RES 275 - Advanced Clinical Practice

Lab: 15 Credits: 5
This course includes clinical practice in advanced patient care procedures.

Course Topics:

Application of adult floor and critical care aerosol therapy
Application of patient assessment skills in the adult floor and critical care setting
Application of oxygen modalities in the adult floor and critical care setting
Application of pulmonary function testing
Application of respiratory care in the neonatal intensive care units
Principals of cleaning, storage, assembly, use, theory and operation of equipment
Demonstration of the patient assessment process with physician interaction.
Demonstration of competence in intubation of the airway
Application of respiratory care in the home

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:
In addition to the items below, the student is also required to maintain a current CPR card and TB testing within one year at all times.

Required uniform
Name tag
Student patch
Watch with a second hand
Stethoscope
Scissors
Calculator
Black ink pen
Clinical syllabus
Clinical log forms as outlined in the student handbook.

Grading System:
The standard mathematical procedure of rounding will be applied to arrive at a whole number percentage in the final grade calculation.

A grade of “C” or higher is required to continue in the associate degree program.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate concepts, principals, and competency in the performance of adult floor therapy learned in the classroom and laboratory setting.
Demonstrate knowledge of the theory, operation, cleaning, storage, assembly, and use of equipment used in respiratory care.
Plan, implement and modify respiratory care for adult patients in the critical care setting.
Articulate respiratory care provided to patients in neonatal intensive care units.
Develop and demonstrate the patient assessment process.
Conduct himself/herself in an ethical and professional manner.
Distinguish the special considerations for delivery respiratory care in the home care setting.
Demonstrate competency in intubations.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

Required materials for all online courses
Mandatory Attendance Requirement
Proctored Exams

Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

Academic Integrity
Academic Misconduct
Add/Drop period
Appeals Process
Class Attendance
Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
Classroom Conduct/Expectations
Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
Online Confidentiality
Services For Students with Disabilities
Withdrawal Policy

Official Course Syllabus
2020-2021