RC 460 - Practicum IX: Senior Clinical III

7 Credits

This course is a continuation of the senior clinical sequence that provides the respiratory care student with opportunities to refine procedural and evaluative skills in the critical care area and the general floor area. In the clinical setting emphasis is placed on 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 450
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - R C
FeesHG AH RC PO

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day
Designed to Serve Students in the Respiratory Care program.
Active Date 20220405T16:41:39

Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
Variable Credit Yes Range 5-7
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lab 66 Clinical 132
Total Contact Hours 198
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 and general floor patients.
Advanced assessment using imaging interpretation, lab data and arterial blood gas results on mechanical ventilated patients and general floor patients.
Advanced assessment using mechanical ventilator data including graphics with mechanically ventilated patients.
Advanced assessment using advanced settings and modes on mechanically ventilated patients.
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.
Time management skill development in the critical care units.
Time management skill development in the general floor patient 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 regarding mechanically ventilated patients.

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

Demonstrate time management skills in the critical care units or simulation lab though 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.

Demonstrate time management skills in the general floor units or simulation lab though making priority list of patient care responsibilities for shift (or simulation) and managing successfully a minimum of four patients with the supervision of the clinical instructor or simulation instructor.