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156 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS • Define and describe the various types of treatment techniques and equipment associated with radiation therapy delivery • Define and describe the various aspects of radiation therapy dosimetry Prereq. RAD 110 3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours RAD 145 Oncologic Pathology This course will provide students with an in-depth study of new and abnormal development of cells. The processes involved in the development and classification of both benign and malignant tumors and site-specific information on malignant tumors is presented as well. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Define terminology related to neoplasia and neoplasms • Describe the microscopic features and effects of malignant and benign neoplasms • Differentiate the processes involved in pathogenesis and carcinogenesis and the genetic/epigenetic theories of cancer • Describe tumor classification based on histology and tumor characteristics and methods of diagnosis such as microscope, chemicals, radioactive isotopes and diagnostic tests • Define the principles of staging and grading, prognostic factors and methods of spread in relation to cancer • Identify and compare characteristics of site specific tumors and methods of treatment • Identify the impact of other pathophysiologic disorders on the response of patients to radiation therapy treatment Prereq. RAD 120 2 Credits 2 Weekly Lecture Hours RAD 150 Clinical Education II Clinical Education II is the second phase of the Radiation Therapy students’ clinical experience. Clinical education incorporates the classroom components into an applied format. During this second clinical education experience students should demonstrate the ability to operate radiation therapy equipment with minimal assistance, apply key fundamentals of treatment to their clinical experience, learn simulation techniques and interact and care for cancer patients effectively and compassionately. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Practice appropriate patient care and communication at all times and maintain patient modesty during procedures. • With assistance, prepare room for simulation procedures and position the patient according to the physician’s instructions. • With assistance safely operate all modes and functions of the simulator. • Observe and assist in all simulation procedures. • Demonstrate complete familiarity with the treatment chart and with assistance be able to accurately prepare a treatment chart. • With assistance, set up simple and intermediate simulation fields using the correct parameters, accessories, and alignment devices. Prereq. RAD 105 5 Credits RAD 200 Clinical Education III Clinical Education III is the third phase of radiation therapy students' clinical education. It is provided over during the Fall semester of the Radiation Therapy Program. Clinical education incorporates the classroom theoretical components into an applied practice format. During this third clinical education experience students should demonstrate the ability to operate radiation therapy equipment, apply key fundamentals of treatment and treatment planning to their clinical experience, and interact and care for cancer patients effectively and compassionately. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to; • Practice appropriate and safe patient care and communication at all times while maintaining patient modesty during procedures. • Prepare room for simulation procedures and position the patient according to the physician's instructions. • Safely operate all modes and functions of the simulator. • Observe and assist in all simulation procedures. • Demonstrate familiarity with the treatment chart and be able to prepare a treatment chart. • Set up simple and intermediate simulation fields using the correct parameters, accessories, and alignment devices. • With assistance set up complex treatment fields using correct parameters, accessories, and alignment devices. Prereq. RAD 150 4 Credits RAD 210 Clinical Education IV Clinical Education IV is the final phase of radiation therapy students’ clinical education. It is provided during the last semester of the Radiation therapy program. Clinical education incorporates the classroom theoretical components into an applied practice format. During this third clinical education experience students should demonstrate the ability to independently operate radiation therapy equipment, apply key fundamentals of treatment and treatment planning to their clinical experience, and interact and care for cancer patients effectively and compassionately. Upon successful completions of this course, students should be able to: • Independently practice appropriate and safe patient care and communication at all times while maintaining patient modesty during procedures • Independently prepare room for simulation procedures and position the patient according to the physician’s instructions • Safely operate all modes and functions of the simulator • Observe and assist in all simulation procedures • Demonstrate complete familiarity with the treatment chart and be able to accurately prepare a treatment chart • Independently set up simple and intermediate simulation fields using the correct parameters, accessories, and alignment devices • With minimal assistance set up complex treatment fields using correct parameters, accessories, and alignment devices Prereq. RAD 200 4 Credits 24 Weekly Laboratory Hours RAD 220 Seminar I-CQI & Board Review This course will be divided into two parts: Continuous Quality Improvement and Board Exam Review. Continuous Quality Improvement is the continuous study and improvement of the health care services to meet the needs of patients and others. Continuous Quality Improvement includes CQI project development, evaluation, and assessment techniques. Human resource issues, accrediting agencies, and the radiation therapist’s role in that process will also be addressed. Billing and reimbursement issues pertinent to radiation therapy will also be presented. Board Exam Review will include mock exams that address similar questions that students will be confronted with once they take the certification exam. Material covered will be radiation protection and quality assurance, clinical concepts in radiation oncology, treatment planning and delivery, and patient care and education. