Respiratory Care (RC) Courses
RC 110 Cardiopulmonary Pathologies for Respiratory Care
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Corequisite:RC 111
- Enrollment Limitation:Acceptance into the Respiratory Care Program.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLW 340.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course introduces the common pathologies affecting the cardiopulmonary system and related pharmacological treatment. Topics include obstructive and restrictive airway diseases, early childhood respiratory diseases, infectious pulmonary diseases, and pulmonary vascular diseases.
RC 111 Principles of Respiratory Care
- Units:7
- Hours:108 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Corequisite:RC 110
- Enrollment Limitation:Acceptance into the Respiratory Care Program.
- Advisory:Eligible for ENGRD 310 or ENGRD 312 AND ENGWR 300; OR ESLW 340.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course introduces critical thinking skills necessary for entry into clinical practice in respiratory care. It includes a comprehensive overview of the cardiopulmonary system with emphasis on applied physiology. Additionally, it covers ventilation, gas transport, gas exchange, and acid-base balance, including interpretation of data and the relationship of therapeutics to physiological principles. Respiratory care equipment, patient assessment skills, safe practices, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), human rights and privacy, personal health and hygiene, and hospital orientations are introduced. This course is preparation for general practice as a respiratory care practitioner. It covers laboratory skills and procedures with emphasis on the application of theories and techniques related to assessment, evaluation, and interpretation of patients with cardiopulmonary illness. Included are concepts of Basic Life Support.
RC 121 Concepts of Airway Care & Mechanical Ventilation
- Units:4
- Hours:72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:RC 110 and 111 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 122, 123, and 124
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course expands on the principles of respiratory failure, airway protective techniques, and advanced life support. Topics include mechanical ventilator theories and modes, invasive and noninvasive airway care, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) procedures.
RC 122 Airway Care & Mechanical Ventilation Laboratory
- Units:1
- Hours:54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:RC 110 and 111 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 121, 123, and 124
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course introduces higher levels of clinical practice including critical care. It covers Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), airway protective procedures, and mechanical ventilation.
RC 123 Clinical Externship I
- Units:3
- Hours:162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:RC 110 and 111 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 121, 122, and 124
- Enrollment Limitation:Students must meet the health requirements of the Los Rios Community College District for Allied Health Programs and certification in Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course presents the principles of medical gas delivery devices; humidity, aerosol and hyperinflation therapies, and chest physiotherapy. It also covers the application, patient assessment, patient monitoring, and evaluation of the efficacy of medical gas, humidity, aerosol and hyperinflation therapies, and chest physiotherapy. A portion of this course may be offered with a TBA component which may include working in clinical sites.
RC 124 Respiratory Care Pharmacology
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:RC 110 and 111 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 121, 122, and 123
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course covers the concepts and principles of pharmacology
required in the practice of respiratory care, including medications, actions, dosages, routes of administration, and adverse reactions. Topics include patient education of medication delivery devices, patient
monitoring devices, utilization techniques, and the standards
for therapeutic efficacy in relation to asthma, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, and smoking cessation.
RC 130 Respiratory Care in Neonatal and Pediatric Populations & Diagnostic Studies
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:RC 121, 122, 123, and 124 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 131 and 132
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course prepares students to work in laboratories and special care areas of a hospital. Topics include perinatal and pediatric diseases, labor and delivery, rehabilitation, and advanced diagnostic studies performed by respiratory therapists. Additional topics include bronchoscopy, advanced pulmonary function studies, bronchial provocation testing, polysomnography, exercise stress tests, metabolic studies, hemodynamic measurements, advanced modalities of mechanical ventilation, and cardiovascular testing.
RC 131 Respiratory Care in Neonatal and Pediatric Populations & Diagnostic Studies Laboratory
- Units:1
- Hours:54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:RC 121, 122, 123, and 124 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 130 and 132
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course prepares students for general practice as respiratory care practitioners. It provides laboratory practice in medical gas, humidity/aerosol, hyperinflation and bronchial hygiene therapies, airway management, and non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilatory support as applied to neonatal and pediatric patients in specialized critical care units. Additionally, it covers pulmonary rehabilitation techniques, cardiopulmonary stress testing, sleep studies, and respiratory care techniques in the home setting. Students must successfully complete the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Self Assessment Examinations to receive a passing grade in this course. Students are responsible for fees associated with this examination.
RC 132 Clinical Externship II
- Units:6
- Hours:324 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:RC 121, 122, 123, and 124 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 130 and 131
- Enrollment Limitation:Student must meet the health requirements of the Los Rios Community College District for Allied Health Programs and certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This is a preparatory course for advanced practice as respiratory care practitioners. Topics include clinical practice in the application of airway management, including intubation, suctioning, and bronchoscopy, to adult patients in critical care units. Additionally it includes clinical practice in application of non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilatory support, ventilator settings/adjustments, monitoring, adjusting ventilators to improve oxygenation and/or ventilation and discontinuance from mechanical ventilatory support. Clinical experience is provided in regional hospitals and clinics. A portion of this course may be offered with a TBA component which may include working in clinical sites.
RC 140 Professional Development in Respiratory Care
- Units:2
- Hours:36 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:RC 130, 131, and 132 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 142
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course prepares students for transition into professional practice. Topics include ethical behaviors, resume writing, and professional attributes and dress for the respiratory care setting. Interviewing skills, professional test preparation for national licensing examinations, and practice examinations for the National Board of Respiratory Care's (NBRC) Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination (TMC) and Clinical Simulation Self Assessment Examinations (CSE) are also covered.
RC 142 Clinical Externship III
- Units:6
- Hours:324 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:RC 130, 131, and 132 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:RC 140
- Enrollment Limitation:Meet the health requirements of the Los Rios Community College District for Allied Health Programs and certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This course prepares for advanced practice of respiratory care. Topics include labor and delivery, neonatal intensive care, cardiac and medical intensive care, medical trauma management, application of pulmonary rehabilitation techniques, cardiopulmonary stress testing, sleep studies, and respiratory care techniques in the home setting. Additional topics include case studies in medical management.
RC 295 Independent Studies in Respiratory Care
- Units:1 - 3
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
RC 299 Experimental Offering in Respiratory Care
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:January 1, 2023
This is the experimental courses description.