CPSC 4235 - RESPIRATORY CLINICS IV

[5 Credits]

This course is the fourth of five clinical courses during which students develop the clinical skills necessary to become a competent respiratory therapist. In this course, students will gain competence in the respiratory care of critically ill patients, patients receiving pulmonary diagnostic tests, pulmonary rehabilitation, smoking cessation and COPD management, home care, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Students also gain teaching and leadership skills as teaching assistants to junior respiratory therapy students who are attending their second clinical course. Emphasis is placed on advanced monitoring and pulmonary diagnostic techniques, advanced modes of mechanical ventilation, chronic pulmonary disease management through exercise prescription, smoking cessation, and education, and application of skills learned from previous clinical experiences.