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Define what CQI is and the tools and principles for specific situations and the difference from QA. • Define human resources’ role in the work environment. • Determine the importance of the need of organizational and departmental accreditation (i.e.. radiation therapy facilities) • Demonstrate understanding of financial decisions, CPT codes, and the various types of insurance necessary to radiation therapy clinics. • Define managed care and components/methods of developing and managing a budget. • Gain knowledge from practice exams to prepare students for the ARRT certification exam. Prereq. RAD 200 1 Credit RAD 230 Seminar II-Board Review This course is the follow up to Seminar I. This course is designed to prepare students for the ARRT certification exam. Students will take mock exams that will include: radiation protection and quality assurance, clinical concepts in radiation oncology, treatment planning |and delivery, patient care and education. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Gain knowledge from the mock exams to assist in preparation for the ARRT certification exam. Prereq. RAD 220 1 Credit REA 030 (REA) Reading Reading I This initial course is for students who need to improve upon basic skills that aid in reading. This course is designed for students who must strengthen their comprehension, language usuage, and strategic reading skills. Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: • Demonstrate strategy for understanding unkown words. • Demonstrate understanding in reading comprehension. • Identify and use language and structural clues as an aid to comprehension in reading materials. • Demonstrate critical reading through writing. • Demonstrate strategic reading in a variety of materials. 3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours REA 050 Reading II Reading II is designed for students who need to improve their ability to understand and retain the material they read in college. Emphasis in the is on reading comprehension, language clues, structural clues, critical thinking, and strategic reading. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Demonstrate proficiency in reading comprehension skills. • Identify and use language and structural clues as an aid to comprehension in reading materials. • Demonstrate critical thinking through writing. • Demonstrate strategic reading in a variety of materials. Prereq. REA 030, ESL 045 or pass test 3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours REA 100 Critical Readng Critical Reading addresses both literal and abstract comprehension strategies at a college level. Students will apply contextual reasoning, interpretive processing, figurative analysis and inferential reasoning to a variety of reading materials. Upon successful completion of this courses, students should be able to: • Differentiate between main idea and supporting details. • Recognize bias in a variety of materials. • Descriminate between the facts and opinions. DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 157 • Demonstrate critical judgement and analytical thought in writing. • Apply interpretive and inferential analysis in order to read critically. • Evaluate persuasive and argumentative reasoning. Prereq. ENG 050, REA 050 or pass test 3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours (RTH) Respiratory Therapy RTH 100 Respiratory Therapy Principles I This course is designed for students majoring in respiratory therapy. This course provides the foundation in science required to apply the principles of respiratory care. The course begins with the study of the physics principles essential to respiratory care. An in-depth study of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary system follow this. Finally additional topics related to the practice of respiratory care are presented. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to: • Discuss the principles of physics as related to respiratory care. • Discuss the cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology. • Describe acid-base physiology and compensatory mechanisms. • Discuss the concepts of team approach and patienttherapist interaction. • Recall the history and purpose of respiratory therapy. • Discuss legal and ethical concepts basic to respiratory therapy. • Discuss the indications for oxygen delivery. • Describe the complications involved in oxygen delivery. • Recall the differences between the oxygen delivery devices. • Communicate using medical terminology. Prerequisite: CHE 100 Co-requisite: BIO 150, RTH 101 4 Credits 4 Weekly Lecture Hours RTH 101 Respiratory Therapy Practicum I Students are guided and directed by an instructor in the laboratory. This reinforces the principles taught in RTH 100 utilizing the laboratory approach. Assignments applying the principles of physics and chemistry essential to respiratory care will be performed in the simulation lab. Models and computer simulation will be utilized when appropriate. