This course is an introduction to basic physical and laboratory assessment of cardiopulmonary patients. Topics include basic pulmonary function and medical lab values, blood gas analysis, and bedside patient assessment equipment and techniques. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (BSRC) program.
Winter 2027 - Online
This course provides knowledge in health care organizational and systems leadership, sustaining change through the process of quality improvement, and ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe, ethical, and efficient manner. Students will learn how to apply this knowledge to patients receiving respiratory care. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Winter 2026 - Online Fall 2026 - Online Winter 2027 - Online
The course provides students with the fundamental knowledge of health care informatics. The focus is on how to integrate informatics principles into respiratory care practice and its use in improving patient care. Offered spring/summer semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Summer 2026 - Online
This course provides students with knowledge of health care issues related to disparities in diverse populations. Students will examine the health care needs of diverse types of patients from both an interprofessional viewpoint and from the specific role of the respiratory therapist in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Winter 2026 - Online Winter 2027 - Online
This course provides students with enhanced knowledge in patient assessment and application of assessment skills to the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based care plans for respiratory patients with common respiratory conditions. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
This course focuses on evidenced-based practice in respiratory care. Critical thinking skills, how to incorporate evidence and best practices into professional work, and analysis of the practice and application of research within the field of respiratory care are emphasized. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (BSRC) program.
This course provides knowledge in health care organizational and systems leadership, sustaining change through the process of quality improvement, and ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe, ethical, and efficient manner. Students will learn how to apply this knowledge to patients receiving respiratory care. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care (BSRC) program.
Hours, credits, topics, and time to be arranged with individual faculty members with approval of the department.
This course provides a study of invasive and non-invasive diagnostics and patient monitoring techniques for the cardiopulmonary systems from prenatal through adult. Focus is on the role of the respiratory therapist in performing these diagnostic and monitoring techniques. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
This course focuses on what it means to be a professional respiratory therapist and the relationship between professional and personal growth. Students will examine their own professional identity by means of personal and critical reflection. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Fall 2026 - Online
Students integrate physiologic and pathophysiologic principles, along with the application of assessment skills, to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care plans for the management of medically complex respiratory patients and patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Offered spring/summer semester. Prerequisites: RSC 442- Patient Assessment and Care Plans I.
Hours, credit, topics, and time to be arranged with individual faculty members with approval of the department.
Winter 2026 - Online Summer 2026 - Online Fall 2026 - Online
