SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Respiratry Care Practitiner Prgram Assciate f Science Degree Infrmatin and Applicatin Packet Academic Year 2014-2015 Prgram Chair: Susan Layhew, MA, RRT 219-981-1111 #2350 slayhew@ivytech.edu Clinical Educatr: Danita Harris, MPA, RRT 219-981-1111 #2339 dharris@ivytech.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Disclaimer................................................ 2
A Career in Respiratry Care................................ 3 Admissin Prcedures.......................................4 Acceptance Prcess....................................... 5 Student Academic Plan.................................... 6 General Hspital Affiliate Infrmatin......................... 7 Applicatin Frm.......................................... 8 Applicatin Checklist...................................... 9 Expenses (apprx) fr the Respiratry Care Prgram............ 10 BOOKLET DISCLAIMER This bklet is intended t supply accurate infrmatin t the reader. The Cllege reserves the right t change the Prgram and curse requirements; hwever, every effrt will be made t infrm students f any prgram changes. This handut and its prvisins are nt in any way a cntract between an applicant and the Cllege. A Career in Respiratry Care D yu enjy helping peple? D yu enjy wrking with technlgy? D yu want a career with jb advancement? If yu answered yes, Respiratry Care may be the career fr yu. Respiratry therapists wrk under the directin f a physician and assist in the diagnsis, treatment, and management f patients with breathing disrders. Care includes assessment, evaluatin, and treatment f 2014-2015 Page 2 2
patients ranging in age frm premature infants t the elderly. Therapists als wrk with adults wh have chrnic lung disrders, such as asthma r emphysema. Respiratry therapists pssess gd cmmunicatin skills. Respiratry therapists wrk side by side with physicians, nurses and ther health care prviders in caring fr patients with lung disrders. As part f the health care team, respiratry therapists interview patients, make recmmendatins t physicians t change therapy based n their assessments, and prvide patient and family educatin regarding lung disease. Respiratry therapists are critical thinkers. As part f a fast-paced health care team, they must be able t react quickly t changes in a patient s cnditin. Respiratry therapists lve t wrk with technlgy. They manage life supprt equipment and artificial airways fr patients wh can t breathe n their wn. Respiratry therapists are present during high-risk deliveries, where a premature infant may be at risk fr breathing cmplicatins. When accident victims lse the ability t breathe n their wn, respiratry therapists help administer lifesaving xygen. Career Outlk: The need fr respiratry therapists is expected t grw faster than the natinal average fr all jbs. In fact, a respiratry therapist is in the tp 25 f the best 100 jbs fr 2013 named by U.S. Wrld and News Reprt. As the number f lder Americans increase, the need fr Respiratry Care will increase as well. Additinally, as new treatment advances are made fr heart attack and accident victims, premature babies, and AIDS patients, an increased demand fr Respiratry therapists will be created. Earnings: In 2011, the mean salary in the U.S. fr new therapists entering the field is $55,250 and the unemplyment rate fr respiratry therapists is 2.9%. Visit the U.S. Dept. f Labr s Bureau f Labr Statistics website at www.bls.gv and the Indiana Department f Wrkfrce Develpment website at www.in.gv/dwd fr additinal infrmatin. Life and Breath Vide: This vide shws the rles and respnsibilities f respiratry care practitiners and interviews with real-life therapists, students, and physicians and shws the varius wrk settings and types f patients, as well as educatinal requirements. (www.aarc.rg) T view this vide, g t www.aarc.rg. On the left hand side f the hme page, click n the careers link. Scrll dwn t the bttm f the page and click n Life and Breath Vide. Academic Features: An assciate f science degree in Respiratry Care requires a minimum f tw years t cmplete. Students may cmplete the prerequisite curses n a part-time basis. The prfessinal prtin f the prgram requires a full time cmmitment. Prgram Gals and Purpses: The gal f the respiratry care prgram is t prepare graduates with demnstrated cmpetence in the cgnitive (knwledge), psychmtr (skills), and affective (behavir) learning dmains f respiratry care practice as perfrmed by registered respiratry therapists. The purpse f the respiratry care prgram is t prvide graduates wh can fulfill the fllwing: Recgnize, adapt t and assist in the changing health requirements f the cmmunity. Appreciate the wrth f human life. 2014-2015 Page 3 3
