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The Respiratory Care Program at Florida Community College at Jacksonville
provides you with the necessary knowledge and skills to begin clinical
practice. A comprehensive curriculum prepares you to give professional
respiratory care in health-care settings ranging from the emergency
room to a patient's home.
As part of your final year of study, you will participate in clinical
rotations at St. Luke’s Hospital, part of Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.
These rotations may include:
- General floor patient care
- Critical care
- Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Emergency care
- Pulmonary diagnostics (pulmonary function testing
and bronchoscopy assisting)
- Arterial blood analysis
- Electrocardiograms and exercise stress testing
- Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
During the rotations, you will observe and assist with:
- Administering bronchodilator therapy for patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and asthma
- Performing percussive therapy and administering
positive experatory pressure (PEP) therapy to patients with pneumonia
- Providing mechanical ventilation to postsurgical
patients (including those who have had coronary artery bypass
graft and heart, lung, and liver transplants), patients resuscitated
by emergency medical staff and long-term ventilator patients
- Providing supplemental oxygen to patients
- Assisting physicians with diagnostic procedures,
such as bronchoscopy and pulmonary exercise stress testing
- Providing pulmonary function testing to diagnose
respiratory-related disease processes
- Performing EKGs on cardiac patients in both
the emergency department and other patient care areas
- Harvesting and analyzing arterial blood to provide
laboratory feedback to physician
- Participating on the resuscitation team and
attending patient emergencies
As part of these procedures, respiratory therapists educate the
patient and their families regarding therapy.
Also see:
Grading or Evaluation
As you move through the respiratory care rotations, you will be
evaluated in each clinical area by the supervising therapists, the
program director and the clinical supervisor. Clinical performance
is evaluated using a competency-based evaluation system and performance
appraisals.
Mayo School of Health Sciences uses evaluative tools that include:
- Demonstration of skills
- Self-assessment exercises
- Faculty reviews
Our system of evaluation provides students and faculty with a comprehensive
look at individual performance.
Curriculum Enhancements
Mayo School of Health Sciences is committed to developing and maintaining
the very best education programs. Changes may be made to the curriculum
and other aspects of this program as necessary to assure the highest-quality
training.
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