Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersFall 2026Class SizeNot publishedCredits2.5PrerequisiteFormal Admission to Respiratory Care Program. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course provides hands-on skills in lab setting and supervised clinical experience at local area hospitals with the purpose of gaining experience in applying evidence-based medicine to advanced concepts in mechanical ventilation. Emphasis is placed on recognizing acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress, and minimizing iatrogenic ventilator induced lung injury. In addition, practice in weaning and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation is covered. 