RCP 701 - Respiratory Care Clinic I

1. Evaluate Professionalism.
   1. Promote the respiratory therapy profession.
   2. Display professionalism through attitude, communication, appearance and dependability.
   3. Develop confidence in abilities, exercises good judgement, & maintains composure in stressful situations.
   4. Manage time effectively and develop a workflow.
2. Evaluate infection control.
   1. Practice infection control by properly donning & doffing personal protective equipment, using the appropriate personal protective equipment when appropriate, & washing/sanitizing hands.
   2. Properly clean & disinfect equipment.
3. Evaluate ethics in the healthcare setting.
4. Support accurate use of the electronic medical record.
   1. Document thoroughly in the in the patient’s medical record.
   2. Navigate an electronic medical record to obtain patient’s pertinent medical & therapeutic history. 
5. Maintain confidentiality.
   1. Abide by all state & federal laws
   2. Abide by all policies at each clinical site.
6. Assess patients before & after therapies and suggest modifications to therapeutic plan or discontinue treatment based on patient response.
   1. Recommend treatment based on patient diagnosis.
   2. Recommend adjustments in fluid balance and electrolyte therapy.
   3. Recommend changes for patient positioning, oxygen therapy, humidification, airway clearance, and hyperinflation.
   4. Recommend pharmacological interventions and changes to drug, administration, frequency mode or concentration for medications such as bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory drugs, mucolytics, aerosolized antibiotics, cardiovascular, antimicrobials, sedatives and hypnotics, analgesics, narcotic antagonists, benzodiazepine antagonists and diuretics.
   5. Provide respiratory care in high risk situations such as medical emergency team/rapid response calls. 
7. Conduct family and patient education regarding safety and infection control, home care and related equipment, lifestyle changes, disease/condition management.
8. Perform routine respiratory care under direct supervision of an instructor.
   1. Perform vital signs assessment efficiently and effectively to determine accurate values.
   2. Perform oxygen therapy.
   3. Perform airway clearance techniques.
   4. Perform suctioning of the airway
   5. Administer aerosolized medications.
   6. Provide adequate humidification.
   7. Properly draw an arterial blood gas & evaluate the results.