rspt1121Respiratory Home Care and Rehabilitation

Kingwood College Respiratory Care Therapist Program
RSPT 1241 Respiratory Home Care/Rehabilitation
Fall 2009 - Evening Program

Instructor:

William R. Scott, BS, R.R.T., R.C.P.

20,000 Kingwood Drive, HSB Suite 118-X

Kingwood, Texas 77339

Office Phone: 281-312-1635

E-mail: william.scott@lonestar.edu

FAX#: 281-312-1490

Credit: 2 credit hour

Prerequisites: Departmental Approval

Course Description:

Respiratory home care/rehabilitation equipment, procedures, and patient education. Emphasizes treatment of patients in home care and alternate settings.

Course Outcomes:

Select, manage, troubleshoot, and modify therapeutic modalities for home care/rehabilitation patients; identify appropriate equipment; and demonstrate appropriate assessment, treatment, and documentation.

Scans:

The Secretary’s commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) has identified (1) reading, (2) writing, (3) mathematics, (4) speaking and listening, (5) thinking skills, (6) personal qualities, (7) workplace competencies, and (8) basic use of computers as competencies required to enter employment.

SCANS Performance Objectives:

1. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[reading]. Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
a. understands reading assignments required for this course

b. understands the scenario format of the unit exam questions

2. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[writing]. Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
a. completes homework assignments

3. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[mathematics]. Performance will be satisfactory if the student

successfully:
a. calculates the required formulae used in rehabilitation and in home

care.

4. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[speaking and listening]. Performance will be satisfactory

if the student successfully:
a. interacts with the faculty and other students in the lecture class

5. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[thinking skills]. Performance will be satisfactory if the student

successfully:
a. analyzes the patients response to the rehabilitation process and

makes recommendations regarding alterations in the care plan
b. analyzes the patients response to homecare modalities and

makes recommendations regarding alterations in the care plan

6. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[personal qualities]. Performance will be satisfactory if the

student successfully:
a. interacts with faculty and fellow students in the classroom

7. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[work place competencies]. Performance will be satisfactory

if the student successfully:

a. displays the social skills needed to interact with the RCP faculty

8. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency

[basic computer skills]. Performance will be satisfactory

if the student successfully:

a. interacts with the faculty via e-mail
b. utilizes the Internet for references

Course Structure: Lecture

Class Schedule: Monday: Lecture…06:40 a.m. – 08:40 a.m.

Required Textbooks: The following textbooks are required for this course:

Wilkins, R.L., Stoller, J.K. & Kacmarek, R.M., (2009) Egan’s fundamentals of

Respiratory care, 9th ed. St. Lewis: Mosby. [ISBN: 978-0-323-03657-3]

Wehrman, S.F. (2009) Study guide to Egan's fundamentals of respiratory care,

8^th ed., St. Louis: Mosby. [ISBN: 9780323051880]

Rehabilitation Links

Wallace, W. A. (2002, June/July). Building a better beast. RT: the journal

for respiratory care practitioners. Retrieved at:

http://www.rtmagazine.com/Articles.ASP?articleid=R0206F02

Celli, B. R. (1998, April). Pulmonary rehabilitation: a practical approach for

improving ventilatory conditioning. Postgraduate Medicine. 103(4).

Retrieved at:

http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1998/04_98/celli.htm

Nutrition Project: All students are required to submit "Nutritional Facts" concerning a favorite meal. Students will perform a nutritional analysis on this meal and discuss ingredient adjustment for desired outcomes. More information concerning this project will be presented in class. This project will be graded and constitute 5% of the course grade average for this course.

Course Content: (Tentative Outline)

Unit 1 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Egan: Chapter 50
Unit 2 RC in Alternative Settings Egan: Chapter 51

Part A

Unit 3 RC in Alternative Settings (continued) Egan: Chapter 51

Part B

Patient Education & Health Promotion Egan: Chapter 49

Attendance:

Students are expected to attend all class, lab, and clinical sessions unless they are officially excused. An official absence is granted when such absence is caused by official participation in a college activity and the instructor is informed in advance. All other absences are unofficial. Absences caused by unavoidable conditions, such as illness, should be reported to the instructor by the start of class (281-312-1635).

Absences:

Absences will impact the final average with the first absence counting one [-1%] point, the second absence two [-2%] points, the third absence five [-5%] points, and each absence following with an additional ten [-10%] point reduction.

Tardy:

Each tardy will result in the deduction of 0.33% from the final grade average for this course. A “tardy” is inclusive of leaving class less than thirty minutes before dismissal, as well as taking leave during class or labs for longer than a reasonable amount of time.

