Respiratory Care Science Unit 4
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The profession of respiratory therapy was officially established in the United
States in
ANSWER✔✔ the 1930s
Early years, RTs were called
ANSWER✔✔ oxygen technicians or oxygen orderlies
RT responsibilities include:
ANSWER✔✔ Patient assessment, disease management, diagnostic evaluation,
management, education, rehabilitation, and care of patients with deficiencies and
abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system
The RT scope of practice includes:
ANSWER✔✔ The application of technology and the use of protocols across all
care sites including, but not limited to, the hospital, clinic, physician's office,
rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility, and the patient's home
RT diagnostic activities:
ANSWER✔✔
Obtaining and analyzing physiological specimens
Interpreting physiological data
Performing tests and studies of the cardiopulmonary system
Performing neurophysiological studies
Performing sleep disorder studies
, RT therapeutic activities:
ANSWER✔✔
The application and monitoring of medical gases and environmental control
systems
Mechanical ventilator management
Insertion and care of artificial airways
Bronchopulmonary hygiene
Administration of pharmacological agents
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Hemodynamic cardiovascular support
Sleep support
Practice Settings
ANSWER✔✔
Hospitals
Medical office, insurance companies
Interfacility transport (ground and air)
Homes
Sleep labs
Skilled nursing facilities
Pulmonary rehab programs
Outpatient clinics
The most important element for delivering quality respiratory care is
department leadership
ANSWER✔✔ Director must be:
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The profession of respiratory therapy was officially established in the United
States in
ANSWER✔✔ the 1930s
Early years, RTs were called
ANSWER✔✔ oxygen technicians or oxygen orderlies
RT responsibilities include:
ANSWER✔✔ Patient assessment, disease management, diagnostic evaluation,
management, education, rehabilitation, and care of patients with deficiencies and
abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system
The RT scope of practice includes:
ANSWER✔✔ The application of technology and the use of protocols across all
care sites including, but not limited to, the hospital, clinic, physician's office,
rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility, and the patient's home
RT diagnostic activities:
ANSWER✔✔
Obtaining and analyzing physiological specimens
Interpreting physiological data
Performing tests and studies of the cardiopulmonary system
Performing neurophysiological studies
Performing sleep disorder studies
, RT therapeutic activities:
ANSWER✔✔
The application and monitoring of medical gases and environmental control
systems
Mechanical ventilator management
Insertion and care of artificial airways
Bronchopulmonary hygiene
Administration of pharmacological agents
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Hemodynamic cardiovascular support
Sleep support
Practice Settings
ANSWER✔✔
Hospitals
Medical office, insurance companies
Interfacility transport (ground and air)
Homes
Sleep labs
Skilled nursing facilities
Pulmonary rehab programs
Outpatient clinics
The most important element for delivering quality respiratory care is
department leadership
ANSWER✔✔ Director must be:
