Program offered is an Associate.

The Associate in Science in Respiratory Care program prepares students to pursue a career as a highly skilled, critical thinking, Respiratory Therapist (RT). RTs assess, treat, and monitor patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system. Practicing under the guidance of a physician, RTs perform a wide array of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on adult, pediatric, and newborn patients.

Typical responsibilities for a RT include interviewing and examining patients with breathing problems, performing diagnostic studies such as obtaining and analyzing arterial blood gases, pulmonary function testing, hemodynamic monitoring, and polysomnography. RTs administer aerosolized medications, initiate mechanical ventilation, perform bronchopulmonary hygiene, maintain airway patency, and provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

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