Summer 03417 Ethics and Administration 2cr. Emphasis is on basic ethical concepts and administrative duties of hospital personnel. The organization and operation of the hospital, patient confidentiality and record keeping, and how to administrate a respiratory care department are amongst the topics discussed. 03436 Fundamentals of Respiratory Care II 3cr. This course centers around the practical application of basic respiratory care procedures taught in Fundamentals I, to patients in the clinical setting.
Lectures supplement time spent in the laboratory and clinical settings.
03437 Advanced Respiratory Life Support 4cr. The course is designed to provide the respiratory care student with a solid foundation with which to build an expertise in mechanical ventilation. The basic theories of artificial life support will be stressed through didactic and laboratory training, reinforced by clinical exposure to the ventilator-patient system. Clinical Therapeutics for Respiratory Care 3cr. This course provides the practical learning experience in all phases of non-critical, acute respiratory care procedures.