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to: • Apply the principles of physics in the clinical situation. • Apply principles of pulmonary anatomy and physiology in the clinical situation. • Apply his/her knowledge of acid-base physiology to the clinical setting. • Apply principles of team approach and concepts of appropriate patient-therapist interaction to patient care. • Administer medial gas therapy utilizing the appropriate equipment for the patient's medical condition. • Modify medical gas therapy based upon patient response to treatment. • Ensure the accurate delivery of medical gas concentrations. • Troubleshoot medical gas delivery devices. Coreq. RTH 100, BIO 150 4 Credits 12 Weekly Laboratory Hours RTH 102 Respiratory Therapy Principles II This course provides students with the information necessary to safely administer aerosolized respiratory drugs. The student will learn the method of action of the drugs used to treat respiratory diseases and proper dosages and frequency of administration. The student will understand the indications for mechanical ventilation as well as the monitoring of critically ill adult patients requiring ventilatory support. Complications involved in positive pressure ventilation will be reviewed. This course also covers the methods involved in removal of patients from mechanical ventilators. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • The student will have a basic knowledge of how drugs are administered • The student will be able to explain the mechanism of action for respiratory drugs • The student will be able to identify the basic functions of mechanical ventilators • The student will be able to describe why patients may require ventilatory support • Discuss the importance of monitoring patients requiring ventilatory support • Describe when and how to successfully wean a patient from mechanical ventilation Prereq. RTH 101, BIO 150 Coreq. RTH 103, BIO 151 2 Credits 2 Weekly Lecture Hours RTH 103 Respiratory Therapy Practicum II This course provides students with the knowledge and motor skills necessary to deliver oxygen therapy bronchopulmonary hygiene airway management and ventilator management to the adult patient. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Recommend respiratory care based on evaluation of a patient's medical history, physical examination and diagnostic studies. • Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to the protocols of the American Heart Association. • Ensure the safety of patients and staff by adhering to infection control standards. • Deliver bronchopulmonary hygiene therapies and modify according to the patient's response. • Perform arterial and puncture. • Maintain a patent airway. • Manage ventilation of adult patients in the simulation laboratory. Prereq. RTH 100, RTH 101, BIO 150 Coreq. RTH 102, BIO 151 6 Credits 12 Weekly Laboratory Hours RTH 104 Respiratory Therapy Summer Clinical I This course is a supervised clinical practice. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene and modify therapy based on patient response. • Analyze and ensure accurate resulting of various types of samples to determine cardiopulmonary function. • Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene and ventilatory support to critically ill adult patients. • Assist physicians with special procedure and communicate effectively with physicians. Prereq. RTH 102 and RTH 103 5 Credits RTH 105 Respiratory Therapy Summer Clinical II This course is a supervised clinical practice. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene and modify therapy based on patient response. • Appreciate the role of anesthesia in the practice of respiratory care. • Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene and ventilatory support to critically ill adult patients. Prereq. RTH 102 and RTH 103 5 Credits RTH 200 Respiratory Therapy Principles III In this course students will study advanced topics in respiratory care including cardiovascular and renal physiology and the specialties of pulmonary function testing and pediatrics. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Analyze tests of pulmonary function and modify therapies based upon results. • Apply the principles of respiratory care, cognizant of the special physiologic and pathophysiologic processes of the neonatal and pediatric patient. • Describe fundamental principles of normal renal physiology. • Describe fundamental principles of normal cardiovascular physiology. Prereq. RTH 105 Coreq. RTH 201, RTH 204 3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours RTH 201 Respiratory Therapy Clinical Practicum III This course is a supervised clinical practice. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene, invasive and non-invasive ventilation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the Emergency Room setting. • Perform pulmonary function testing and analyze results to ensure appropriateness of respiratory care. • Administer bronchopulmonary hygiene and ventilatory support to critically ill adult patients. • Assist physicians with patient assessment, special procedure and communicate effectively with physicians. Prereq. RTH 105 Coreq. RTH 200, RTH 204 6 Credits 12 Weekly Laboratory Hours RTH 202 Respiratory Therapy Principles IV This course includes the study of advanced cardiovascular and renal physiology and pathophysiology, and treatment regimens that impact respiratory care. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: • Discuss the basic principles of pharmacology, drug administration methods, drug action and side effects with emphasis on respiratory and cardiovascular systems. • Discuss the principles of fluid and electrolyte balance and how it relates to the respiratory system. • Describe the principles of cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring. • Research and present a paper on an area or concept of respiratory therapy in the area of techniques equipment, or respiratory physiology. Prereq. RTH 201 Coreq. RTH 203, RTH 205 3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
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