RSPT 3231

This class will consist of two modules; the first being a seminar/lecture series during the first few weeks of the fall semester and the second being a five week full-time clinical application program in diverse critical care areas. Students will be presented with the concepts and theories relevant to the respiratory care of the critical patient. Students will recall and apply theories and concepts learned in previous courses in order to integrate this knowledge with new information presented. The clinical application program will provide the students with the opportunity to integrate theories and procedures learned in the seminar/lecture series. Students may be assigned to any of the following critical care areas: medical, surgical, neurosurgical, cardiovascular and coronary care. Depending on availability of clinical sites, students may be expected to travel outside the Metro area at their own expense.