RESP101 — Assessment and Caring for a Respiratory Patient
RESP 101 - Assessment and Caring for a Respiratory Patient RESP 101 - Assessment and Caring for a Respiratory Patient Includes the process of interviewing and assessing the patient through inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Covers performing and evaluating a patient non-invasively. Includes topics on oxygen therapy, oxygen analyzers, use of specialty gases, humidity therapy, bland aerosol, medicated aerosol delivery devices and environmental therapy. Basic lung expansion therapy, airway management, including a variety of airway clearance techniques will be covered. Students will be presented information regarding infection control, how to provide care during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and obstructed/lost airway. Assembly and troubleshooting respiratory equipment will be required. MAJOR COURSE LEARNING