Introduction to Respiratory Care Syllabus for 2017-2018
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Course

RSPT-1201-001 Introduction to Respiratory Care

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Course Description

An introduction to the field of respiratory care.

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Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(2 sem hrs; 1 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

1. BLS for Healthcare Providers, Student Manual, ISBN: 9781616694074
2. Wilkins, Clinical Assessment In Respiratory Care, 7^th edition, Elsevier, 2013

Supplies

1. Laptop with internet access
2. Stethoscope
3. Watch with second hand
4. $5 for BLS Card
5. Black Scrubs

Student Performance

End-of-Course Outcomes: Outline the history of the respiratory care profession; outline the organization and function of hospital departments; describe issues in medical malpractice and ethics; identify the respiratory therapists' role in performing basic vital signs, body mechanics, and cardiopulmonary assessment; and describe infection control techniques.

1. Outline the history of the respiratory care profession.
2. Outline the organization and function of hospital departments.
3. Describe issues in medical malpractice and ethics.
4. Identify the respiratory therapists' role in performing basic vital signs, body mechanics, cardiopulmonary assessment, and CPR.
5. Describe infection control techniques.

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Expected Student Behavior

1. Please make every effort to be on time.  Late arrivals are very disrupting to the class and to a proper leaning environment.
2. Exams will be started at the scheduled start time for the class. Those arriving late may begin the exam when they arrive, but will have the same end-test deadline as everyone else in the class.
3. Please take care of bathroom visits, etc., before class begins. These comings and goings are very disrupting to the class and to a proper leaning environment.
4. CELL PHONES MUST BE TURNED OFF OR BE IN SILENT ONLY MODE DURING CLASS AND EXAMS. Failure to observe this rule will result in confiscation of the phone for the remainder of the class period. The phone will be returned at the end of class.
5. Students who decide a call on their cell phone is important enough to take during class must leave the room. (Refer to #3)
6. Other disruptive behavior, such as carrying on private conversations with others, snoring, drooling, etc, may lead to students being asked to leave the classroom.  If his happens, the student will not be allowed to return until after a counseling session with the course instructor and the program director.
7. Cheating on exams or copying the work of others on assignments will result in a grade of 0 for the exam or assignment and will severely jeopardize successful completion of this course. Just don’t do it.
8. Class notes will available as pdfs on the website.  Printing these notes and bringing them with to class is entirely optional, however, it could significantly reduce the amount of in-class writing.
9. Assigned homework is to be completed before class.  Homework cannot be completed in class unless the instructor gives permission.
10. Food and drinks are allowed in class as long as it is "quiet" food (chips are loud and disruptive).  NO CHEWING GUM IN CLASS!  I know this seems old school, but popping and chewing gum is very disruptive and will not be allowed in class.

Grading Criteria

1. Course grading will consist of:
   a.  Exams/quizzes
   b.  Body mechanics lab (100 points)
   c.  Physician lecture series (10 points per scheduled session)
   d.  Hospital orientations (50 points per hospital)
   e.  BLS certification
2. Hospital Orientations cannot be made up. An absence will result in 0 points. Students arriving late will receive 30 points for the day. The student will be sent home for arriving with improper or incomplete dress code and the day will be considered an absence.
3. Examinations and assignments will have a specific value of points awarded for correct answers.
4. Total possible course points may change as assignments are added throughout the semester. At the end of the course, all possible points from examinations and activities will be totaled. This total will be the maximum possible points a student could earn.
5. The number of points earned by a student will be divided by the maximum possible points for the course. The quotient will be expressed as a percent and converted to a final grade. The grading scale for this course is:
   A = 90 - 100
   B = 80 - 89
   C = 75 - 79
   F = < 75
6. Makeup examinations can be given in this course but the maximum a student can earn on the makeup exam is 75%.

The last date to withdraw from this or any class is November 21, 2017.

Remediation Policy

The instructor will meet with students who do not pass exams.  Both parties will develop a plan to gain better understanding of the information covered on the test.  The plan may include but not be limited to:

1. research of exam topics
2. written discussion of topics
3. oral discussion of topics

Mandatory remediation sessions exams will be a group event at a date/time set by the instructor. Failure to arrive on time and complete the remediation at the set date/time will result in negative (-10)points.

Attendance

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend.  Please notify me, by email or text, if you will not be in class. Cases of excessive absences, more than 2, will be handled on an individual basis and will require a counseling session.  Following this session, a departmental counseling form will be placed in the student's file.  The purpose of this form is to document that the student was made aware that excessive absences were jeopardizing successful course completion.

Following an absence, it is the student's responsibility to obtain lecture notes from classmates.  I will be happy to discuss any information from the class, but my lecture notes are not available for copying.

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