RC246 — Clinical Practice IV
RC 246 - Clinical Practice IV RC 246 - Clinical Practice IV This course is a continuation of Clinical Practice III. The student will complete a series of special clinical rotations at designated clinical sites. This intensive course affords the student opportunities to practice many respiratory procedures within a hospital setting on both adult and pediatric populations. These procedures include non-invasive positive pressure breathing, incentive spirometry, manual ventilation, postural drainage and percussion, mechanical ventilation as well as the more specialized areas of pulmonary function testing, drawing and analyzing arterial blood gases, and home care. Students are instructed and supervised by designated clinical instructors and instructed and evaluated by college faculty, all of whom are directed and supervised by the director of clinical education. Each semester, students will be assigned to a minimum of two clinical sites. More rotations may be utilized during any given semester depending on the number of students. The director of clinical education will assign students in such a way that each student receives an equal opportunity to achieve the