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• RC 200: Respiratory Care Equipment I

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to instruct the students basic theory of respiratory care equipment found within the clinical setting. Topics discussed include: basic respiratory equipment operating principles, humidity and aerosol therapy, bronchial hygiene techniques, tracheal suctioning, airways and maintenance, patient monitoring devices, lung expansion equipment and techniques, the production, storage and delivery of medical gases, and medical gas therapy
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• RC 201: Respiratory Care Equipment II

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to provide the students with the basic theory of respiratory care equipment utilized in airway management. Students will master concepts concerning the differentiation, selection, application and discontinuation of endotracheal tubes, tracheostomy tubes and other artificial airway devices. Students will also be introduced to the equipment needed and application for intubation and extubation procedures. This course introduces students to basic invasive and non invasive mechanical ventilation machines and patient circuits
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• RC 207: Respiratory Care Alternate Settings

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to instruct the students on appropriate delivery of respiratory care in alternative settings such as home care, long term acute facilities, rehabilitation centers, cardiopulmonary exercise programs, sleep labs, hyperbaric oxygenation, and smoking cessation strategies. The students will receive instruction on home care equipment, therapeutic modalities, patient selection, discharge planning, patient education, and development of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program
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• RC 217: Patient Safety & Quality Improvement in Respiratory Care

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course will focus on the methods used for quality improvement in a healthcare setting and safety measures to improve delivery of care to patients. General principles of quality improvement including, current models, developing models for improvement, along with measuring, testing, and monitoring quality improvement models will be considered. This course will include current patient safety standards along with techniques such as teamwork, communication, event analysis, cognition and critical thinking/decision making skills aimed at improving care delivery in specific settings
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• RC 221: Comprehensive Patient Management

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to provide the student a comprehensive understanding of various aspects of patient care encountered within respiratory practice. Topics to be discussed include: patient interview process, physical assessment of the patient, chest X-ray evaluation, EKG assessment, clinical laboratory tests, techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disease, patterns of cardiopulmonary dysfunction, and arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation. The student will also initiate the physiological approach to the etiology, management, and prognosis of the various respiratory diseases
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• RC 227: Advanced RC Pathophysiology

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  Respiratory clinicians will discuss and investigate new respiratory care pathophysiologicial principles structure, and theories including new advances in the pathology of ARDS and COPD patients, bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, sudden infant death syndrome, pertussis, SARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, hantavirus, the effect of thyroid disorders on the human body, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and rhabdomyolysis, new findings in neuromuscular disorders encountered in respiratory medicine (ALS, GBS, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, atypical atrophies), atypical pneumonia pleural and interstitial diseases, renal failure
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• RC 240: Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to provide the students with information about the anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary system including the pulmonary system, circulatory system, oxygen transport, diffusion, applied physiology of gas laws, physical principals of gases found in the respiratory system and how they relate to other body systems. Students will be instructed on extensive respiratory physiologic considerations, including normal and abnormal lung alterations within cardiopulmonary diseases
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• RC 250: Respiratory Care Equipment Lab I

  1.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to allow the students opportunity to apply information from Respiratory Care Equipment I in a laboratory setting. The student will practice techniques for administering nebulizers, oxygen set-ups, incentive spirometry, intermittent positive pressure breathing, chest physical therapy, use of flutter valves, peak flow meters, and other respiratory modalities
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• RC 251: Respiratory Care Equipment Lab II

  1.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course is designed to allow the students opportunity to apply information from Respiratory Care Equipment II in a laboratory setting. The student will practice techniques for intubation, extubation, tracheostomy procedures and trach care, use of alternative airway devices and also proper set-up of a mechanical ventilator and patient circuit
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• RC 277: Medical Ethics and Legal Principles in Respiratory Care

  3.00 Credits

  Carlow University

  
  This course will provide students an introduction to the presence of basic ethical and legal topics in healthcare and respiratory care practice. Ethical and legal principles, definitions, applications, and case study scenarios will be utilized to emphasize knowledge, learning and the practical applications in respiratory care
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