Clinical Experience I

Catalog description

This course focuses on infection control, HIPPA and other health care regulations, basic patient assessment, patient interviewing and recordkeeping skills needed to prepare the student to enter the clinical setting. Students receive a supervised experience in a metropolitan respiratory care department, where they have the opportunity to apply their newly acquired skills in actual patient- care settings. Three lecture or laboratory hours and clinical experience as assigned. This course is open only to matriculated Respiratory Care students or those with permission of the Program Director. A letter grade of "C+" or better is required for graduation. The pre-requisites of BIO 127, 237, 238; CHM 101 or CHM 103 or CHM 102 or CHM 104; MTH 105 or 106 or 130 or 140; PHY 120 or PHY 127 or PHY 131; are required.