CPSC 4320 - RESPIRATORY CLINICS V

[4 Credits]

This course is the final of five clinical courses during which students develop the clinical skills necessary to become a competent respiratory therapist. In this course, students advance their time management skills in the specialized areas in which they desire to work after graduation (pulmonary diagnostics, adult/neonatal/pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, acute trauma/emergency room care, and sleep diagnostics). Students provide airway assessment and management/intubation in a supervised operating room setting, complete a management rotation with respiratory therapy department managers, and attend outpatient clinics where they gain additional interaction with physicians who manage patients with chronic lung disease. Service learning/community engagement is a required component of this course.