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Course Information

RESP 1781: Principles and Applications of Respiratory Therapy Equipment I & II

Course Description

Learners develop an understanding of the function and patient application of respiratory therapy equipment. Topics include medical gases and their delivery systems, humidity and aerosol devices, artificial airways and airway management devices, resuscitators, patient monitoring devices, and suction.

Delivery Methods

• Online, self-paced

Credits

• 3.0

Prerequisites

• None, however, this course is aimed at students who are graduates of a minimum two-year health care diploma program.

Course Duration

• 30 weeks

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the use, properties, and manufacturing of compressed gases and their delivery systems.
• Explain equipment decontamination and sterilization processes and describe the necessary precautions to ensure infection control and patient safety.
• Describe the use, types, and characteristics of humidity and aerosol devices.
• Describe the use, types, and characteristics of airway and suction equipment.
• Describe the use, types, characteristics, and indications of resuscitators.
• Outline types of respiratory diagnostic and monitoring devices.

Course Topics

• Module A: Physical Properties of Gases and Principles of Gas Movement
• Module B: Decontamination and Sterilization of Equipment
• Module C: Manufacture, Storage, and Piping of Compressed Gases
• Module D: Gas Delivery Systems
• Module E: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Module F: Humidification, Aerosols, and Aerosolized Medication Delivery
• Module G: Airway and Suction Equipment
• Module H: Resuscitators
• Module I: Flow, Volume and Bedside Airway Pressure Measurement Devices
• Module J: Non-invasive Monitoring Equipment

Required Text and Materials

• Cairo, J.M., Ed., (2022) Mosby's Respiratory Care Equipment. (11th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc.

Assessments

• Midterm 1 (Module A to C): 25%
• Midterm 2 (Module D to F): 25%
• Final Exam (mandatory): 50%
• Total: 100%

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