Today, respiratory care educational programs in the United States are accredited by what
organization?
A. National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
B. American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
C. Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
D. Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) correct answers C.
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Which of the following is an expected role of a respiratory therapist?
1. Promoting lung health and wealth
2. Providing patient education
3. Assessing the patient's cardiopulmonary health status
4. Selling oxygen therapy devices to patients
Question options:
,A. 1
B. 1 and 4
C. 1,2,and 3
D. 1,2,3,and 4 correct answers C. 1,2,and 3
The majority of respiratory care education programs in the United States offer what degree?
A. Associate's degree
B. Bachelor's degree
C. Master's degree
D. Certificate degree correct answers A. Associate's degree
Who is considered to be the "father of medicine"?
,A. Hippocrates
B. Galen
C. Erasistratus
D. Aristotle correct answers A. Hippocrates
What was the name of the first professional organization for the field of respiratory care?
A. National Organization for Inhalation Therapy
B. American Association for Inhalation Therapy
C. Inhalation Therapy Association
D. Better Breathers Organization correct answers C. Inhalation Therapy Association
Heart and lungs working together referes to which of the following:
, A. Pulmonary vascular
B. Cardioalveolar
C. Pulmonary exchange
D. Cardiopulmonary correct answers D. Cardiopulmonary
What organization has developed an examination to enable respiratory therapist to become
licensed?
A. National Board for Respiratory Care
B. American Association for Respiratory Care
C. American Respiratory Care Board
D. National Organization for Respiratory Therapist correct answers A. National Board for
Respiratory Care