By
Terry Des Jardins, MEd, RRT, Professor Emeritus, Department of Respiratory Care, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
George Burton, MD, FACP, FCCP, FAARC, Medical Direcor, Respiratory Services, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH; Clinical Professor of Medicine
and Anesthesiology, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
Description
Focusing on assessment through therapist-driven protocols, this valuable tool provides an overview of the assessment process and fundamentals
needed for success. It offers discussion of the top five treatment protocols: oxygen, hyperinflation , bronchial hygiene and bronchodilator
therapies, as well as mechanical ventilation. Using a case study approach, students learn to manage an entire case from beginning to
end. Each time they assess the patient, they use the SOAP format: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan reasoning, giving them
practice in documenting history and developing care plans.
Audience:
Respiratory therapy students, respiratory technician students.
