This course will cover neonatal and pediatric respiratory care. Includes neonatal and pediatric respiratory diseases and respiratory care modalities applied to the neonatal and pediatric patient. This is a 384 hour clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on critical care and advanced patient monitoring and assessment. This course will cover care of the acutely ill and critically ill patient.
Emphasis is placed on application of data obtained during monitoring and assessment of patients.
Credit Students will practice on information gathering and decision making skills for clinical situations in a controlled, classroom environment. This course addresses the many math concepts used by respiratory care practitioners.