform graphic analysis, diagnostics lab values, imagining and capnography.
Co-Requisite Courses
RES 331: Cardiopulmonary Nutritional Care
Class Program
A review of the nutritional needs, fluids and electrolyte balances of the cardiopulmonary patient. Emphasis will be placed on the nutritional components associated with various pathophysiological states associated with acute and chronic needs.
RES 333: Emergency and Disaster Management
Class Program
This course will discuss methods of emergency preparedness including public outreach and education as well as the development of emergency operational plans as they apply to the cardiopulmonary patient.
Prerequisite Courses
RES 401: Advanced Pathophysiology in Critical Care
Class Program
An in-depth review of adult disease processes affecting the body. Particular attention will be placed on the correlation of disease processes and the infectious processes as they affect the respiratory system.
Core Tags
WI
Prerequisite Courses
RES 402: Community Health and Rehabilitation
Class Program
This course focuses on determinants of health of individuals and the challenges faced by communities as they work to improve the health of their residents. The student will develop plans to maximize the use of community resources to address both acute and chronic respiratory conditions.
RES 403: Applied Disease Management
Class Program
This course will present disease states and the management strategies associated. Students will review and analyzed effectiveness of therapist driven protocols. Utilizing assessment outcomes, students will develop protocols applicable to the disease process.
Prerequisite Courses
RES 410: Respiratory Therapy Capstone
Class Program
The course requires a capstone paper within a chosen area of focus (pulmonary disorder, pediatric, neonatal, adult, critical care, emergency medicine, public health, or education). This course is the culmination of the BSRT program as students will complete the capstone by applying knowledge learned in the program. The intent is documented expansion of a specific body of knowledge within respiratory care. The students will submit a research paper and critique papers submitted by their peers. This course will explore the purpose of research, how to evaluate literature, and its value in developing evidence-based practice and protocols.
Prerequisite Courses
Notes
PCOM for Respiratory Therapy