The student will be able to:

1. Obtain patient data, evaluate patient data and make recommendations
2. Manipulate equipment by order or protocol including infection and quality control
3. Initiate and modify therapeutic procedures
4. Show competence in managing various respiratory disorders by successfully completing information gathering and decision making segments of clinical simulations

1. Review patient data and make recommendations
   1. Patient history
   2. Physical examination
   3. Laboratory data
   4. Pulmonary function results
   5. Blood gas results
   6. Imaging studies
   7. Monitoring data
   8. Cardiac monitoring
   9. Maternal and perinatal/neonatal history and data
   10. Sleep study results
   11. Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation
   12. Patient interview
   13. Patient's learning needs
   14. Review radiographs
   15. Perform procedures
   16. Interpret procedure results
   17. Recommend procedures to obtain additional data
2. Equipment manipulation, infection and quality control
   1. Manipulate equipment by order
   2. Ensure infection control
   3. Perform quality control procedures
3. Initiation and modification of therapeutic procedures
   1. Maintain records and communicate information
   2. Maintain a patent airway including care of artificial airways
   3. Remove bronchopulmonary secretions
   4. Achieve adequate respiratory support
   5. Evaluate patient's response to respiratory care
   6. Independently modify procedures based on patient response
   7. Recommend modifications to the patient's care plan
   8. Initiate, conduct or modify respiratory care techniques in an emergency setting
   9. Act as an assistant to the physician performing special procedures
   10. Initiate and conduct pulmonary rehabilitation and home care

1. The student will review patient data and make recommendations based on information such as:
   1. Patient history
   2. Physical examination
   3. Laboratory data
   4. Pulmonary function results
   5. Blood gas results
   6. Imaging studies including radiographs
   7. Monitoring data and vital signs
   8. Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring
   9. Maternal and perinatal/neonatal history and data
   10. Sleep study results
   11. Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation
   12. Patient interview
   13. Patient's learning needs
2. Based on data gathered the student will recommend the following:
   1. Respiratory therapy procedures
   2. Additional studies and lab work
   3. Recommend other procedures to obtain additional data
3. The student shall be able to demonstrate equipment manipulation, infection and quality control such as:
   1. Manipulate equipment by order
   2. Ensure infection control
   3. Perform quality control procedures
4. Initiation and modification of therapeutic procedures
   1. Maintain records and communicate information
   2. Maintain a patent airway including care of artificial airways
   3. Remove bronchopulmonary secretions
   4. Achieve adequate respiratory support
   5. Evaluate patient's response to respiratory care
   6. Independently modify procedures based on patient response
   7. Recommend modifications to the patient's care plan
   8. Initiate, conduct or modify respiratory care techniques in an emergency setting
   9. Act as an assistant to the physician performing special procedures
   10. Initiate and conduct pulmonary rehabilitation and home care

Computer administered and scored examinations

Computer based learning

Kacmarek, Stoller, and Heuer. Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care, 12th ed.. 2019.

Interactive computer modules.