TEST BANK FOR EGAN'S FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 13TH EDITION BY JAMES K. STOLLER, ALBERT J. HEUER, DAVID L. VINES, ROBERT L. CHATBURN|9780323931991|ALL CHAPTERS 1-58|LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 LATEST UPDATE WIT

TEST BANK FOR EGAN'S FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE 13TH EDITION BY JAMES K. STOLLER, ALBERT J. HEUER, DAVID L. VINES, ROBERT L. CHATBURN|9780323931991|ALL CHAPTERS 1-58|LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 LATEST UPDATE WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED AND WELL EXPLAINED BY EXPERTS AND GRADED A+ ALREADY PASSED!!!!!! WITH 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS AFTER DOWNLOAD ( ALL YOU NEED TO PASS YOUR EXAMS) rationing health care services distributive justice When a respiratory therapist defers a patient's questions about a condition to the attending physician, what ethical principle is being practiced? role fidelity Where are the majority of respiratory therapists employed? hospitals Who is considered to be the "father of medicine"? Hippocrates 02 discovered by? Joseph Priestley What was the primary duty of the first inhalation therapists? oxygen therapy When did the designation "respiratory therapist" become standard? 1974 When was positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) first introduced to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome? 1967 What was the name of the first professional organization for the field of respiratory care? Inhalation Therapy Association What organization has developed an examination to enable respiratory therapists to become licensed? National Board for Respiratory Care The majority of respiratory care education programs in the United States offer what degree? associate's degree Who is professionally responsible for the clinical function of the respiratory care department? medical director For the CRT credential, what does the letter "T" stand for? therapist What term is used to describe the process in which a government agency gives an individual permission to practice an occupation? licensure What agency is responsible for ensuring quality in respiratory care through voluntary certification and registration? NBRC HIPAA was established in 1996 to set standards related to sharing confidential health history information about patients. What does the letter "P" stand for? portability Responsibility for the technical direction of a respiratory care department lies with whom? department manage The responsibilities of a respiratory care department manager include all of the following except: regulate medications delivered by respiratory care staff What voluntary accrediting agency monitors quality in respiratory care departments? TJC To monitor correctness of respiratory care plans, which of the following should be used? care plan auditors What term is used in current health care that refers to an organized strategy of delivering care to a large group of individuals? management Treatment based on careful review of available literature is known as: evidence-based medicine About how many people die each year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)? 99,000