RC 440 - Practicum VII: Senior Clinical I

5 Credits

This course provides the advanced respiratory therapy student with opportunities to refine procedural and evaluative skills in the critical care areas. In the clinical setting emphasis is placed upon the student’s ability to evaluate the patient’s clinical situation and recommend appropriate therapy modalities to the clinical instructor. During the course the student will assume a progressively wider range of patient care responsibilities.

Pre-requisite(s) RC 430
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - R C
FeesHG AH RC PO

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Day
Designed to Serve Students in the Respiratory Care program.
Active Date 20220405T16:41:25

Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lab 36.96 Clinical 109.56
Total Contact Hours 146.52
Invasive Procedure Used Yes

Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline

Advanced assessment using advanced monitoring of blood pressure, oxygenation and cardiac rhythm on mechanically ventilated patients.
Advanced assessment using imaging interpretation, lab data and arterial blood gas results on mechanical ventilated patients.
Advanced assessment using mechanical ventilator data including graphics.
Advanced assessment using advanced settings and modes.
Advanced assessment used to develop a differential diagnosis list to be used to recommend diagnosis to clinical instructor.
Advanced assessment used to develop a care plan recommendation for clinical instructor’s review.
Fluid balance interpretation on mechanically ventilated patient.
Mechanical ventilator data collection and interpretation

Student Learning Outcomes
Communicate effectively with individuals in a team environment.

Demonstrate professionalism as defined by the profession, program and clinical partners.

Analyze clinical problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.

Demonstrate advanced mechanical ventilation skill through the use of advanced settings and modes in the clinical and/or simulation lab setting.

Demonstrate advanced assessment and placement of artificial airways in the clinical and/or simulation lab setting.

Demonstrate advanced assessment skill through the incorporation of ventilator data, imaging data, lab data and pulmonary function data in assessment reports provided to clinical or simulation lab instructor.

Demonstrate bedside diagnosis using differential diagnosis skill with focus on recommendation of tests to clinical or simulation lab instructor for determination of diagnosis recommendation.