Emphasis is placed on entry-level therapeutic and diagnostic procedures used in respiratory care. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in concepts and procedures through written and laboratory evaluations. This course provides a concentrated study of cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology essential to the practice of respiratory care. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in these concepts through written evaluation. This course provides entry-level clinical experience.
Emphasis is placed on therapeutic and diagnostic patient care.
Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate clinical competence in required performance evaluations. This course is a study of the influence of human values in the workplace and of the workplace on human values. Emphasis is placed on the ways in which the workplace affects and is affected by human values. None This course is designed to introduce an awareness of art in the everyday world. Emphasis is placed on art as visual communication.