RESP 230S Respiratory Care Topics
Clinical Practice Guidelines will be emphasized and other topics relating to respiratory care will be discussed. Emphasis will be on the student developing an understanding of the home care patient, mechanical ventilation, principles of evaluating current scientific literature/ fundamental principles of healthcare reimbursement, professionalism/ dress for interview, ethics, licensure, & review role of RT, and provision of services for and management of patients with special. Special Topics will be introduced to the students that relate to the profession. The role of COARC, NBRC, AARC and the Louisiana State Board of medical Examiners in our profession. Co-requisites: RESP 262S and RESP 276S (1- 0-1)