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Show Allied Health Sciences — Respiratory Therapy Allied Health Sciences — Respiratory Therapy Students may enroll at any time with advisement from the Respiratory Therapy Department. However, the official class begins spring quarter each year following selection of the students by the Respiratory Therapy Admissions Committee. To be eligible for consideration in the official class selection, each candidate must: (1) be admitted to Weber State College; (2) submit a Respiratory Therapy program application; (3) present satisfactory high school and/or college achievement record; (4) be interviewed by Respiratory Therapy adviser; (5) complete all the Respiratory Therapy prerequisites with a C or better grade. These prerequisites include the Health Occupations core. It should be noted that conditional selection of students is made at mid-winter quarter. Therefore, candidates must be doing "C" or better in all their prerequisite classes at that time in order to be eligible for selection. The total program is seven quarters in length, including one summer session. The first two quarters are spent in filling prerequisites and some general education areas. Respiratory Therapy courses begin Spring quarter of the freshman year and continue through the remaining four quarters. Total length of the program is 21 months. Respiratory Therapy students are involved in lectures, demonstrations, and clinical experiences. Lectures and demonstrations are presented in the on-campus Respiratory Therapy Laboratory; clinical experience is provided in the Ogden and Salt Lake hospitals affiliated with the program. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded the associate of applied science degree. To become a registered therapist, the student must complete one year of experience after graduation and then apply to the American Registry of Inhalation Therapists to take the Board Examinations. To apply and take this examination is the responsibility of the individual student. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 199. Introduction to Respiratory Therapy—An introduction to the history, methods, techniques, and equipment used in the maintenance of the patient with pulmonary problems through the use of respiratory therapy procedures. Two 4-hour laboratories and one 4-hour clinical rotation a week. S (7) 200. Administration of Oxygen and Other Gases—A survey of the physiological conditions for which the administration of oxygen and other gases is useful; including appropriate equipment and techniques. One 4-hour laboratory and one 4-hour clinical rotation a week. Su (6) 202. Humidification and Aerosolization—The study of humidity and the use of therapeutic aerosols in the aid and supportive treatment of the pulmonary patient; including appropriate equipment and techniques. One 4-hour laboratory a week. Su (5) 204. Respiration—The essentials of ventilation as it applies to the assistance and/or control of respiratory function during states of impaired breathing. One 4-hour laboratory a week A (5) 206. Mechanical Ventilation—A description of, and learning experiences with modern day respirators and breathing devices. Taught concurrently with Respiratory Therapy 204. One 4-hour laboratory a week. A (4) 208. Elementary Cardiopulmonary Technology—Pulmonary function studies and blood gas analysis. Two 4-hour laboratories a week. W (6) 210. Equipment and Maintenance—A survey of the equipment and apparatus used by the respiratory therapist in a modern hospital; including sterilization inventory and trouble shooting. One 4-hour laboratory a week. Su (3) 286. Clinical Applications—Experience in the clinical settings of emergency, medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, general and thoracic surgery, and neurosurgery units of an affiliated hospital. One 4-hour clinical and two 8-hour clinical rotations a week. A (7) 287. Clinical Applications (continued)—One 4-hour clinical rotation and two 8-hour clinical rotations a week. W (7) 289. Clinical Applications (continued)—One 4-hour clinical rotation and four 8-hour clinical rotations a week. S (7) 299. Seminar—Current concepts in Respiratory Therapy and review of interesting clinical studies. S (2) |