RC 450 - Practicum VIII: Senior Clinical II

5 Credits

This course is a continuation of the senior clinical sequence that provides the respiratory care student with opportunity to refine procedural and evaluative skills in the critical care areas. In the clinical setting emphasis is placed upon the student’s ability to evaluation 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 440
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - R C
FeesHG AH RC PO

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Designed to Serve Respiratory Care program students.
Active Date 20220405T16:41:26

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.
Time management skill development in the critical care units.

Student Learning Outcomes
Communicate effectively with the patient, family and the multidisciplinary team.

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

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

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

Demonstrate time management skills in the critical care units or simulation lab through making priority list of patient care responsibilities for shift (or simulation) and managing successfully a minimum of two mechanically ventilated patients with the supervision of the clinical instructor or simulation instructor