The request to revise RESP courses

Date: January 7, 2014
To: College of Health and Human Services
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: December 16, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2014

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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Respiratory Therapy (RESP)

RESP 3101. Professional Roles and Dimensions of Respiratory Therapy. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. An introduction to the history, trends, issues, and evolution of the respiratory therapy profession. Topics include: an overview of selected respiratory theories and an analysis of the professional environment for the current and future practice of respiratory care. Topics and emphasis may vary. The student will develop a personal professional portfolio as part of the course. (Fall)

RESP 3102. Outpatient Services in Respiratory Therapy. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Corequisite: RESP 3101. An introduction to the history, trends, issues, and evolution of the outpatient services and reimbursement and the respiratory therapy profession. Topics include: select respiratory care theories and practices in alternate-care sites including pulmonary diagnostics, pulmonary rehabilitation, home care, sub-acute care. Topics and emphasis may vary. (Fall)

RESP 3103. Advanced Pharmacology in Respiratory Therapy. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Corequisite: RESP 3101. This course takes a disease management approach to patient care with an emphasis on the role of pharmacology in disease management. It bBuilds upon a basic understanding of the concepts and principles of pharmacology as applied in the respiratory therapy in the management of patient with cardiopulmonary disease and critical care. (Fall)

RESP 32104. Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Advanced physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. A study of respiratory physiology, cardiac and circulatory function with relevant clinical application of concepts in cell biology, regulation and function of the cardiovascular system, gas exchange and transport, breathing regulation, and respiratory insufficiency. (Spring, On demand) Advanced Critical Care Pathophysiology. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Corequisite: RESP 3101. A survey of the disease processes which affect the tissues, organs or body as a whole. Special emphasis is placed on infectious diseases, their causes, prevention and treatment in the critical care setting. (Fall)

RESP 3105. Advanced Critical Care Monitoring. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Corequisite: RESP 3101. A study of advanced cardiopulmonary monitoring used with critical care patients. Topics include: hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilator waveform graphic analysis, and capnography. (Fall)

RESP 4101. Program Design, Implementation, and Outcomes Evaluation. (3) Prerequisite: Completion of all 3000-level RESP coursesRESP 3101. Evidence-based methods and techniques to design, implement, and evaluate healthcare quality control/improvement initiatives, and patient and population education programs. (Spring)

RESP 4102. Program Administration. (3) (O) Prerequisite: Completion of all 3000-level RESP coursesRESP 3101. Administration, financial, human resource, legal, and policy concepts and issues in outpatient, inpatient, public, and private sector settings. Topics and emphases may vary. (Fall)

RESP 4103. Evidence-Based Practice in Respiratory Care. (3) (W) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Corequisite: Completion of all 3000-level RESP courses. An introduction to the concept of evidence-based practice and an opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to be able to incorporate evidence and best practices into professional work. These include an understanding of research methods and the approach to critical appraisal of research literature. This is a Writing Intensive course with emphasis on written professional communication. (Fall, On demand)

RESP 42104. Advanced Critical Care Pathophysiology. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Completion of RESP 3204. A survey of the disease processes which affect the tissues, organs or body as a whole. Special emphasis is placed on the etiology of critical illness and a systems oriented approach to diagnosis and treatment in the critical care setting. (Fall)

Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology. (3) Prerequisite: Admittance into RT program. Corequisite: Completion of all 3000-level RESP courses. Advanced physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. A study of respiratory physiology, cardiac and circulatory function with relevant clinical application of concepts in ECG interpretation, blood pressure regulation, gas exchange and transport, breathing regulation, respiratory insufficiency, and congenital abnormalities. (Spring, On demand)

RESP 4111. Respiratory Therapy PracticumCapstone. (9)(W) Prerequisites: RESP 4101, RESP 4102, and RESP 4103. Experiences in a chosen focus area (clinical, administrative, or population-based). It culminates with a capstone project in the form of research, or other scholarly activity that articulates the design, organization, statistics and data analysis used and includes an oral and written presentation of the project. (Spring)