RSC 155 — RSC 160, RSC 165, RSC 170, and RSC 171 and a
minimum grade of C. This course introduces students to the concepts of critical care. Students will be exposed to all aspects of providing respiratory care in high acuity situations in the intensive care unit, emergency department, rapid response situations, and inter/intra-hospital transport of patients requiring ventilatory support. Covered material includes resuscitation, intubation/ventilation/weaning/ extubation, stabilization, hemodynamic monitoring, arterial lines/blood gas analysis, and non-invasive ventilation. Students will be hands-on with equipment, devices, and techniques that are essential for providing high level respiratory care to patients in need of intensive care. At the end of this course, students will have the ability and confidence to effectively manage critically ill respiratory patients.