Textbooks

The following list of required textbooks is published in compliance with State of Arkansas General Assembly Act 175 of the 2007 Regular Session.

Spring 2013

RES 3128 Pulmonary Function Testing

Wagner, J. (2011). Pulmonary Function Testing: A Practical Approach (3^rd ed.).  Jones & Bartlett Learning.  ISBN 978-0763781187

The material covers foundations, applied anatomy and physiology, assessment of respiratory disorders, a synopsis of cardiopulmonary disease, basic therapeutics, acute and critical care, and preventative and long-term care 
 

RES 3226 Clinical Practicum II (Entry Level)
RES 4255 Respiratory Care Seminar (Advanced Level)

Sills, J. (2010). Comprehensive Respiratory Therapist Exam Review (w/Access) (5^th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-0323067010

A review text for both entry and advanced level credentialing exams. Covers every testable subject, providing content review, self-assessment questions, and study hints. Includes access to the Evolve website which contains electronic testing offering realistic practice for the entry-level credentialing exam and the advanced-level credentialing Written Registry Exam (WRE) and Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE)  

 RES 3327 Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Care

Walsh, B.  (2009). Perinatal & Pediatric Respiratory Care (3^rd ed.). Chicago, IL: Saunders. ISBN 978-1416024484

Text intended as a basic reference for practitioners. It discusses fetal pulmonary development along with physiology, circulation, and assessment. Therapies and procedures of respiratory care are considered and issues of etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, management, and outcome are discussed
 

Kattwinkle, J. (2011). Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation With DVD (6^th ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. ISBN 978-1581104981

The text addresses necessary evidence-based medicinal analysis indicating that changes were required to improve the outcome of newborn resuscitative efforts. Resuscitation of the premature newborn and ethical considerations of resuscitation are discussed 
 

RES 3421 Cardio-Respiratory Disorders 

Kacmarek, R. (2012). Egan’s Fundamentals of Respiratory Care (10^th ed.).  St. Louis:  Mosby.  ISBN 978-0323082037

The material covers foundations, applied anatomy and physiology, assessment of respiratory disorders, a synopsis of cardiopulmonary disease, basic therapeutics, acute and critical care, and preventative and long-term care 

 

RES 3322 Equipment and Techniques II
RES 3223 Equipment and Techniques II Laboratory

Cairo, J.  (2012). Pilbeam’s Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications (5^th ed.).  Mosby.    ISBN 978-0323072076

Evidenced-based concepts of patient management during mechanical ventilation, including special sections on neonatal and pediatric ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, and special techniques such as unilateral lung ventilation

RES 4254 Leadership & Supervision

Covey,S. (2004). 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. Free Press. ISBN 978-0743269513

The book offers a revolutionary program to breaking the patterns of self-defeating behavior that keep us from achieving our goals and reaching our fullest potential, and describes how to replace them with a principle-focused approach to problem-solving. This is a guide to personal and professional life describes seven principles of life management 

RES 3226  Clinical Practicum II 
RES 4356  Clinical Practicum IV

Oakes, D.  (2012). Clinical Practitioner's Pocket Guide to Respiratory Care (8^th Ed).  Health Educator Publications.  ISBN 978-0932887429

The Blue Book contains 350 comprehensive tabbed colored pages covering the NBRC matrix content in the areas of:  patient assessment, arterial blood gas assessment, chest x-ray interpretation,  ECG Interpretation, Laboratory Tests, Pulmonary Function Testing, Pulmonary Dynamics, Equations, Respiratory Procedures, Respiratory Diseases, Pharmacology and CPR.

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