FUNDAMENTALS OF RESPIRATORY CARE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Respiratory care - ANSWER-The diagnostic evaluation, and treatment, of patients with
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) - ANSWER-The professional
organization
National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) - ANSWER-Testing & credentialing organization
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) - ANSWER-Program
accreditation organization
AARC Code of Ethics (ICPCDEP) - ANSWER-Integrity
Competence
Patient Rights
Confidentiality
Discrimination/Dignity
Ethical Practice
Promote Profession & Practice
Service Areas of Respiratory Care - ANSWER-General Therapeutics
Critical Care
Emergency care
Diagnostics
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Education
Palliative and end of life care
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) - ANSWER-identify "standards of care"
Therapist-Driven Protocols - ANSWER-algorithm-like care plans that are used to appropriate
therapy
Evidence Based Medicine - ANSWER-A review of evidence for effective treatment primarily
using randomized controlled studies.
Kinetic theory - ANSWER-describes a gas as a large number of submicroscopic particles
(atoms or molecules), which are in constant rapid motion.
• Small molecules
• Kinetic activity noted by the Brownian movement
• Elastic, molecular collisions
• Kinetic activity increases with increased temperature
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Respiratory care - ANSWER-The diagnostic evaluation, and treatment, of patients with
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) - ANSWER-The professional
organization
National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) - ANSWER-Testing & credentialing organization
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) - ANSWER-Program
accreditation organization
AARC Code of Ethics (ICPCDEP) - ANSWER-Integrity
Competence
Patient Rights
Confidentiality
Discrimination/Dignity
Ethical Practice
Promote Profession & Practice
Service Areas of Respiratory Care - ANSWER-General Therapeutics
Critical Care
Emergency care
Diagnostics
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Education
Palliative and end of life care
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) - ANSWER-identify "standards of care"
Therapist-Driven Protocols - ANSWER-algorithm-like care plans that are used to appropriate
therapy
Evidence Based Medicine - ANSWER-A review of evidence for effective treatment primarily
using randomized controlled studies.
Kinetic theory - ANSWER-describes a gas as a large number of submicroscopic particles
(atoms or molecules), which are in constant rapid motion.
• Small molecules
• Kinetic activity noted by the Brownian movement
• Elastic, molecular collisions
• Kinetic activity increases with increased temperature
