Associate degrees in Respiratory Care Therapy + Therapist: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups.
Delaware County Community College
Associate degree
Respiratory Therapy | Delaware County Community College |
The Respiratory Therapy curriculum prepares allied health specialists for the management, treatment, testing and care of patients with breathing abnormalities.
All Respiratory Therapy applicants are required to submit a "Criminal History Record Information Report" and be free of any conviction of elder or child abuse for 10 years prior to beginning the first clinical course. Admitted students must pass a drug test prior to beginning the program.... |
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