RTH 255LC - Clinical Procedures III

1. Perform clinical physical assessment on neonatal/pediatric patients to include the patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation, and interpret the findings and utilize critical thinking skills to make correct respiratory care decisions based on the findings.
2. Perform basic respiratory therapeutics on pediatric and neonatal patients.
3. Perform respiratory assessment monitoring in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units to assess ventilatory status, evaluate oxygenation and oxygen transport, and interpret the findings and utilize critical thinking skills to make correct respiratory care decisions based on these findings.
4. Perform appropriate airway management procedures to include oro/naso-artificial airway suctioning, artificial airway care, cuff pressure determinations, manual ventilation, and extubation on neonatal and pediatric patients.
5. Set up, calibrate, maintain, monitor, and discontinue neonatal/pediatric ventilatory support equipment and monitors.
6. Respond to patient care needs from measurements or events observed during ventilatory support or in the care of the critically ill adult and neonatal/pediatric patient.
7. Perform respiratory care procedures, patient education, and pulmonary rehabilitation and develop plans of care for patients in specialized environments.
8. Utilize information from the medical record, and previous classroom learning to complete a case study presentation.

1. Clinical Assessment of the Neonatal/Pediatric Patient
2. Advanced Airway Management of the Neonatal/Pediatric Patient
3. Advanced Respiratory Assessment Monitoring of the Neonatal/Pediatric Patient
4. Adult and Neonatal/Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation
5. Care Decisions in Mechanically Ventilated Adult and Neonatal/Pediatric Patients
6. Observation and Participation in Various Respiratory Care Delivery Environments
7. Cast Study Presentation Preparation