CRS 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 100% Accurate

Describe the AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care) - ANSWER-began as ITA -professional organization of RTs -goal: advocates for the profession to legislative and regulatory bodies and is affiliated with all 50 state respiratory societies Describe CoARC (Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory care) - ANSWER-(1996) accredits and establishes respiratory care educational programs in the US -previously called: JRCTE Describe the NBRC (National Board of Respiratory Care) - ANSWER-(1983) the national credentialing agency for respiratory care practitioners and pulmonary function technologists Who is the father of medicine? - ANSWERHippocrates T/F: Torricelli invented the Mercury barometer - ANSWERTRUE What is Pascual's major contribution? - ANSWERHe showed that atmospheric pressure decrease with altitude. Who described the properties of carbon dioxide (CO2)? - ANSWERBlack Who discovered oxygen (dephlogisticated air)? - ANSWERPriestly The relationship between gas temperature and volume, known as Charles' law is a major contribution from? - ANSWERCharles What is Dalton's major contribution? - ANSWER-he described the law of partial pressures for a gas mixture -atomic theory Who described the relationship between pressure and surface tension in droplets? - ANSWERLaPlace T/F? Avogadro determined that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules - ANSWERTrue What is Boyle's major contribution? - ANSWER(boyle's law) pressure is the amount a force exerted on one unit of area Who described relationship between gas temperature & pressure? - ANSWERGay-Lussac What is misallocation? - ANSWERmay consist of ordering therapy that is not indicated, ordering therapy to be delivered by an inappropriate method, or failing to provide therapy that is indicated What are therapist driven protocols? - ANSWERBased on pt assessment, RTs use protocols to initiate, allocate, titrate and discontinue respiratory care. Guidelines deliver care only when indicated by correct method. Strong and committed medical direction, capable therapists, active quality monitoring, collaborative environment among parties, physicians and nurses, and responsiveness of all participants to address the correct problems.