RESP202 Mechanical Ventilation

The mechanical ventilation course provides respiratory care students with a solid foundation for managing patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation. The content is based on current evidence-based practice and will be presented in a progressive stepwise approach, where students are introduced to fundamental concepts initially with more advanced topics being gradually introduced as the semester progresses. Students will be practicing mechanical ventilation core competencies in the skills lab and applying these competencies in the clinical learning environmentThis course includes didactic instruction, laboratory skill practice and clinical learning environment. This course includes 240 hours of clinical instruction. Restricted to Respiratory Care Students.

Credits

6 credits

Prerequisite

RESP103 with C or better

Corequisite

RESP201

Lecture/Lab Ratio

3:2:17