| 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 examinations
leading to certification as a Certified Respiratory Therapist
(CRT) and state licensure as a respiratory
care practitioner (RCP).
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, the B.S. in Health Occupations Education at Virginia
Tech, and the B.S. in Health Sciences from George Mason University.
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. Students must qualify for ENG 111 and MTH 126 through acceptable
scores on NVCC placement tests.
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) is strongly suggested but not required.
Completion Requirement: Students must comply with all
Continuation Requirements for Allied Health and Nursing Students
(see page 101).
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).
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First Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
3rd Semester |
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ENG |
111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
|
HLT |
141 |
Medical Terminology |
1 |
|
MTH |
126 |
Math for Allied Health |
2 |
|
NAS |
150 |
Human Biology |
4 |
|
RTH |
193 |
Studies in Resp. Therapy Prof. Ethics |
1 |
|
RTH |
195 |
Topics in Integrated Sci. for Resp. Therapy |
2 |
|
1SDV |
101 |
Orientation to Health Care |
1 |
|
|
2 |
|
Social Science Elective |
|
3 |
|
HLT |
250 |
General Pharmacology |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
111 |
Anatomy & Phys. of the Cardiopulmonary
System |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
151 |
Fund. Clinical Procedures |
|
3 |
|
3SPD |
|
Elective |
|
3 |
|
|
RTH |
121 |
Cardiopulmonary Science 1 |
|
|
3 |
|
RTH |
131 |
Respiratory Care Theory & Proc. 1 |
|
|
4 |
|
RTH |
145 |
Pharmacology for Resp. Care 1 |
|
|
1 |
|
RTH |
196 |
Fund. Clinical Procedures |
|
|
2 |
|
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Total Credits/Semester |
14 |
15 |
10 |
|
Second Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
|
|
PED |
116 |
Lifetime Fitness & Wellness |
2 |
|
RTH |
132 |
Resp. Care & Proc. II |
4 |
|
RTH |
217 |
Pulmonary Rehab., Home Care and Health Promo. |
2 |
|
RTH |
222 |
Cardiopulmonary Science II |
3 |
|
RTH |
295 |
Topics In EKG & Holter Monitoring |
1 |
|
RTH |
296 |
On site Training in Resp Therapy |
3 |
|
|
PHI |
227 |
Biomedical Ethics |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
224 |
Integrated Resp. Therapy Skills I |
|
2 |
|
RTH |
236 |
Critical Care Monitoring |
|
3 |
|
RTH |
253 |
Advanced Clinical Proc. III |
|
4 |
|
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Social Science ELective |
|
3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
15 |
15 |
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Respiratory Therapy
= 69
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 Any SDV elective is
acceptable
2 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.
3 SPD 229 Intercultural Communication
is recommended.
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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