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Show Allied Health Sciences Respiratory Therapy 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 (this shall be interpreted to be an overall 2.25 grade point average); (4) be interviewed by a Respiratory Therapy adviser; (5) complete all the Respiratory Therapy prerequisites with a "C" or better grade; (6) and complete the battery of tests through Weber State College's Counseling and Testing Center; (7) declare or change major to Respiratory Therapy. All seven of the above steps must be completed prior to December 1st each year. 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. All Resipratory Therapy courses are sequenced and prerequisite to each other. 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 National Board for Respiratory Therapy to take the Board Examinations. To apply and take this examination is the responsibility of the individual student and is independent of his education. Prospective students must see Respiratory Therapy faculty member and be accepted into the program prior to enrollment in any Respiratory Therapy classes. Program: Respiratory TherapyAssociate of Applied Science Degree I. General Requirements: A. A minimum of 93 credit hours. B. The required courses in major field, not to exceed 67 credit hours. C. English 101. D. English 103B or Communication 102. E. At least 20 hours from the general education courses listed in the catalog, including at least one course in each of the four areas, Humanities, Life Science, Physical Science, Social Science. F. An overall G. P. A. of 2.25 is required. II. Specific Requirements: A. Biomedical core or acceptable equivalent* requirements (15 credit hours): Health Occupatipns 111 (5), 112 (5), 113 (5). B. Respiratory Therapy courses required (62 credit hours): Respiratory Therapy 195 (2), 199 (5), 200 (4), 202 (5), 203 (3), 204 (5), 206 (4), 208 (6), 210 (3), 270 (2), 271 (7), 272 (7), 273 (7), 299 (2). C. Respiratory Therapy courses to elect from (five credit hours): Respiratory Therapy 207 (5), 274 (1-5), 283 (1-3), 292 (1-6). D. Support courses required (12 credit hours): Mathematics 101 (5), Health Occupations 120 (3); Psychology 101 (5) or 154 (3); Physical Education (any one course). *Acceptable equivalent: Zoology 421 (5), 422 (5) and Physics 101 (5): or Zoology 201 (.5), 202 (3) and Physics 101 (5): and Microbiology 111 (5), Chemistry 101 (5). 72 Allied Health Sciences Dental Hygiene RESPIRATORY THERAPY COURSES 195. Clinical Applications (2) Taught concurrently with R.T. 199, the student will receive experience in the clinical situation, orientation to hospitals, contact with the ill patient, medical records and interpretation, rotation through specific areas associated with respiratory therapy, and a beginning introduction to respiratory therapy procedures and problems. S 199. Introduction to Respiratory Therapy (5) 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 labs a week. S 200. Administration of Oxygen and Other Gases (4) 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 lab a week. Su 202. Humidification and Aerosolization (5) 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 lab a week. Su 203. Respiratory Physiology (3) An intensive study of the cardiorespiratory system specifically for the Respiratory Therapist. Deals with the structure and function, ventilation, diffusion, blood flow, mechanics of respiration, control, and gas transport in the normal human being. Prerequisites: Biomedical Core and Respiratory Therapy 199. S 204. Respiration (5) The essentials of ventilation as it applies to the assistance and/or control of respiratory function during states of impaired breathing. One 4-hour lab a week. A 206. Mechanical Ventilation (4) A description of, and learning experiences with, modern day respirators and breathing devices. Taught concurrently with Respiratory Therapy 204. One 4-hour lab a week. A 207. Pulmonary Self Care Techniques (5) An introduction to self care techniques of the chronic pulmonary disease patient. Includes bronchial hygiene, general health tips, path-ophyisology, patient assignments with actual patients and make follow up visits with county public health department. Enrollment limited and by permission only. W S 208. Elementary Cardiopulmonary Technology (6) Pulmonary function studies and blood gas analysis. Two 4-hour labs a week. W 210. Equipment and Maintenance (3) A survey of the equipment and apparatus used by the respiratory therapist in a modern hospital; including decontamination procedures, inventory systems and trouble shooting. One 4-hour lab a week. Su 270. Clinical Applications (2) Offered concurrently with Respiratory Therapy 200, 202, and 210. Offers experience in the clinical setting, in the therapeutic areas or positive pressure, oxygen administration, and humidity-aerosol administration. One 8-hour clinical rotation per week. Su 271. Clinical Applications (7) To be taken concurrently with Respiratory Therapy 204 and 206. One 4-hour clinical and two 8-hour clinical rotations a week. A 272. Clinical Applications (7) To be taken concurrently with Respiratory Therapy 208. One 4-hour clinical rotation and two 8-hour clinical rotations a week. W 273. Clinical Applications (7) To be taken concurently with Respiratory Therapy 299. One 4-hour clinical rotation and four S-hour clinical rotations a week. S 274. Honors Internship (1-5) Respiratory Therapy students involved in final hospital training. Consent of department required. A W S Su 283. Directed Readings (1-3) Directed readings, projects and research. Limited to respiratory therapy majors. A maximum of 9 hours may be accumulated with this course. A W S Su 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. A W S Su 299. Seminar (2) Current concepts in Respiratory Therapy and review of interesting clinical studies. S DENTAL HYGIENE Kathleen M. Lukken, Program Director Dental hygiene is a comparatively new profession and plays an important role in the field of health services. The dental hygienist is a health educator concerned with the prevention of dental disease. Dental hygienists perform their services under the supervision of a licensed dentist and are the only members of the dental auxiliary team who are licensed to perform a service directly on the patient. As a member of the dental health team in a dental office, the dental hygienist removes deposits and stains from teeth, exposes and develops dental x-rays, applies topical fluoride, takes impressions of the teeth for study models, removes sutures, and gives patient education. The dental hygienist also assumes other responsibilities in the office, thus enabling the dentist to broaden his services to the public. 73 |
