MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

RES270  2000 Spring – 2009 Summer II

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

1.

Identify the relationship between neonatal development and disease. (I)

2.

Perform respiratory care procedures in the treatment of respiratory and cardiovascular disease of the neonate and pediatric patient. (II)

3.

Describe techniques of and/or perform fetal, neonatal and pediatric monitoring. (III)

4.

Describe the general considerations in administration of respiratory care to the neonate or pediatric patient. (IV)

5.

Describe mechanical ventilation of the neonate and pediatric patient (V)

6.

Describe the common disorders of the neonate (VI)

7.

Describe the common disorders of the pediatric patient (VII)

8.

Demonstrate the skills necessary to perform day to day interactions and communications in written and non-verbal as well as verbal language with patients and other health care workers. (II, III, IV, V, VI, VII)

9.

Use basic computer skills. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII)

10.

Demonstrate appropriate ethical, legal, and professional job behaviors. (II, III, IV, V)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

RES270  2000 Spring – 2009 Summer II

Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care

I. Neonatal Development

A. Intrauterine

B. Upper and lower airway

C. Fetal circulation

D. Transition at birth

1. circulatory

2. respiratory

E. Comparison of adult and neonatal anatomy and physiology

II. Pathology and Respiratory Care

A. Congenital cardiac

1. septal defects

2. PDA

3. tetrology of fallot

4. coarctation of aorta

B. Congenital respiratory

1. choanal atresia

2. laryngeal stensosis

3. laryngeal stridor

4. laryngeal web

5. tracheal- esophageal fistula

6. diaphragmatic hernia

7. congenital lobar pneumonia

C. Postnatal pathology

1. apnea

2. mechonium aspiration

3. transient tachypnea

4. persistant fetal circulation

5. BPD

6. Mikity-Wilson syndrome

7. pneumonia

8. IRDS

III. Monitoring

A. High risk

B. Fetal maturity

C. Neonatal

1. Blood gas

2. Scoring

3. Apnea

4. Cardiovascular

IV. Respiratory Care

A. Thermoregulaton

B. Resuscitation

C. Modalities

1. pharmacology

2. oxygen therapy

3. aerosol therapy

4. cpt

V. Mechanical Ventilation

A. Basic principles

B. Continuous positive airway pressure

C. Positive pressure ventilation

D. High frequency ventilation

E. Ventilator weaning

VI. Common Disorders of the Newborn

A. Apnea

B. BPD

C. Pulmonary hypertension

D. Meocnium aspiration

E. IRDS

F. TNN

G. Congenital abnormalities affecting respiration

VII. Common Pediatric Disorders

A. Sudden infant death syndrome

B. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

C. Bronchiolitis

D. Croup

E. Epiglottis

F. Cystic fibrosis

G. Asthma

H. Pneumonia

I. Acute Respiratory Failure