Respiratory Therapist

The purpose of my review is to explore the available evidence relevant to the application of protocols in general, and respiratory therapist driven protocols specifically, to patient care. The review will serve as the theoretical foundation for the current research, the goal of which is to investigate the effectiveness of a respiratory therapist directed refractory hypoxemia oxygen therapy protocol in preventing pulmonary complications and reducing ICU stay.

Respiratory Therapist (RT) is a career that many people don’t realize exists. People either believe that a RT is either an RN or a Doctor because of their knowledge of the respiratory system. The pay between a RN and RT are almost identical. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics have RT the third best career choice with an associate’s degree, and have the career growing between 18 and 26 percent in the next ten years. Delta College currently has a one year waiting list to get into the respiratory care program (Respiratory care).

In life, choosing is never easy. Choosing what to wear, eat, where to go, and how to live. Choosing what you want to do for the rest of your life, is as easy as walking to the moon and back. There is no brochure that gives you a sure set of bullet points as to what you would like to do, instead, we are meant to simply discover what we would enjoy doing most. There are over a million different careers, yet I’ve chosen a profession in Dental Hygiene. Believe it or not, my first words were not in fact, “I want to become a dental hygienist”.

In the rapidly changing healthcare industry, Respiratory therapists and Cardiovascular Technicians are two of many few careers that is rapidly changing and growing in today industries. Depending on the level of these positions they evaluate, diagnoses, treats, and administers care 24 hours, responding to the needs of patients; from newborns to the terminally ill. I will be discussing the both healthcare profession’s job description, working in the field, requirement to obtain degree/license, salary, and other information of about both careers.

Respiratory therapists are specialized healthcare practitioners that care for patients who have trouble breathing due to a multitude of reasons such as asthma, emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. They practice under and aid physicians in assessing patients, diagnostic evaluations, treatment, prevention, education and general pulmonary care. Respiratory therapists assume primary responsibility for all diagnoses and treatments. Respiratory Therapists discuss and review patients with physicians and other healthcare professional to assist in developing and/or modifying a patients’ care

“What do you want to be when you graduate high school?,” my mother asked me. She has asked me this specific question my entire life but today she wanted an answer. I was seventeen, only a month away until my eighteenth birthday, so it was time for me to make a decision. I told her I did not know and she started to list a bunch of career options I could pursue. She continue to go on and on then, she said Occupational Therapist. My mom described to me what Occupational Therapist did and their job responsibilities. That is when I decided that this is the career for me. I am driven to become an Occupational Therapist because I want to provide for my future family, and to grow spiritually and mentally in the process.

A range of emotional factors including fear, stress, anxiety, and pain can affect a person’s ability to breathe correctly and efficiently. The healthcare environment involves a considerable amount of stress and anxiety. Patients often demonstrate fear for their own well- being or

Choosing this career has been anything but a straight path. Over the past two years when I really focused on deciding what I want to do,

Antidote or not, disease has or will affect each and every individual on this planet. Whether it’s acquired socially, congenitally or environmentally everyone will get their share of experiencing disease.

In recent years respiratory therapy has gained a vast amount of recognition. According to "The Bureau of Labor Statistics", the employment of respiratory therapists is projected to grow nineteen percent over the next seven years. Along with increasing advancements in technology and medical research, there is also an ever increasing demand for respiratory therapists worldwide. Breathing is something that every individual must do, however, there are sometimes altercations in doing so, and this is where respiratory therapy comes into effect. In order to learn more about this topic, I enrolled into a Writing and Research course at my college. Upon taking this course, I had the pleasure of shadowing a couple of respiratory therapists at

The average day of a respiratory therapist can be very stressful. When Melissa goes into work she never knows what “she maybe walking into,” it can be a code in the er to a newborn being born in nursery. This is what makes my job so interesting said melissa. Melissa attended college at the University of Indiana where she was born and raised. She decided to go to this college with a couple of her close high school friends. After she had graduated she moved to Illinois because her parents had moved while she was in college to be closer to family. Melissa decided to find a job close to her parents. She applied at the hospital and got a call back within a couple weeks to come in for an interview. The interview went great she said and then a week later she accepted her first respiratory therapist job.According to www.learn.org the job growth rate is expected to increase 19% between 2012 to 2022. Melissa says she has already seen this growth rate increase within her hospital and around the area needing more therapist.

As a kid the idea of a career did not even cross my mind I was too worried about which friends house I was going to go to that weekend. While I was in elementary school all the classes would have career day once a year and I would always go as a veterinarian or a marine biologist. I had always wanted to do something that would help either a person or an animal. As of right now I am a freshman in college and in the summer of 2017 I finally decided that I wanted to be...a respiratory therapist. When I made this decision I had an idea of some of the challenges that I would have to overcome while being in this profession. Respiratory therapists have control over the life support machine. Respiratory therapists also

“So, do you know what you are doing yet after graduation?” This is a notorious question everybody gets asked at one point in their lifetime. Most people do not know the answer to this question, for there is a very broad range of things to do. I have known ever since I was little that I wanted to go to college for something along the lines of medical science, or health science. I just was not sure for what job exactly. It was not until this previous summer when it hit me that I wanted to become a physical therapist. One day my mother and I went to Vantage Physical Therapy because she had an appointment for her foot. As soon as I walked into the building, I looked around and was just blown away by the facility. There were tons of enjoyable, genial people everywhere. During the appointment, I had paid close attention to everything the therapist had done and was incredibly intrigued. Not to mention, I love anything that has to deal with science, the human body, and health. While I was observing at the appointment, everything piqued my interest. To give an illustration, the therapist had me help tape people’s legs and my mother’s foot. I immediately fell in love with physical therapy. When I had gotten home, I quickly ran to the computer to scrutinize the requirements such as education, degrees, licenses, background information, just about everything. I knew it was the job for me! Now when people ask me that renowned question I can finally answer, “Why yes, yes I do!”

Throughout all four years of high school, I’ve been asked by teachers, my parents, and counselors, “Nick, what do you plan on doing for work?” Well, up until now I would answer honestly. That answer would be, “I’m not sure.” After my junior year, I decided what I want to do after I graduate high school. I want to go to P.T. and study the classes for a job in the HVACR work field. I would be an HVACR Technician 1 starting off. Why did I choose this career? There are many answers to that question. Some of them are that I love to be hands on, I know how to multi-task successfully, and I know how to deal with difficult people. I also chose this career because the amount of college you need is about entry level time, and the way the employees get to work outside while repairing things. One day my A/C unit broke down and my

Some take years searching for the perfect career but for others the perfect career finds you…