Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will describe the gas laws and relate them to Respiratory Care.
• MO: Evaluate various on-line sources of information pertaining to respiratory care.
• MO: Summarize the basic elements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
• MO: State the personal protective equipment required to control the spread of airborne infections.
• MO: Define key respiratory terms.
• Given a patient scenario, select the appropriate personal protective equipment.
• The student will be able to state the most significant factor that influences a patient’s ability to breathe through an endotracheal tube according to Poiseuille's Law.
• MO: Explain what constitutes an ethical dilemma and how they arise in health care.
• MO: Predict gas behavior under changing conditions using gas law calculations.
• MO: Differentiate between scholarly journal articles and magazine articles.
• MO: Demonstrate professional behavior.
• MO: Discuss the major historical events that have shaped modern respiratory care practice.