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RC 109–Clinical Practicum I (2)
Prerequisites: RC 100, RC 102, RC 104, BI 104
Introduces the hospital environment and patient
care, including patients charts and record-keeping.
Includes practical experience in using basic
respiratory therapy equipment and applying it to
patient care. Students perform basic respiratory
therapy modalities such as oxygen therapy, aerosol
therapy, IPPB, incentive spirometry and chest
physiotherapy and postural drainage.
RC 110–Clinical Practicum II (2)
Prerequisites: RC 103, RC 105, RC 107, RC 109
Teaches proficiency in administering basic respiratory
care procedures and handling every aspect of general
care. Introduces the intensive care environment
and the theory and practical use of mechanical
ventilators. Includes practical experience in obtaining
arterial blood gases.
RC 202–Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory
Care (3)
Prerequisites: RC 103, RC 105, RC 107, RC 110
Provides an in-depth perspective of pediatric and
neonatal respiratory care. Includes high-risk deliveries,
abnormalities and diseases, and the interventions
used. Discusses mechanical ventilation for the
neonatal and pediatric patient. Students must
satisfactorily complete competency tests on the
operation of neonatal and pediatric ventilators.
RC 203–Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Home
Care (2)
Prerequisites: RC 202, RC 204, RC 206, RC 208
Reviews all of the assessment skills, equipment, and
interventions presented throughout the program,
and applies them to the care of patients in alternative
settings. Focus is on teaching patients to live with
their diseases. A capstone course for the respiratory
care program.
RC 204–Cardiac Monitoring and Diagnostics
(4)
Prerequisites: RC 103, RC 105, RC 107, RC 110
Presents the theory, equipment, and techniques
involved in cardiac monitoring. Recognition of normal
values and normal waveforms will be emphasized
as a reference for identifying abnormal and life
threatening changes. Students must satisfactorily
complete competency tests, including EKG
monitoring and assembly of fluid filled monitoring
systems.
RC 205–Professional Seminar (2)
Prerequisites: RC 202, RC 204, RC 206, RC 208
Prepares students for entry into clinical practice.
Emphasizes preparation for the entry level and
registry examinations given by the National Board
for Respiratory Care. Provides familiarization with
the prospective test matrices and uses both text and
computer review materials. Reviews and discusses
assigned current readings from various journals
related to respiratory therapy.
RC 206–Pulmonary Diagnostics (2)
Prerequisites: RC 103, RC 105, RC 107, RC 110
Includes a detailed analysis of all major parameters
of ventilatory measurement as well as diagnostic
significance of deviations from predicted normal
values.
RC 207–Cardiopulmonary and Renal
Pathophysiology Review (3)
Prerequisites: RC 202, RC 204, RC 206, RC 208
Examines the effects of various diseases upon the
cardiopulmonary and renal systems. Discusses both
acute and long-term aspects of ventilatory-circulatory
impairment. Emphasis on diseases that cause insult to
the respiratory system.
RC 208–Clinical Practicum III (2)
Prerequisites: RC 103, RC 105, RC 107, RC 110
Develops advanced skills in the critical care
environment regarding management of the patient
dependent upon mechanical ventilation. Practical
experiences gained in hemodynamic monitoring.
Students will rotate through operating rooms to
observe thoracic and cardiovascular surgeries and
intubations.
RC 209–Clinical Practicum IV (2)
Prerequisites: RC 202, RC 204, RC 206, RC 208
Provides clinical experience in the pediatric/neonatal
environment as well as advanced adult critical care.
Students rotate through neonatal and pediatric
intensive care units and gain practical experience
with mechanical ventilator management and various
therapeutic techniques for this patient population.
Students also rotate through various adult critical
care areas.
SO: Sociology
SO 101–Introduction to Sociology (3)
• GenEd Social & Behavioral Sciences/Sociology
Prerequisites: [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95
and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Introduces the student to the study of society and
the impact of society upon the individual. Exemplifies
social processes in cultural patterns and institutions.
Examines group values at various levels of human
relationship.
SO 102–Social Problems (3)
• GenEd Social & Behavioral Sciences/Sociology;
Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95
and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Offers the study of community problems and
sociological processes involved in the analysis of
universal and local sociological phenomena.
SO 201–Criminology (3)
Prerequisites: [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95
and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Explores criminal behavior and the methods of its
study, causation, types of criminal acts and offenders,
punishment, correction and incarceration and
prevention of crime.
SO 202–Marriage and Family (3)
Prerequisites: [(EN 50A or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95
and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Presents a comparative analysis of family organization
in different societies, with reference to the urban
family of Western society. Explores basic causes of
change and trends in family structure and function.
Topics include mate selections, marriage vows,
marital prediction and child-rearing practices.
SO 207–Sociology and Sexuality (3)
Prerequisites or Corequisites: EN 101 and (SO 101 or
SO 102 or SO 202 or PS 202 or PS 209 or permission of
instructor)
Introduces sexuality as a political, cultural and
social issue. Examines how societies influence the
development of sexual scripts, what is considered
‘normal’and ‘abnormal’, ‘moral’and ‘immoral’, and
explores how these beliefs influence social responses
to current social problems related to sexuality.
SD: Student Development
(see ACE: Academic and
Career Engagement)
ST: Surgical Technology
Additional fees required for ST 100 and ST 200. See
the current class schedule. Fees are subject to change.
ST 100–Fundamentals of Surgical Technology
I (6)
Prerequisite: ST 120
Develops concepts, skills and attitudes needed
by students to perform as members of a surgical
team. Demonstration of competence in basic skills
is essential. Simulated practice time in FCC’s lab
and in operating room settings along with didactic
instruction prepare the student for the clinical
practicum component of this course.
ST 101–Introduction to Surgical Technology (6)
• Cultural Competence
Provides an overview of the functions of the surgical
technologist in the perioperative environment.
Develops the fundamental concepts and principles
of microbiology, asepsis, pharmacology, anesthesia,
ethical and legal considerations, patient care, all-
hazards preparation, and teamwork.
ST 105–Clinical Practicum (5)
Prerequisite: ST 100
Develops surgical technology concepts, attitudes, and
skills needed by students to perform as professional
members of a surgical team. Demonstration of
proficiency is essential during the perioperative
phases of surgical procedures.