This course provides knowledge in health care organizational and systems leadership, sustaining change through the process of quality improvement, and ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe, ethical, and efficient manner. Students will learn how to apply this knowledge to patients receiving respiratory care. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Winter 2026 - Online
The course provides students with the fundamental knowledge of health care informatics. The focus is on how to integrate informatics principles into respiratory care practice and its use in improving patient care. Offered spring/summer semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Spring/Summer 2026 - Online
This course provides students with knowledge of health care issues related to disparities in diverse populations. Students will examine the health care needs of diverse types of patients from both an interprofessional viewpoint and from the specific role of the respiratory therapist in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
This course provides students with enhanced knowledge in patient assessment and application of assessment skills to the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based care plans for respiratory patients with common respiratory conditions. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in respiratory care (BSRC) degree advancement program.
Hours, credits, topics, and time to be arranged with individual faculty members with approval of the department.
Hours, credit, topics, and time to be arranged with individual faculty members with approval of the department.
Winter 2026 - Online Spring/Summer 2026 - Online
