Techniques of Respiratory Therapy

Catalog description

Formerly RESD 56D. Clinical practice including adult and neonatal intensive care requiring demonstration of all learned clinical skills. Application of therapeutic modalities and diagnostic procedures performed in the management and treatment of adult and pediatric intensive care patients. A six-week rotation is done in the neonatal intensive care unit. The student is expected to perform basic therapeutic modalities mastered in RESD 104 or RESD 51A and RESD 51B and apply concepts learned in the first four semesters of the Respiratory Therapy Program.