Introduces students to the profession of respiratory therapy. Includes field trips and limited lab activities. Open to all students.
- Subject
- RESP
- Credits (min)
- 1
- Credits (max)
- 1
- Credit unit
- Credit
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.uvu.edu
33 courses with the subject RESP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Introduces students to the profession of respiratory therapy. Includes field trips and limited lab activities. Open to all students.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy Program Corequisite(s): RESP 2300 and RESP 2520 Provides laboratory experiences to develop basic patient interaction and assessment skills required of an entry-level respiratory therapist. Emphasizes students’ ability to carry out commonly ordered respiratory therapy procedures. Includes participation in respiratory care simulations. Course lab fee of $298 applies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2145 Corequisite(s): RESP 2320 Provides laboratory experience with mechanical ventilation techniques and equipment. Emphasizes patient observation and assessment skills, as well as techniques in initiating, troubleshooting, monitoring, managing, and weaning ventilator parameters. Course lab fee of $102 applies.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy Program Introduces anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and renal systems. Includes principles of fluid dynamics governing oxygen and carbon dioxide transport throughout the body.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy Program Corequisite(s): RESP 2210 Covers the underlying pathophysiology of medical and surgical cardiopulmonary diseases. Emphasizes abnormal physiological processes which result in the signs and symptoms of each cardiopulmonary disorder. Includes diagnosis, selection, and implementation of therapeutic modalities and the role of the respiratory therapist in treatment.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Respiratory Therapy Program. Introduces basic patient assessment techniques, including respiratory therapy application of obtaining patient history and physical examination. Emphasizes integration of laboratory and imaging studies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2210 Introduces theory and clinical application of basic cardiopulmonary diagnostic studies, including simple spirometry, arterial and mixed venous blood gases, and electrocardiograms. Emphasizes critical thinking skills in interpretation of diagnostic findings.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Respiratory Therapy Program. Corequisite(s): RESP 2145 and RESP 2520 Examines principles and theory of clinical application of basic respiratory treatments and therapies, including indications, contraindications, hazards and complications, and equipment management. Includes principles and theory of clinical application of airway management and invasive and non-invasive ventilation. Emphasizes patient assessment and critical thinking skills. Course fee of $135 for professional dues applies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2300 Corequisite(s): RESP 2165 Introduces basic principles of mechanical ventilation, including determining the need for ventilation support, as well as initiation, maintaining, monitoring, and weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2320 Provides a comprehensive review to integrate concepts and skills in Respiratory Therapy. Course fee of $35 for testing services applies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2300 Provides learning experiences for students to develop a deep and broad understanding of respiratory care content based on sound clinical decision making. Requires students to solve practical problems in respiratory care.
Corequisite(s): RESP 2300 and RESP 2145 Introduces pharmacology, including general principles, autonomic and central nervous system agents, cardiovascular agents, and immunotherapeutic agents. Includes the study of drugs used in managing renal, GI tract, endocrine, and infectious or neoplastic diseases and disorders.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2145 Provides clinical rotations in the hospital environment allowing for mentored practice of skills. Emphasizes application of assessment skills including medical chart reviews and patient observation and examination. Includes recommendation, performance, and modification of basic therapies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2145 Provides opportunity to observe and participate in specialty areas of the respiratory care profession.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2705 Provides clinical rotations in selected medical settings, focusing on skills of initiation, management, and weaning of mechanical ventilation. Includes case studies as well as patient care.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2210 and University Advanced Standing Addresses cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology specifically for the advanced-level respiratory care practitioner focusing on the advanced physiologic considerations of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal systems.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2230 and University Advanced Standing Examines pathophysiology and diagnosis of coronary artery disease, fungal lung diseases, neoplasms, HIV, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), chest trauma, shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and differentiation of extracellular and intracellular fluid compartments.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2320 and University Advanced Standing Corequisite(s): RESP 3265 Examines pediatric and neonatal respiratory care with an emphasis on intensive care activities, therapeutic procedures, life support modalities, and fetal, neonatal, and pediatric pathophysiology. Course lab fee of $69 applies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2165 and University Advanced Standing Corequisite(s): RESP 3260 Provides laboratory experiences to develop advanced patient interaction and assessment skills in the areas of neonatal and pediatric critical care. Emphasizes students’ ability to carry out commonly ordered respiratory therapy procedures. Includes participation in respiratory care simulations. Course lab fee of $24 for materials applies. Software fee of $135 applies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2725 and University Advanced Standing Explores advanced level adult respiratory care in the intensive care setting. Emphasizes ventilation/perfusion monitoring, hemodynamic monitoring airway, assessment and critical patient management.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2270 and University Advanced Standing Analyzes theory and principles of extended care roles for the respiratory therapist. Examines the respiratory therapist's role in quality management, pulmonary rehabilitation, sleep medicine, homecare, and hyperbaric medicine. Includes legal, ethical, and moral considerations of chronic and extended care.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2320 and Advanced University Standing Corequisite(s): RESP 3325 Focuses on the study of advanced mechanical ventilation. Emphasizes advanced modes of ventilation, patient management, and assessment. Includes invasive and non-invasive ventilation techniques.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2165 and University Advanced Standing Corequisite(s): RESP 3320 Provides laboratory experience with mechanical ventilation techniques and equipment. Emphasizes advanced modes of ventilation, patient management, and assessment.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2330 and University Advanced Standing Introduces concepts and principles of respiratory chronic disease management. Examines health models, processes, staffing, training, patient advocacy/engagement, and reporting/reimbursement necessary to improve patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. Provides background in educational theory and practical application skills of educational delivery and evaluation within the construct of the health care environment.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3260 and University Advanced Standing Provides mentored participation in the clinical care of patients in the neonatal/pediatric critical care setting. Emphasizes cardiovascular and patient/ventilator monitoring and assessment and airway management.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing Pre- or Corequisite(s): RESP 3280 Provides clinical experiences related to RESP 3280, such as rehabilitation, extended care, home care, polysomnography, patient assessment for discharge planning and quality management.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3270 and University Advanced Standing Emphasizes the diagnostic processes involved in assessing, evaluating, and treating patients with cardiopulmonary disease, with an intensive, mentored clinical experience.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3270 and Advanced University Standing Focuses on areas of advanced respiratory care, leadership and management, case management, research, education, or other special area of interest. Student will identify and complete a project applying knowledge and skills learned in the program.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3270 and University Advanced Standing Provides mentored participation in the clinical care of patients in the adult critical respiratory care setting, with emphasis on hemodynamic monitoring and assessment, ventilation/perfusion monitoring, patient/ventilator monitoring and assessment, and airway management.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3270 and University Advanced Standing Explores problem-based clinical concepts. Includes a comprehensive program review and preparatory focus on the written and clinical simulation examinations or on an advanced credential (online RRT to BSRT students only) of the NBRC. Course fee of $120 for materials applies.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3270 and University Advanced standing Examines research methods and the scientific approach to critical appraisal of research literature. Analyzes scientific data to support approaches to respiratory care. Introduces theories, principles, and skills needed to function in a leadership position. Addresses the key issues confronting respiratory care leaders today.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 3210 and University Advanced Standing Involves independent research projects related to the cardiopulmonary system and/or quality improvement. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): RESP 2320 and University Advanced Standing Provides moderated discussion and/or laboratory experiences relating to current events in health care, legislative and ethical issues, and emergent technologies in respiratory care.
Source: Utah Valley University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61