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Respiratory Life Support

Class Number: RESPTHER 10515113-1 - Respiratory Life Support
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-515-113 RESPIRATORY LIFE SUPPORT ...focuses on management of adult ventilatory support. Emphasis is placed on promotion of evidence-based practice using established clinical practice guidelines and published research for its relevance to patient care. (Prerequisites: 10-515-172, Respiratory Therapeutics 2; 10-515-174, Respiratory/Cardiac Physiology; 10-515-175, Respiratory Clinical 1)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall

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What will I learn?

  1. Assess the need for mechanical ventilation
  2. Explain general principles of mechanical ventilation
  3. Apply non-invasive mechanical ventilation
  4. Apply invasive mechanical ventilation
  5. Operate various ventilators
  6. Interpret waveforms and graphics
  7. Evaluate patient response to mechanical ventilation
  8. Apply weaning techniques to mechanically ventilated patients
  9. Analyze the legal and ethical implications of initiation, continuation, and withdrawal of life support
  10. Correlate mechanical ventilation strategies to various disease states

Class Details

Class Number:
RESPTHER 10515113-1 - Respiratory Life Support
Location:
NWTC Green Bay
Date:
-
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
2026 Fall Session 2

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
10/27/2026 - 12/15/2026 Tuesday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS320

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