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Respiratory Care

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Associate's DegreeAcademicCIP: 51.0908

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The Respiratory Care program gives students a solid foundation of theory and clinical experiences. Students will learn about medical gas administration, airway care, aerosol therapy, lung inflation techniques, mucus clearance techniques, arterial blood gas analysis, managing patients on life support, diagnostic lung studies, pediatric/neonatal respiratory care, CPR and hemodynamic monitoring.

Credits

76 credits

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeakingCritical ThinkingSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationMonitoringWritingCoordinationInstructingLearning StrategiesActive LearningPersuasionJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePsychologyEducation and TrainingBiologySociology and AnthropologyAdministrativeMathematicsComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionSpeech ClarityProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Coordinate communication between patients, family members, medical staff, administrative staff, or r
  • Interview patients or their representatives to identify problems relating to care.
  • Refer patients to appropriate health care services or resources.
  • Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
  • Take and document patients' medical histories.
  • Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements, such as axial length measurements, of the eye or
  • Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrod
  • Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP
  • Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conducti
  • Evaluate the functioning of the neuromuscularskeletal system and the spine using systems of chiropra
  • Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing
  • Perform a series of manual adjustments to the spine or other articulations of the body to correct th
  • Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with
  • Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or
  • Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus
  • Attend high-risk and caesarian section infant deliveries to provide neonatal respiratory care as needed.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.

Technology

Medical softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareElectronic mail softwareWeb platform development softwareWord processing softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareCustomer relationship management CRM softwareVideo conferencing softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareComputer based training software

Tools

Computer data input scannersComputer laser printersDesktop computersLaptop computersLaser facsimile machinesLaser printersMulti-line telephone systemsPersonal computersPhotocopying equipmentA-scan biometersAmsler gridsAutomated lensometersAutorefractorsB-Scan biometersBio-microscopesBrightness acuity testersColor blindness testsCorneal pachymetersCorneal topographersDigital pupillometersElectroretinogram equipmentEye chart projectorsFundus camerasHandheld occludersAir dryersComputer monitorsCorkscrew needle electrodesDepth electrodesDifferential amplifiersDisposable foam pad electrodes

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementSupportWorking ConditionsIndependenceRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Patient Representatives29-2099.08
  • Ophthalmic Medical Technologists29-2099.05
  • Neurodiagnostic Technologists29-2099.01
  • Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other29-2099.00
  • Respiratory Therapists29-1126.00
  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Patient and family interviews — conduct independently to identify care-related problems and document findings using CRM tools in an outpatient clinic.
  • Referrals to health care services — evaluate patient needs and match to appropriate community or facility resources with reduced oversight in a hospital setting.
  • Complaint investigations — follow up with medical staff and patients to confirm satisfactory resolution within established timeframes in a multi-department facility.
  • Policy and procedure explanations — deliver clearly to patients and families using combined medical and administrative knowledge in a busy clinic environment.
  • Community resource knowledge — maintain and update a working database of local health and social services for routine patient referral use.
  • Coordination across care teams — schedule and facilitate information exchange between nursing, administrative, and ancillary staff on behalf of patients in an acute care unit.
  • Patient education materials — draft and revise brochures or newsletters using word processing software to reflect current departmental policies and services.
  • Social perceptiveness — apply during patient interactions to detect distress or misunderstanding and adjust communication approach in a culturally diverse clinical environment.
  • Time management — prioritize concurrent patient cases and administrative tasks to meet response deadlines in a high-volume outpatient setting.
  • Video conferencing software — conduct remote patient consultations and follow-up meetings with care teams in telehealth-enabled healthcare facilities.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
7%
Placement Rate
83%