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Respiratory Therapy Degree |
The Respiratory Therapy curriculum prepares individuals to function as respiratory therapists. In these roles,individuals perform diagnostic testing,treatments, and management of patients with heart and lung diseases.
Students will master skills in patient assessment and treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases. These skills include life support, monitoring, drug administration, and treatment of patients of all ages in a variety of settings.
Graduates of accredited programs may be eligible to take entry-level examinations from the National Board of Respiratory Care. Therapy graduates may also take the Advanced Practitioner examination. Graduates may be employed in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, education, industry, and home care.
The Respiratory Therapy program at Sandhills is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
| Respiratory Therapy
A45720
Associate in Applied Science Degree Program
| | | Course Hours | Per Week | Hours | | Mouse over the course number for the course description. | Class | Lab | Credit | | First Semester (Fall) | | BIO 165 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 4 | | CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 3 | 3 | 4 | | ENG 111 | Expository Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | | HUM/ART | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | | SOC/PSY | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | 15 | 6 | 17 | | Second Semester (Spring) | | BIO 166 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 | 3 | 4 | | CHM 152 | General Chemistry II | 3 | 3 | 4 | | ENG 112 | Argument-Based Research | 3 | 0 | 3 | | RCP 110 | Introduction to Respiratory Care | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| RCP 114 |
C-P Anatomy and Physiology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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15 | 9 |
18 |
| Third Semester (Summer) | | RCP 111 | Therapeutics/Diagnostics | 4 | 3 | 5 | | RCP 113 | C-P Pharmacology | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RCP 115 |
C-P Pathophysiology |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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8 |
3 |
9 |
| Fourth Semester (Fall) |
| RCP 132 |
RCP Clinical Practice I |
0 |
6 |
2 |
| RCP 146 | RCP Clinical Practice II | 0 | 18 | 6 | | RCP 210 | Critical Care Concepts | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | |
3 |
27 | 12 | | Fifth Semester (Spring) | | RCP 156 | RCP Clinical Practice III | 0 | 18 | 9 | | RCP 211 | Advanced Monitoring/Procedures | 3 | 3 | 4 | | RCP 213 | Neonatal/Ped's Concept | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | 5 | 21 | 12 | | Sixth Semester (Summer) | | RCP 238 | RCP Clinical Practice VI | 0 | 27 | 9 | | | | 0 | 27 | 9 | | Total Required Minimum Semester Hours: | 76 |
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