2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

134 Credit Course DescriptionsTacoma Community CollegeReading LabREAD 96Reading Lab Tutorial (1)Self-paced individualized lab activitiesprovide students with information, strategiesand skills to assist them in reading collegetextbooks in their field of study.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level reading or agrade of ‘C’ or higher in READ 93.READ 100Advanced Vocabulary Development (2)Self-paced tutorial course provides studentwith skills to develop vocabulary necessaryfor college success. The course usesstrategies in identification and use of contextclues, pronunciation, word parts, wordmeaning and dictionary/thesaurus usage.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level reading or agrade of ‘C’ or higher in READ 93.Respiratory TherapyRC 160Cardiopulmonary A & P and Pathophysiology (4)Course is designed to provide students withinformation about the structure and functionof the respiratory system. Knowledge of astructure is essential to the understanding ofthe function of the structures, thereforetopics include: respiratory and cardiacanatomy and progress to major concepts andmechanisms of cardiopulmonary physiology.RC 161Arterial Blood Gases (3)Course is designed to provide students withadditional information about the function ofthe respiratory system. The student will gainknowledge and interpretation skills regardingthe function of gas exchange in the lungs aswell as how normal values change indifferent disease states. Included will be acomprehensive overview of the subjectmatter in an organized, interesting manner inthe form of lecture, small group discussion,or student presentations.Prerequisite: RC 160.RC 162Advanced RC Pathophysiology (3)Course is designed to provide students withadvanced information about diseaseprocesses. General pathophysiology providesa foundation of information for the studentto apply in the specialty area of respiratorycare. Included will be a comprehensiveoverview of the disease process in anorganized, interesting manner in the form oflecture, small group discussion, or studentpresentations.RC 163Pulmonary Functions (3)Course will provide students withinformation necessary for understandingPulmonary Function Testing, ExerciseTesting, and their interpretations. Includedwill be a comprehensive overview of thesubject matter in the form of lecture, smallgroup discussion, or student presentations.RC 170Respiratory Therapy Equipment I (3)Course will provide students with a historicalbackground on discovery and developmentof basic RC principles and technologies.Included is hands-on usage of equipment:pressure gauges, flow meters, regulators,oxygen delivery devices, compressed gas andliquid oxygen systems, humidity and aerosolgenerators, and positive- and negativepressurebreathing devices. Knowledge ofhistory as it relates to RC is essential toassimilating the numerous, technical facets ofthe field.RC 171Respiratory Therapy Equipment II (3)Course is designed to provide first-year RCstudents with a background on the principlesand technologies of emergency airwaymanagement, tracheostomy management,non-invasive patient monitoring, bedsidepulmonary function assessment, true volumemeasuring devices vs. pneumotachometerdevices, and of RC home care. Equipmentwill include: Respironics, Mallingckrodt,Sullivan, Fisher & Paykel - modes, pressuresettings, interfaces and patient comfort andcompliance issues.Prerequisite: RC 170.RC 172Respiratory Therapy Equipment III (4)Course will provide the principles andtechnologies for the student to assimilate andinterrelate technical and physiological criteriafor treating patients on mechanicalventilation (CMV). Students learn logicalthinking required to troubleshoot ventilatorproblems in the ICU and utilize differenttypes of ventilators to gain confidence,proficiency, and appreciate the level ofsophistication to which modern ventilatorshave risen.Prerequisite: RC 171.RC 175Respiratory Orientation (2)Course will provide application of the basicskills required for patient care. The studentswill learn essential body mechanics to avoidinjury; infection control principles; requiredconfidentiality information; legal and ethicalprinciples; and an introduction to vital signs.Students will also complete CPRcertification, HIV/AIDS certification forhealthcare providers, and receive theirprogram student handbooks. Same course asDMS 175.RC 180Respiratory Therapy Clinical I (8)Course is designed to prepare the beginningRespiratory Care student to perform basicrespiratory therapeutic modalities in thehospital setting. Emphasis is placed onpatient assessment techniques. This classconsists of a lecture/classroom componentand a lab/clinical rotation. The first sixweeks of the quarter lab will be on campus.Clinical rotations to the hospital sites willbegin the first week of November.RC 181Respiratory Therapy Clinical II (8)Course will continue to build on the clinicalskills and knowledge base acquired in firstquarter. The Respiratory Care student will beintroduced to the critical care environmentthis quarter. Emphasis is placed on airwaymanagement, ECG's, arterial blood gases,non-invasive ventilation and CPAP. Thisclass consists of a lecture/classroomcomponent and a lab/clinical rotation.Prerequisite: RC 180.RC 182Respiratory Therapy Clinical III (8)Course is intended to prepare the thirdquarter Respiratory Care student to care forpatients in the Intensive Care Unit. Topicscovered will include the initiation and careof the patient receiving mechanicalventilation and special RC procedures. Thisclass consists of a lecture/classroomcomponent and a lab/clinical rotation.Prerequisite: RC 181.