Establish effective cmmunicatin skills/relatinships with members f ther disciplines, patients, and their families. Assist the physician in the treatment, management, diagnstic testing, cntrl and care f patients with disease/disrders assciated with the cardipulmnary system. Admissin Selectin Prcedures Ivy Tech is an pen-admissin cllege. Hwever, admissin t the Respiratry Care Practitiner Prgram is selective. Admissin t the Cllege des nt guarantee admissin int the prgram. Step 1: Admissin int the Cllege Students must first be fficially admitted t the cllege. Cntact the Office f Student Affairs fr Cllege admissin requirements. Student must cmplete any academic skills advancement curses identified by the ACCUPLACER Assessment exam. STEP 2: Admissin t the Respiratry Care Prgram Attend a required prgram infrmatin sessin. The fllwing prerequisites must be cmpleted prir t enrllment int the technical/prfessinal cmpnent f the Respiratry Care prgram. (END OF SPRING SEMESTER FOR FALL START DATE) Prgram curse prerequisites: APHY 101 APHY 102 BIOL 201 r 211 CHEM 101 r 111 MATH 1XX (MATH 123 beginning fall, 2014) ENGL 111 Prgram Admissin Test: Take the Test f Essential Academic Skills (TEAS V) Refer t campus-specific instructins t register fr and t cmplete the TEAS. The TEAS may be taken up t tw times in a tw-year perid regardless f the testing lcatin. The tw test attempts/dates must be at least 30 days apart. The student must pay the apprved testing fee each time. Scres will be valid fr tw years frm the initial TEAS test date. The TEAS has fur parts: reading, english, math and science. The Adjusted Individual Ttal Scre is used fr determinatin f pints fr the prgram selectin prcedure (see Selectin Plicy infrmatin belw). Prgram Applicatin: Submit a prgram applicatin n r befre the established deadline. 2014-2015 Page 4 4
Cntact an academic/prgram advisr fr campus-specific infrmatin abut applicatin requirements. This will include an applicatin frm, TEAS scres, unfficial transcripts frm all clleges Deadline fr submitting applicatin materials: Fall admissin: March 1 st Preference is given t prgram applicatins submitted by the stated deadline; but if necessary, the deadline may be extended t fill class seats. Selectin Plicy: When the prgram receives mre qualified applicants than the number f seats available, a pint system is utilized t determine admissin t the prgram. Ttal pints determine the rank f applicants. Subsequently, seats are ffered t the highest rank n dwn until all seats are filled, the number f which are based n clinical site availability. Students meeting the stated applicatin deadline are ranked utilizing this pint system at the end f spring semester. Acceptance letters are mailed by June 15 th Pints fr prgram prerequisite curses (maximum 120) A = 20 pints; B = 15 pints; C = 10 pints D = 5 pints APHY 101 APHY 102 BIOL 201 r 211 CHEM 101 r 111 MATH 1XX (MATH 123 beginning fall, 2014) ENGL 111 *Pints awarded fr CLEP r DANTES test-ut credit = 10 pints. Fr fall admissin, curses must be cmpleted by the end f the previus spring semester t cunt in the pint system TEAS test pints maximum 100 pints Pints taken frm the Adjusted Individual Ttal Scre Tie Breaker Cumulative GPA (t 2 decimal pints) Other general educatin curses that will be required in rder t graduate are: COMM 101 r 102 PSYC 101 r SOCI 111 IVYT 10X (1 r 3 credit hur) Step 3: Acceptance Prcess A. Students with the highest rank scre will receive a Letter f Acceptance and an Essential Functins Frm t their hme residence. (Cllege database address). The number f students receiving letters f acceptance is dependent n the number f clinical slts available. B. The Essential Functins Certificatin Statement will be signed and returned at the Orientatin Sessin. 2014-2015 Page 5 5
C. A Mandatry Orientatin Sessin will be held fr students wh are accepted int the prgram. This sessin is cmmnly held in the middle f July. Students wh d nt attend this rientatin sessin will frfeit their admissin int the prgram and the next student with the highest ranking will be cntacted thrugh their Ivy Tech email address. D. Students wh are nt admitted t the prgram r wh decline admissin must reapply and are nt given preferential cnsideratin. Ivy Tech Cmmunity Cllege f Indiana Respiratry Care Prgram Curriculum Sequencing (revised June 2013) Prerequisites Credits APHY 101 Anatmy & Physilgy 1 3 APHY 102 Anatmy & Physilgy 2 3 MATH 1XX Math 3 (MATH 123 beginning fall, 2014) BIOL 201 r 211 Micrbilgy 3-4 CHEM 101 r 111 Chemistry 3-4 ENGL 111 English Cmpsitin 3 Ttal Credits: 18 Curses which can be taken after accepted int the prgram PSYC 101* Psychlgy 3 COMM 101**Interpersnal Cmmunicatins 3 IVYT 10X Life Skills Curse 1 r 3 * SOCI 111 may be substituted fr PSYC 101 ** COMM 102 may be substituted fr COMM 101 Semester 1 (Fall) Credits RESP 121 Intrductin t Respiratry Care 6 RESP 129 Pharmaclgy (ptinal fr 1st year student)3 Semester 2 (Spring) Credits RESP 122 Therapeutic Mdalities 3 RESP 123 Cardipulmnary Physilgy 3 RESP 134 Clinical Applicatin 1 2 Semester 3 (Summer) Credits RESP 126 Clinical Medicine 1 3 RESP 125 Critical Care 1 3 RESP 137 Clinical Applicatin 2 2 Semester 4 (Fall) Credits RESP 218 Clinical Applicatin in CC 5 RESP 221 Cardipulmnary Diagnstics 4 RESP 222 Critical Care 2 3 Semester 5 (Spring) Credits RESP 224 Clinical Medicine 2 3 RESP 226 Cntinuing Care 2 2014-2015 Page 6 6
