2016-2017 Catalog

RCA 232 Advanced Monitoring

2 Credit hours      30 Contact hours

Develop the necessary skills required of Respiratory Care professionals to include monitoring and assessment of the patient requiring intensive care using both non-invasive and invasive data. Topics include: introduction to hemodynamic values and interpretation of the results; characteristics and indications of both bronchoscopy and sleep disorders; and introduction to research.

Prerequisite

All first year RCA courses or Permission of Program Director

Notes

This course is taught at Pickens Technical College. A student must be accepted in the Respiratory Therapy Degree program to take this class.