RESP 320 Neonatal Respiratory Care

Theories, procedures and equipment applicable to the delivery of respiratory therapy in neonatal care.

Neonatal respiratory care is a career pathway for many respiratory therapists due to the volume of neonatal intensive care units and premature infants. Whether neonatal respiratory care is a chosen pathway or not, the respiratory therapist within hospitals are relied upon to take care of the cardiopulmonary needs of these tiny patients with skills and knowledge. This class will prepare the respiratory therapist to successfully pass the neonatal components of the NBRC exam and to manage common neonatal cardiopulmonary diseases in practice.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt. The Discussion is a space for academic exchanges. As a result, you must check for proper and exacting punctuation, spelling, and grammar. In addition, you must reference all outside sources in correct citation format. It is crucial that all participants maintain a high regard for proper decorum in the Discussion. A grading rubric for Discussion responses is provided.

Annotated Bibliography Assignment

A key element of the research process in academia is the gathering and organization of peer-reviewed research and texts. One method of doing this is to create an annotated bibliography in which you list all the sources you found and a short paragraph underneath as to the value of this source and what information you plan to use. This process can assist in moving forward with larger papers and provide an overall plan going forward. The sources you identify will then be used for the Paper Assignment later in this course.

Paper Assignment

Case Report

For students who are Post-Licensure pathway and clinically take care of neonates, the student is to present an interesting case the last week of this semester. Ideally, it would be of a disease and therapy we have covered over the course, but alternative treatments and/or rare diseases is acceptable as well. For students who do not work with neonates or for Entry to Practice students, please skip to the Journal Article Review below. See requirements within the assignment instructions within Canvas.

Journal Article Review

Students who do not have access to pediatric patients will conduct a journal article review (preferably from Respiratory Care) of a topic covered during the semester (ideally, material published within the last 5 years).

Quizzes (2)

There will be 2 quizzes. A mid-term and final quiz. Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned Module: Week. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes and contain multiple-choice questions.