Tardies of more than thirty minutes will be considered a half-day absence. These will be deducted as 0.5% from the final grade average for this course. Leaving a class/lab early or for extended periods will be calculated as a tardy or absence, depending on the amount of time missed.

No test missed may be made up. Per program guidelines, no grades will be dropped in the computation of the final grade for this course.

Students shall not schedule conference times with other faculty or councilors during class time. Any class time missed due to ‘appointments’ with councilors or other faculty will not be treated any differently from other types of tardy or absences.

Leave of Absence is NOT given in this program. Withdrawal is required. Student may not drop this class without consultation with the instructor.

Make-up Exams:

Missed exams/quizzes must be promptly made up on the first remediation day following the miss. Make-up exam/quiz scores will be multiplied by 75 % thus reducing the score for final grade averaging (i.e.: a score of 85 % will be recorded as 64 % for final course grade averaging).

Policies and Procedures:

Student may find the following information in the Respiratory Care

Student Handbook

- Withdrawal policy

- Attendance policy

- Grading scale

The Respiratory Care Therapist Program practices a non-discriminatory admissions policy with respect to race, color, creed, sex, age, or national origin.

Remediation:

Any examination not passed with a 75% MUST be remediated on the first Friday @ 1000 hours following the scheduled test. The purpose of remediation is to be sure that the student does not have a gap in their academic learning. Students must speak with their instructor in order to schedule a meeting time for an interview. The student should bring completed homework assignments to the interview. During the conference and after identifying problem areas in the failed exam, the instructor will prescribe additional assignments to be completed by the student thus remediating areas of incomplete understanding.

Additionally, all students are welcome to request a tutoring remediation session if they feel they need some help understanding a topic of study.

Calendar and Holidays:

August 24 First day of class

November 06 Last day to drop and receive a "W"

December 07 Final Examination (Monday)

Cell Phones & Pagers:

Students are required to turn off cell phones and pagers during class time. If an emergency situation exists and only with instructor approval, these devices may be placed in “vibrate” mode. However, leaving the classroom to answer an emergency call MUST be an infrequent occurrence.

Eating/Drinking in Class:

College policy states that there is no food allowed in the classroom or labs. A covered drink will be allowed and empty disposable containers are discarded in a proper trash receptacle outside of the classroom.

Course Drop:

Students are required to talk with their instructor before attempting to drop this or any other course.

Grading:

Quizzes and homework will count (maximally) as two (2%) and one (1%) percentage points respectively. These points will be applied towards the exam grade for their respective unit. For example: 2 quizzes (4%), plus 2 homework assignments (2%), plus the unit exam (94%).

There will be a minimum of two lecture examinations plus one comprehensive final exam. These will be weighted equally, averaged and comprise 100% of the final score for this course. The final exam may be excused if an 89.45 % lecture exam average is earned and the student attends the exam review; otherwise the final exam is mandatory.

The final grade will be based on the following example:

Unit Exams plus Final Exam….…...…95.00%

Nutrition Project…………………...… 5.00%

Less absence / tardiness:

(i.e.: 2 absence and 2 tardies)…….-3.67%_

Final Grade Average..……………….. 96.33%

The following numerical ranges correspond to letter grades within

the respiratory therapist program:

A = 90 - 100

B = 80 - 89

C = 75 - 79

D = 65 - 74

F = < 65

Six Drop Rule:

Texas imposes penalties on students who drop courses excessively. Students are limited to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career at a Texas public college or university. Under section 51.907 of the Texas Education Code, "an institution of higher education may not permit a student to drop (withdraw with a grade of "W") more than six courses, including any course a transfer student has dropped at another Texas public institution of higher education." Once the limit has been reached, the student no longer be eligible to receive a grade of “W” and will receive the grade that is earned in that class.

This statute was enacted by the State of Texas in Spring 2007 and applies to students who enroll in a public institution of higher education as first-time freshmen in Fall 2007 or later. Students enrolled prior to Fall 2007 are not subject to the law. After the withdrawal deadline has passed, the student will receive the grade that would have been earned. Any course that a student drops is counted toward the six-course limit unless the student is completely withdrawing from the institution or meets one of the eligible criteria for a waiver.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I have received a copy and have read the course document for RSPT 1241 Respiratory Home Care/Rehabilitation. By signing, I indicate my understanding and willingness to comply with these regulations and requirements.

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Student Signature: _________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________