This course includes a laboratory with competency evaluations. This course addresses general principles of pharmacology with emphasis on drugs affecting the cardiopulmonary system. An overview of antibiotics, narcotics and sedatives is presented. I 2 Hrs. This is 128 hour clinical course that allows the respiratory care student to apply skills learned in the classroom to the clinical setting.
Emphasis is placed on basic therapeutic modalities, charting and assessment skills.
This course will continue from FRCI in presenting equipment and therapeutics. A diagnostics component will be added. The student will learn about bronchial hygiene techniques, specialized oxygen devices, arterial blood puncture, analysis and interpretation, and pulmonary function testing. This course includes a laboratory with competency evaluations. Summer Semester 5258 Clinical Practice II 2 Hrs.