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Course Descriptions
Bachelor of Science
Degree (Little Rock, Texarkana, and Batesville)
Traditional Program Courses
RES 3113—Equipment and
Techniques I Laboratory
Respiratory care equipment function, maintenance, and use; guided
practice prior to clinical experiences.
RES 3115—Basic Assessment and Diagnosis Laboratory
Cardio-respiratory assessment and diagnostic equipment function,
maintenance and use; guided practice prior to clinical experience.
RES 3116—Pharmacology I
Practical and clinical pharmacology related to inhaled drugs
administered by the respiratory therapist.
RES 3117—Clinical
Practicum I
Supervised clinical experience in basic respiratory care procedures
and practices. Prerequisites: RES 3311, 3312, 3313, 3314, 3115, 3216.
RES 3124—Introduction to Clinical Practice
Review and application of practical and clinical pharmacology and
basic cardio-respiratory assessment and an introduction to therapeutic
and diagnostic procedures commonly used in respiratory care practice.
The course will include clinical observation of therapeutic and
diagnostic procedures and discussion of case studies. (Elective
course. Spring semester only.)
RES
3128—Pulmonary Function Testing
The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) is expected to understand
pulmonary function testing (PFT) methods, perform PFT procedures,
interpret PFT result, and analyze data related to pulmonary function lab
quality control and quality assurance. This course is designed to
prepare students for clinical experience with PFT performance, PFT
interpretation, use of PFT results in patient care management, an
understanding of quality control/quality assurance methods used in the
PFT lab.
RES 3132—Pharmacology II
A continuation of Pharmacology I. Emphasis will be placed on
non-steroidal, anti-asthmatic and anti-infective drugs as well as
sedatives, analgesics, neuromuscular blocking agents, and cardiac drugs.
RES 3223—Equipment and Techniques II Laboratory
Critical respiratory care equipment and function, maintenance and
use; guided practice prior to clinical experiences.
RES 3226—Clinical
Practicum II
Continuation of Clinical Practicum I; includes an introduction to
critical respiratory care procedures and practice.
RES 3227—Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Care
Study of neonatal respiratory care with emphasis on:
physiology, cardiopulmonary disorders, assessment, evaluation,
monitoring, and modalities of treatment. The laboratory will focus
on neonatal critical care equipment function, maintenance, and use and
guided practice prior to clinical experiences. Neonatal
Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required.
RES 3231—Clinical
Internship
Concentrated clinical experiences in critical and non-critical
respiratory care procedures and practices.
RES 3314—Basic Assessment
and Diagnosis
Basic cardio-respiratory assessment and diagnostic procedures and
practice.
RES 3322—Equipment and
Techniques II
Cardio-respiratory Care of critically ill patients with emphasis on
mechanical ventilation and physiologic monitoring.
RES 3411—Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology
Emphasis on the respiratory, cardiac, and renal systems.
RES 3412—Equipment and Techniques I
Respiratory Care procedures and equipment; emphasis on basic
respiratory care procedures and practice.
RES
3421—Cardio-Respiratory Disorders
Study of common respiratory and cardiac disorders.
RES 4144—Scholarship Project
An introduction to the application of scientific research methods.
RES 4151—Cardio-Respiratory Care in Alternate Care Sites
Theory and application of cardio-respiratory diagnostics and
therapeutic intervention, including cardio-respiratory care in alternate
care sites.
RES 4241—Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis
Advanced cardiopulmonary assessment and diagnostic procedures and
practices.
RES 4243—Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Care
Study of pediatric respiratory care with emphasis on: physiology,
cardiopulmonary disorders, assessment evaluation, monitoring, and
modalities of treatment. The laboratory will focus on pediatric
critical care equipment function, maintenance and use and guided
practice prior to clinical experiences. Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS) certification required.
RES 4250—Integration
Project
Integration of respiratory care course work, focused on a case
study.
RES 4254—Leadership and
Supervision
Basic concepts, principles, and practices necessary for effective
supervision and leadership in a health care environment.
RES 4255—Respiratory Care
Seminar
Clinical simulation and patient management problems are required to
integrate clinical and theory. Review of respiratory care as it
pertains to the registry (RRT) credentialing examinations administered
by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). A series of
computerized written examinations and simulation examinations will be
used to prepare the students for these credentialing examinations.
Emphasis will be placed on decision-making and problem-solving as they
related to clinical respiratory care. Current issues relevant to
respiratory care will be explained and issues and trends in health care
will be discussed.
RES 4330—Introduction to Research
An introduction to the methods of scientific research to include
research design and statistical analysis. Critical review of the
components of research reports will be performed to include definition
of the problem, review of the literature, research design, data
analysis, and results.
RES 4342—Critical Care
Practices
Special techniques, case studies and pathological complications
associated with the critically ill patient; emphasis on the care of the
cardiac and trauma patient.
RES 4354—Disease
Management
Introduction to chronic disease management.
RES 4356—Clinical
Practicum IV
Continuation of Clinical Practicum III; includes alternate care site
and additional critical care practices and procedures.
RES 4445—Clinical Practicum III
A continuation of Clinical Practicum II; includes neonatal and
diagnostic procedures and practices.
Non-Traditional (RRT-to-BS) Program Courses
RES 4230—Introduction to Research
An introduction to the methods of scientific research including
research design.
RES 4254—Leadership and
Supervision
Basic concepts, principles, and practices necessary for effective
supervision and leadership in a health care environment.
RES 4257—Literature Review
Discussion of advanced theory and application of cardio-respiratory
care as found in the professional literature. Prerequisite:
RES 4344.
RES 4258—Capstone I
Planning the Capstone practicum, research project, or scholarly
activity. Required course for students in the RRT-to-BS track.
Prerequisites included RRT credential, admission to CHP, and for some
select Capstone activities, either the Community Health and Education
course, RES 4253, or the Research Methods course, RES 4344.
RES 4354—Disease Management
Introduction to chronic disease management..
RES 4652—Capstone II
The Capstone practicum is implemented and evaluated, the Capstone
research activity is conducted and reported, or in the Capstone
scholarly activity, the scientific literature is critically approved and
evidenced-based recommendations are disseminated. The Capstone I
course, RES 4258, is a prerequisite.
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