2016-2017 Catalog

RCA 259 Advanced Mechanical Ventilation

3 Credit hours      45 Contact hours

Provide the student with the opportunity to thoroughly probe into the function of mechanical ventilators and how ventilators actually work. It is important for the student to adjust the way they think about ventilators and how to begin to master their operation.

Prerequisite

RCA 253 and RCA 251 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.