| RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Associate in Applied Science Degree MEC
Purpose: The curriculum is designed to prepare students as effective
members of the health care team in assisting with diagnosis,
treatment, management, and preventive care of patients with cardiopulmonary
problems. Upon successful completion of the program, students
are eligible to take the Entry Level and Advanced Practitioner
examinations leading to certification as a Certified Respiratory
Therapist (CRT) and registration as a Registered Respiratory
Therapist (RRT).
Transfer Information: NVCC has formal articulation agreements
for transfer to the B.S. in Health Sciences-Health Care Management
at Old Dominion University TELETECHNET and Old Dominion University
at Norfolk, VA, as well as the B.S. in Health Occupations Education
at Virginia Tech.
Students must comply with all General Admission Requirements
for Allied Health Programs. (See page 101.)
Additional Admission Requirements:
1. Attendance at a Respiratory Therapy Information session.
2. Completion of all program prerequisites.
3. One unit of high school level chemistry or physics with a
grade of C or higher within the last ten years (successful completion
of college science and math courses may be substituted for high
school requirements).
4. Students must qualify for ENG 111 and MTH 120 through acceptable
scores on NVCC placement tests.
Prerequisite Program Requirement: Students must complete NAS
150, Human Biology, 4 credits, or the equivalent with a grade
of C or better.
Completion Requirements: Students must pass the natural sciences
and RTH courses with at least a C grade. All incomplete grades
(I) in RTH courses must be resolved prior to taking the next
course in sequence. All RTH courses (both lecture and clinical)
must be taken within the prescribed semester sequence.
Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the
Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care (CoARC).
|
First Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
3rd Semester |
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ENG |
111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
|
RTH |
101 |
Integrated Sciences for Resp. Care I or |
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|
|
RTH |
102 Integrated Sciences for Resp. Care II |
3 |
|
RTH |
111 |
Anat. & Phys. of the Cardiopulmonary
System |
3 |
|
RTH |
131 |
Respiratory Care Theory & Proc. I |
4 |
|
RTH |
145 |
Pharmacology for Resp. Care I |
2 |
|
STD |
295 |
Study Skills & Hlthcare. Deliv. Syst. |
1 |
|
|
RTH |
121 |
Cardiopulmonary Science I |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
132 |
Resp. Care Theory & Proc. II |
|
4 |
|
RTH |
135 |
Diagnostic/Therapeutic Proc. I |
|
2 |
|
RTH |
196 |
Fund. Clinical Procedures I |
|
3 |
|
SPD |
229 |
Intercultural Communication |
|
3 |
|
|
RTH |
217 |
Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Care and |
|
|
|
|
|
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Health Promotion |
|
|
2 |
|
RTH |
226 |
Theory of Neonatal & Pediatric Resp.
Care |
|
|
2 |
|
RTH |
245 |
Pharmacology for Resp. Care II |
|
|
2 |
|
RTH |
296 |
On-Site Training in Resp. Therapy II |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Total Credits/Semester |
16 |
15 |
8 |
|
Second Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
|
|
RTH |
222 |
Cardiopulmonary Science II |
3 |
|
RTH |
227 |
Integrated Resp. Therapy Skills II |
2 |
|
RTH |
236 |
Critical Care Monitoring |
3 |
|
RTH |
253 |
Advanced Clinical Proc. III |
3 |
|
RTH |
295 |
Topics In 12-Lead EKG Monitoring |
1 |
|
1 ___ |
|
Social Science Elective |
3 |
|
|
2 PED |
116 |
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness |
|
2 |
|
RTH |
254 |
Advanced Clinical Proc. IV |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
255 |
Management in Resp. Care |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
265 |
Current Issues in Resp. Care |
|
3 |
|
HIS |
101 |
History of Western Civilization OR |
|
|
|
|
HIS |
111 History of World Civilization OR |
|
|
|
|
HIS |
261 Topics in Cultural Ethnicity |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
Total Credits/Semester |
15 |
14 |
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Respiratory Therapy =
68 (72 with a 4 credit NAS prerequisite).
To graduate from a degree program, students entering
NVCC Fall 1999 or later must demonstrate computer competency
skills as described
in the Degree Requirements section of the Instructional Programs
of this catalog. Students in this program may take HIT 130 – Intro.
to Healthcare Information Systems or take the NVCC computer
competency
test.
1 The social science
elective may be selected from the following: economics, geography,
history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes
anthropology). PSY 205 or SOC 207, 245, or 247 are recommended.
2 The PED requirement
may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED
220, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.;
or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered
as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
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