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Credit Programs

Respiratory Therapy

Technical Standards

Students in the Respiratory Therapy program must demonstrate the following skills and abilities. Please read the standards carefully and seek clarification if necessary.

Standard
Example(s)
Physical ability
  • Reach, manipulate and operate various equipment, including computers, ventilators, beds and other respiratory equipment
  • Lift and carry at least 30 pounds
  • Walk, run or stand for extended periods of time
  • Lift, manipulate and move patients as necessary
Visual ability
  • Perceive size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in skin, especially those in fingertips
  • View monitors, read charts and assess patients from across the room
Cognitive/reasoning ability
  • Monitor and evaluate patients' vital signs, including blood pressure, respiration and pulse rate
  • Use mathematical formulas
  • Use metric system
Auditory ability
  • Monitor equipment and background sounds during equipment operation and report unusual or abnormal sounds to the appropriate person
  • Understand and correctly carry out verbal instructions given by instructors and clinical personnel, including those given in settings where all personnel are wearing surgical masks, such as an operating room or special procedures suite
Communication ability
Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, with the patient, his or her family, clinical personnel and others to obtain or disseminate information relevant to patient care and work duties
Critical-thinking ability
  • Evaluate and analyze lab values
  • Identify and evaluate ventilator waveforms, normal range values and radiography tests
  • Read and correctly carry out written instructions on requisitions, treatment charts, notes and other records
Mental acuity and emotional stability
Demonstrate emotional stability and mental alertness in day-to-day interactions with patients, visitors, staff and peers in high-stress or pressure situations that occur in the clinical setting

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, "A qualified person with a disability is one who can perform the essential function of a job with or without reasonable accommodation." If a Respiratory Therapy student believes that he or she cannot meet one or more of the standards without accommodation or modifications, the college must determine, on an individual basis, whether or not the necessary accommodations or modifications can reasonably be made.