RT 101 – EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is respiratory care? - ANSWER-The healthcare discipline that specializes in the
promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health.
What does the acronym RCP stand for? - ANSWER-Respiratory Care Practitioner
What does the RCP title mean? - ANSWER-RCP is your licensure to practice from the
state of California.
What does the acronym RRT mean? - ANSWER-Registered Respiratory Therapist
What does the RRT title mean? - ANSWER-RRT is your credential from the NBRC.
What is the difference between licensure and credentialing? - ANSWER-Licensure is
involuntary. Credentialing is voluntary.
What does NBRC stand for? - ANSWER-National Board of Respiratory Care
What is the NBRC (not what it stands for!) - ANSWER-The NBRC is an independent
national credentialing agency for individuals who work in respiratory care and related
services.
What does the NBRC do? - ANSWER-The NBRC administers the credentialing
examination that RT's must pass after graduation.
What is the ITA? When and where was it founded? - ANSWER-Inhalation Therapy
Association. Founded in 1947 in Chicago.
Why is the ITA important? - ANSWER-It was the first professional association for the
respiratory care field.
What did the ITA become and when? - ANSWER-ITA became the American
Association for Respiratory Therapy (AART) in 1973.
What did AART become and when? - ANSWER-AART became the American
Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in 1982.
What is the AARC? - ANSWER-American Association for Respiratory Care
What does the AARC do? - ANSWER-The AARC advocates for our profession to
legislative and regulatory bodies, the insurance industry and the general public. They
also sponsor CEU activities.
, What does CoARC stand for? - ANSWER-Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory
Care
What does CoARC do? - ANSWER-They accredit respiratory care programs in the
United States.
When were the first guidelines for respiratory care educational programs published? -
ANSWER-1956
Who was the first great biologist? - ANSWER-Aristotle
What is Andreas Vesalius known for? - ANSWER-Earliest CPR. Inserted a tube into a
dog's trachea and noticed that when he blew into it, dog's heart would beat.
What is John Dalton known for? - ANSWER-His law of partial pressure was introduced
in 1801. P1 + P2 + P3 = P total
What is Gay-Lussac known for? - ANSWER-Describing the relationship between gas
temperature and pressure in 1808.
When was ether anesthesia first used? - ANSWER-1846
What are six items that RTs of the future will focus on? - ANSWER-Care plan
development, Disease management and rehab, Family and patient education,
prevention, protocol administration and tobacco cessation counseling
What are seven areas that RTs must be competent in by 2015? - ANSWER-Chronic
disease state management, diagnostics, emergency & critical care, evidence based
medicine and respiratory care protocols, leadership, patient assessment and
therapeutics
Who created the task force called '2015 and Beyond'? Why? When? - ANSWER-The
AARC - upon recognizing the impending overhaul of the US healthcare system. Formed
in 2007.
What is the purpose of '2015 & Beyond'? - ANSWER-To envision potential roles &
responsibilities of RTs by 2015 and beyond.
When did state licensure for RTs begin? - ANSWER-In the 1980s.
Who were the ancestors of modern day RTs? - ANSWER-In the 1940s, oxygen
orderlies hauled oxygen cylinders and applied oxygen delivery devices to patients.
When did formal education programs for inhalation therapists begin? - ANSWER-In the
1960s
ANSWERS
What is respiratory care? - ANSWER-The healthcare discipline that specializes in the
promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health.
What does the acronym RCP stand for? - ANSWER-Respiratory Care Practitioner
What does the RCP title mean? - ANSWER-RCP is your licensure to practice from the
state of California.
What does the acronym RRT mean? - ANSWER-Registered Respiratory Therapist
What does the RRT title mean? - ANSWER-RRT is your credential from the NBRC.
What is the difference between licensure and credentialing? - ANSWER-Licensure is
involuntary. Credentialing is voluntary.
What does NBRC stand for? - ANSWER-National Board of Respiratory Care
What is the NBRC (not what it stands for!) - ANSWER-The NBRC is an independent
national credentialing agency for individuals who work in respiratory care and related
services.
What does the NBRC do? - ANSWER-The NBRC administers the credentialing
examination that RT's must pass after graduation.
What is the ITA? When and where was it founded? - ANSWER-Inhalation Therapy
Association. Founded in 1947 in Chicago.
Why is the ITA important? - ANSWER-It was the first professional association for the
respiratory care field.
What did the ITA become and when? - ANSWER-ITA became the American
Association for Respiratory Therapy (AART) in 1973.
What did AART become and when? - ANSWER-AART became the American
Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in 1982.
What is the AARC? - ANSWER-American Association for Respiratory Care
What does the AARC do? - ANSWER-The AARC advocates for our profession to
legislative and regulatory bodies, the insurance industry and the general public. They
also sponsor CEU activities.
, What does CoARC stand for? - ANSWER-Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory
Care
What does CoARC do? - ANSWER-They accredit respiratory care programs in the
United States.
When were the first guidelines for respiratory care educational programs published? -
ANSWER-1956
Who was the first great biologist? - ANSWER-Aristotle
What is Andreas Vesalius known for? - ANSWER-Earliest CPR. Inserted a tube into a
dog's trachea and noticed that when he blew into it, dog's heart would beat.
What is John Dalton known for? - ANSWER-His law of partial pressure was introduced
in 1801. P1 + P2 + P3 = P total
What is Gay-Lussac known for? - ANSWER-Describing the relationship between gas
temperature and pressure in 1808.
When was ether anesthesia first used? - ANSWER-1846
What are six items that RTs of the future will focus on? - ANSWER-Care plan
development, Disease management and rehab, Family and patient education,
prevention, protocol administration and tobacco cessation counseling
What are seven areas that RTs must be competent in by 2015? - ANSWER-Chronic
disease state management, diagnostics, emergency & critical care, evidence based
medicine and respiratory care protocols, leadership, patient assessment and
therapeutics
Who created the task force called '2015 and Beyond'? Why? When? - ANSWER-The
AARC - upon recognizing the impending overhaul of the US healthcare system. Formed
in 2007.
What is the purpose of '2015 & Beyond'? - ANSWER-To envision potential roles &
responsibilities of RTs by 2015 and beyond.
When did state licensure for RTs begin? - ANSWER-In the 1980s.
Who were the ancestors of modern day RTs? - ANSWER-In the 1940s, oxygen
orderlies hauled oxygen cylinders and applied oxygen delivery devices to patients.
When did formal education programs for inhalation therapists begin? - ANSWER-In the
1960s
