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• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 12.
• Corequisites: RC 14 and RC 15 and RC 16.

This course provides direct physician interaction and student involvement in the clinical and nonclinical settings. The course focuses on the implementation of physician-ordered respiratory care protocols, respiratory disease management and the interaction between the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) and the physician in the outpatient care setting. Lastly, with the physician in the role of a mentor, the course covers the technical skills, personal attributes, overview of health care financing and action planning required for successful transition to independent practice.

• Prerequisite: RC 15.

This course helps prepare students for National Board for Respiratory Examinations using computer assisted clinical simulations.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• Corequisite: RC 1.

This course provides hands-on practice of the fundamentals of patient assessment, medical records, and infection control. The basic application of respiratory care modalities performed by respiratory care practitioners are introduced. Patient assessment skills and monitoring are applied to the delivery of floor care modalities. Ethics, Respiratory Care tracking software, HIPAA computer modules and hospital medical requirements are completed to prepare the student for entry to clinical experience.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 1.
• Corequisite: RC 2L.

This course focuses on the physiology of the cardiopulmonary system from a clinical perspective, including basic anatomy, pulmonary ventilation, diffusion of gases, blood gas transport and acid-base status.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• Corequisite: RC 2.

This course presents the applied physiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, atelectasis, interstitial lung disease, etc.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 2.
• Corequisites: RC 3L and RC 4.

This course presents the basic concepts and principles in oxygen supply systems and administration, humidity and aerosol therapy, lung expansion therapy and airway clearance techniques.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• Corequisite: RC 3.

This course provides hands-on practice and supervised clinical experience at local area hospitals with the purpose of practicing the assessment of need, administration, monitoring and reevaluation of respiratory care therapeutics (oxygen therapy, lung expansion therapy, aerosol therapy, lung expansion therapy, airway clearance modalities, and humidity therapy). Technical skills, knowledge and attitude are practiced. The student is assessed in competency of therapeutic delivery, assessment of need, assessment outcome, monitoring and evaluation of therapy.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 2.
• Corequisite: RC 3.

This course provides direct physician interaction and student involvement in the clinical and nonclinical settings. The course will focus on the ability to present patient respiratory assessments, SBAR and assessment of need, assessment of outcome, recognize adverse effects and make recommendations of respiratory care therapeutics to a physician.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 4.
• Corequisite: RC 5L.

This course presents the integrated physiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases and injuries such as adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary edema, chest trauma, smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, communicable diseases, and sleep apnea.

• Corequisite: RC 5.

This course presents the applied physiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases such as adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary edema, chest trauma, smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, communicable diseases, sleep apnea, etc.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 5.
• Corequisites: RC 6L and RC 7 and RC 8.

This course covers the essentials of routine artificial airway care in the acute care setting. Conditions that lead to airway damage are discussed as well as techniques used to prevent them. Emphasis is placed on maintaining and troubleshooting artificial airways and preventing ventilator associated events.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• Corequisite: RC 6.

This course provides hands-on skills in a lab setting and supervised clinical experience at local area hospitals with the purpose of gaining experience in establishing and maintaining a patent airway. Technical skills, knowledge and attitudes on emergency airway and airway management are practiced. The student is assessed in competencies assisting with endotracheal intubation and surgical and percutaneous tracheostomy procedures, securing and maintaining a patent airway.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 5.
• Corequisites: RC 6 and RC 7L and RC 8.

This course covers the assessment of need, initiation, monitoring and assessment of outcome for patients requiring noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation. Evidence-based research is used to guide the selection of the correct interface and mode of ventilation for a particular condition requiring NIV. Basic modes of mechanical ventilation are introduced.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• Corequisite: RC 7.

This course provides supervised clinical experience at local area hospitals with the purpose of gaining experience in the application of noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation in the acute care setting. This introductory course in mechanical ventilation provides practice in technical skills of mechanical ventilation such as the initiation, ventilator set-up and monitoring and noninvasive ventilation.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 5.
• Corequisites: RC 6 and RC 7.

This course provides direct physician interaction and student involvement in clinical and nonclinical settings. The course will focus on the ability to present case studies coherently and efficiently to a physician. Topics covered include initiation of noninvasive and invasive mechanical ventilation, airway management, and chest x-ray review.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program and RC 6 and RC 7 and RC 8.
• Corequisite: RC 9L.

This course covers highly sophisticated and complex modern mechanical ventilators. Operational differences, mechanism of action, and taxonomy of the modes of commonly used mechanical ventilators is covered. The course also looks at innovations such closed-loop control of ventilation and the future of the ICU ventilator. Emphasis is placed on understanding the effects of positive pressure ventilation on various physiological systems and how to minimize adverse effects and identification of patient-ventilator asynchrony and strategies to correct it.

• Prerequisite: Formal admission to the Respiratory Care Program.
• Corequisite: RC 9.

This course provides hands-on skills in the lab setting and supervised clinical experience at local area hospitals with the purpose of gaining experience in the application of mechanical ventilation in the acute care setting. This course provides practice in recognizing and correcting patient-ventilator interactions that cause asynchrony and physiological effects of positive pressure ventilation. In addition, the course explores innovations in mechanical ventilation. Emphasis is placed on evaluating features and capabilities of various mechanical ventilators.

This course provides a fundamental overview of real estate principles; the nature of real estate economics/markets, property rights and laws, determination of property values, financing and the real estate transaction process. Topics covered include conveying property interest, encumbrances, valuations using the sales comparison, cost and income approach, residential mortgage types, liens, real estate mathematics, and real estate contracts. The course also explores financing and investing in real estate. Sample contracts are reviewed, and real-world case studies are analyzed. This class covers the information needed to obtain a real estate license.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of property management fundamentals. It explores the management of income-producing properties, including residential, office, retail, and industrial. It examines the unique requirements for leasing, collecting rents, and working with tenants for each property type. Key topics include tenant relations, landlord-tenant law, fair housing regulations, evictions, insurance, budgeting, financial statements, record-keeping, and office administration. An overview of property management software used for financial reporting and operations is introduced. This course partially covers the information needed to obtain a Real Estate Salesperson and/or Real Estate Broker’s license.

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of affordable housing property management, focusing on the management of income-restricted properties and special populations such as low-income families, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and formerly homeless residents. Students learn the roles and responsibilities of property management in relation to supportive services in the buildings they are managing, compliance with funding regulations and reporting requirements, including tax credits, project-based and tenant-based federal rental subsidies (e.g., Section 8/Housing Choice Vouchers, Continuum of Care programs), local rental subsidies, and permanent supportive housing (PSH). Topics include tenant relations & engagement, fair housing laws, de-escalation strategies, trauma-informed property management, harm reduction, rent calculation, budgeting, maintenance, and risk management (including evictions and habitability standards), motivational interviewing, and partnerships with public agencies, housing authorities, social service providers, and developers.