Cardiorespiratory Sciences

Technician holding an oxygen mask over patient's face

Nature of Work

Cardiorespiratory Sciences (CRS) is a multi-disciplined, multi-credentialed program, preparing students in care, management, and life-support of individuals having deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. A successful graduate of this program will obtain credentials from the American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Credentialing International, and the National Board for Respiratory Care.

Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs) and cardiac technicians work with people of all ages in hospitals, clinics, offices, home health, schools, public health, military, and the Federal Government. As our nation moves toward health care reform, these practitioners will continue to be in a valuable profession, thus ensuring job security.

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Program Description

The Cardiorespiratory Sciences Program provides a quality academic experience preparing Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs) and Cardiac Technicians. The graduate will possess the attitudes, skills, and knowledge required to think critically, communicate effectively, and provide self-direction while administering care.

This program emphasizes developing competencies that integrate protocols, clinical practice guidelines, and critical pathways into an efficient cardiorespiratory care plan. The program includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical practice instruction. Critical thinking, patient assessment, and critical care skills are emphasized in preparing the student/graduate to sit for both certification and registry level testing.

Program Goals

To prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).

To prepare leaders for the field of respiratory care by including curricular content with objectives related to the acquisition of skills in one or more of the following: management, education, research, and advanced clinical practice (which may include an area of clinical specialization).

Accreditation

Description

The Cardiorespiratory Sciences Program, CoARC program number 200452, awards baccalaureate degrees, at the college of Southern Nevada West Charleston campus and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (www.coarc.com). The Campus is located at 3675 W. Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89146.

COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE (COARC)

(www.coarc.com) CoARC #200452

Program completion rates (retention, attrition, graduation)

_Retention: 94%

_Attrition: 6%

Pass rates on specific credentialing exam/s

_CRT pass rate: 100%

_RRT pass rate: 81%

Employment rates post-graduation

_Job placement: 78%

CoARC Outcomes

CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an ‘outcomes-based’ process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.

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