RC 121 - Lab for Respiratory Care II

Credit Hours: 1.5

This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to gain the psychomotor skills and practical application of mechanical ventilation. The major focus of this course will be the initiation, setup, maintenance and troubleshooting of mechanical ventilation for both adult and neonatal/pediatric populations.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to initiate, troubleshoot, and modify settings based on patient response, specifically:

identify components of mechanical ventilation;
identify and describe all ventilator settings;
identify components of the ventilator circuit and humidifier systems;
perform initial setup with circuit;
perform system pre-check;
appropriately add circuit components such as oxygen analyzers, in-line suctioning systems, holding chambers, aerosol generators, HME’s, and ventilator monitoring devices;
troubleshoot system to identify leaks in circuit vs airway;
identify various modes of ventilation;
perform initial patient setup;
modify ventilation settings based on patient need;
identify various patient generated graphic waveform patterns;
troubleshoot all mechanical ventilation alarm systems;
wean patient from mechanical ventilator;
set up and initiate non-invasive PPV based on patient’s need; and
troubleshoot problems associated with the application of PPV.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Respiratory Care Program or permission of the department, RC 110, RC 111, RC 112, RC 114. All Respiratory Care coursework must be taken in sequential order.
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