Introduction to Respiratory Care Syllabus for 2021-2022
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Course

RSPT-1201-001 Introduction to Respiratory Care

Prerequisites

Course Description

An introduction to the field of respiratory care.

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Occupational License Disclaimer

Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

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:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me

You can also contact 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. Wilkin's Clinical Assessment In Respiratory Care, 8^th edition, Elsevier, 2018
2. Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th edition, Elsevier, 2021

Supplies

1. Laptop with internet access
2. Stethoscope
3. Watch with second hand
4. 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.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

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 PUT AWAY DURING CLASS AND EITHER TURNED OFF OR BE IN SILENT ONLY MODE. If a cell phone rings during a major exam, a 10% score deduction will be implemented when the exam is graded.
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 behavior deemed as being disruptive or disrespectful by the instructor may lead to the student(s) being asked to leave the classroom.  If this happens, the student(s) will not be allowed to return until after a counseling session with 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 and continued enrollment in this program. Just don’t do it.
8. Class notes will available as a pdf in Blackboard.  Printing these notes and bringing them with you 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 the student cleans up their area and disposes of their trash properly.
11. In the event that AC moves to virtual only courses due to Covid-19, it will be a requirement that webcams be on at all times during class.  Failure to turn on or leave on a webcam will result in an absence for that scheduled class time.

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)
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.  Exams will be administered using Respondus Lockdown Browser to ensure exam integrity.
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%.

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

Any time a class is missed, it is the student's responsibility to obtain notes from classmates.  The instructor will be happy to discuss any information from the class, but the instructor's lecture notes are not available for copying.

To minimize absences and lecture class disruptions, student may earn points that will affect the final course grade. Every time the student earns four (4) points, the final course grade will be dropped one (1) letter grade. Points are earned as follows:

Missing an entire lecture & lab = 1 point Missing an entire lecture class = 1/2 point Missing an entire laboratory = 1/2 point Arriving late** to lecture or lab = 1/2 point Leaving lecture or lab early = 1/2 point Leaving class (for any reason) and returning = 1/2 point Working on non-lab material in lab = 1/2 point

**The student is "Late" to class if the student is not in their seat when class begins.

A student who plans to succeed in this course should also plan to regularly attend all lecture and laboratory sessions.  Cases of excessive tardiness and absence will be handled on an individual basis and will require a counseling session.  Following this session, a departmental counseling form will be placed in your file.  The purpose of this form is to document that the student has been made aware that excessive absences are jeopardizing successful completion of this course.

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Grievance Procedure

If a student is having a problem with course policy or the course instructor, he or she should first try to resolve the problem with the instructor.  If the problem is not resolved, the student may proceed to the Program Director (Becky Byrd), the Associate Dean of Health Sciences (Kim Boyd), the Dean of Health Sciences (Kim Crowley), the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs (Becky Burton), and the Vice President of Academic Affairs (Dr. Tamra Clunis), IN THAT ORDER.

 

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