RESP 229 Emergency Management 1 RESP 237 Clinical Applicatin f Adv. CC 3 NOTE: The curriculum is subject t change each academic year based n apprved recmmendatins by the statewide Review Cmmittee. RESP curses MUST be taken in sequence. RESP 121 begins in Fall semester nly. Ivy Tech Cmmunity Cllege is accredited by The Higher Learning Cmmissin f Nrth Central Assciatin f Clleges and Schls t award Assciate degrees. The Respiratry Care Prgram is accredited by the Cmmissin n Accreditatin fr Respiratry Care (CARC), 1248 Harwd Rad, Bedfrd, TX 76021 817-283-2835 www.carc.cm General Hspital Affiliate Infrmatin Students in the prgram will receive a Prgram Handbk which details all f the plicies and prcedures relating t the clinical cmpnent f the prgram. The infrmatin belw is intended t give students a brief verview f clinical requirements and des nt replace the handbk. In chsing a career in Respiratry Care, students will be expected t fllw prfessinal dress cde requirements and prfessinal and academic cde f cnduct and behavir. Specific unifrm requirements and health frms will be given t students when they are admitted int the prgram. Fr student and patient safety, prir t the start f the student s clinical experience, hspitals require all students t have the fllwing: physical exam up-t-date immunizatins annual tw-step TB test Hepatitis B vaccine Annual/Biannual CPR certificatin fr Healthcare Prviders Criminal backgrund check Drug screening Universal Precautins, Fire Safety, and HIPAA Rule training Please nte that health frms and due dates fr submitting dcumentatin f the abve immunizatins and screenings will be distributed at the mandatry rientatin sessin r after the prgram has begun in the fall semester. Further, hspitals have very strict rules regarding bdy jewelry, tatts, and artificial nails, etc.. Tatts must nt be visible, nly ne earring per ear lbe, all visible bdy jewelry including tngue piercing must be remved and artificial nails and bnding agents are prhibited. Students MUST prvide their wn transprtatin and gas t their clinical experiences. Transprtatin is nt prvided by the Cllege. 2014-2015 Page 7 7
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE NORTHWEST Respiratry Care Practitiner Prgram Applicatin Frm Due March 1 st Name: **Student cmplete C Number: Address: City: State: Zip: Hme Phne: Cell: **Date f Infrmatin Sessin Attended: Ivy Tech Email Address: ** Required I am applying fr admissin int the Respiratry Care Prgram. I understand that the prgram is cmpetitive and I must first be accepted. I have cmpleted the TEAS test, attended an infrmatin sessin and am in the prcess f cmpleting the required six (6) prerequisite curses r have cmpleted them at this time. Applicant s Signature Date Next t each f the required general educatin curses listed belw, please recrd yur grade earned. Fr curses yu have nt yet cmpleted, please indicate thse belw. Please nte yu must be taking the curse(s) in the SPRING semester ONLY. NO SUMMER COURSES. Attach an unfficial cpy f yur Ivy Tech transcript(s) with all 6 prerequisite grades identified (if cmpleted r currently enrlled). APHY 101 ENGL 111 APHY 102 MATH 1XX (MATH 123 beginning fall, 2014) CHEM 101 r 111 BIOL 201 r 211 Hw did yu becme interested in a career in respiratry care? Recmmended by a friend/family member High schl cunselr/teacher Cllege cunselr/teacher Recmmended by a respiratry therapist Cllege website Friend r family with lung disease Other: Respiratry Care Prgram Applicatin Checklist 2014-2015 Page 8 8
Apply t the Cllege; take the ACCUPLACER entrance exam. Attend a mandatry infrmatin sessin fr advising. See www.ivytech.edu fr dates. Cmplete required prerequisite curses and TEAS test. Attach a cpy f yur unfficial Ivy Tech transcripts and TEAS scres t the applicatin. Submit the mst current Respiratry Applicatin frm (page 8) with the abve dcuments t the Respiratry Care Prgram Chair s Office (C-226) r the Health Sciences Secretary by March 1 st. If yu mail yur applicatin, it must be pstmarked n later than March 1 st. Estimated Expenses fr the Prgram Tuitin: 71 credits @ $121.15 (in-state) per credit hur ** $8601.65 2014-2015 Page 9 9
Increasing t $126.15 fall, 2014 Physical Exam: cst variable Hepatitis Vaccine:cst variable Immunizatins: cst variable CPR $ 40.00 Exams: CRT, WRRT, Clinical simulatins $ 160.00 Data Arc: Cmputer sftware license $ 90.00 Lab Kits: cst variable $ 250.00 Unifrms: Scrubs, lab cat, shes, etc $ 80.00 (set) Supplies: stethscpe, calculatr, watch, scissrs, etc. $ 60.00 Criminal Check: Certified Backgrund Check (annual) $ 270.00 Bks: cst variable ** $ 2200.00 Technlgy fee: 7 semesters @ $65.00 (full-time) Add $65.00 fr each additinal semester ** $ 455.00 Transprtatin: cst variable Apprx: $12207.00 ** Tuitin, bks and technlgy fees are estimated based n current scale fr in-state residents. Cst des nt reflect remedial curses, if required. Medical expenses vary depending n facility and type f insurance plan cverage 2014-2015 Page 10