This course offers the student an overview of a career in respiratory care,the critical thinking methodology necessary for applying academic knowledge to problem based learning, and exposure to the level of comprehension needed for understanding the concepts in respiratory care.

This course reviews all of the equipment normally used for respiratory therapy with the exception of mechanical ventilation. Especially emphasized are methods used in manufacturing, storing and administering oxygen; humidity and aerosol therapy, airway management and airway clearance techniques.

This course allows the student to work with and master the manipulative skills required to utilize respiratory therapy equipment. Emphasis is on oxygen, humidity and aerosol therapy, and airway management.

This course describes the concepts of mechanical ventilation, current modes of ventilation, tailoring of the ventilator settings to meet patient needs, and patient assessment on mechanical ventilation. The student will learn the concepts of noninvasive ventilation. The principles and operation of commonly used ventilators are emphasized.

This course allows the student to work with all facets of mechanical ventilation to gain hands on experience prior to entering their adult critical care rotation.

This course provides an overview of drugs related to the cardiopulmonary system with special emphasis on the drugs used to treat cardiac and pulmonary patients.

This course is designed to introduce the students to the basic concepts of cardiopulmonary disease. Included are the mechanism of altered lung structure, airway caliber, neurogenic control and pulmonary vascular function.

This course provides an in-depth study of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary system. Included is a review of the physiology of respiration, ventilatory mechanics, neurogenic control, internal and external respiration and gas exchange.

In this first clinical course, the students are oriented to the care of patients in the non- critical care setting. Tasks included are oxygen administration, medicated and non-medicated aerosol administration, chest physiotherapy, and airway care. Emphasis is on patient assessment, therapeutic intervention, and communication.

This clinic course represents continuation of the activities in Clinic I. By the end of this term the student must have mastered all non-critical care duties normally performed by respiratory therapists and the fundamentals of adult critical care. Special fee is charged.

This course introduces students to more advanced monitoring techniques in the areas of ventilation and oxygenation for the adult, pediatric and neonatal patient.

This course provides hands on interaction for students to learn the techniques of more advanced monitoring in the areas of ventilation and oxygenation for the adult, pediatric and neonatal patient.

This course allows students the opportunity to build hands-on skills with bedside pulmonary function testing and the six-minute walk test. Students will also practice cardiopulmonary clinical practice and critical thinking skills in a simulation-based environment.

This course provides an in depth discussion of several disease processes of the lung as well as other issues concerning the respiratory intensive care patient. This course fosters the physician to student relationship by providing physician lectures and clinical rounds with physicians.

This course reviews techniques used for pulmonary function testing, blood gas analysis and the basic principles of cardiopulmonary stress testing. Techniques used in the diagnosis of cardiopulmonary disease are covered.

This course is designed to prepare the student to be a competent member of the resuscitation team, to assess cardiac function via EKG's and hemodynamic monitoring, and to prepare the student for advanced cardiac life support training.

This course is designed to assist the student in successfully making the transition from the role of a student to that of a competent member of the health care team. Objectives include advanced cardiac life support certification and becoming a member of the national and state organization for respiratory care. Emphasis is placed on preparation and application for the national credential examinations and for the Florida state license.

This course emphasizes neonatal and pediatric diseases, their etiology and treatment. It encompasses the newest equipment and latest techniques used in monitoring and maintaining the respiratory compromised infant and pediatric patient.

This clinical course is designed to introduce the student to all aspects of respiratory critical care. The students will work with patients in critical care with many different respiratory diseases and disorders. The students may also have the opportunity to work with neonatal and pediatric patients in the critical care environment. The student must be able to independently manage care for three critical care patients by the end of the semester. Special fee is charged.

This is a continuation of the activities in Clinic III. The student's responsibility will increase as their clinical skills become more sophisticated. By the end of this term the student will assume all of the responsibilities required of critical care therapists with patients requiring ventilatory management or support. Special fee is charged.

This course will present information on recent changes in technology and therapeutic modalities used in Respiratory Care. The student will participate in literature review activities to enable them to remain knowledgeable of ongoing changes in the profession after they become Respiratory Care practitioners.