A Research Study On Respiratory Therapy

I can best describe myself as an enthusiastic, caring and motivated individual and I believe these traits make me an ideal candidate to study Respiratory Therapy at Skyline College. Also, I have experience, drive, and ambition to succeed in this program and becoming a successful Respiratory Therapist. Before exploring the respiratory therapy program, I have received my bachelor degree in Business Administration at Sacramento State University and this is why I know I can successfully complete the Respiratory Therapy program at Skyline College. One of my greatest strengths is my interpersonal skills.

I discovered my love of this profession when a family friend named Shelly came to visit us. She told me about her job at UC Davis and how much she enjoyed it. Shelly even invited me to go shadow her. We talked for hours that day and after weeks had gone by I found myself researching Respiratory Therapy every chance I got. The thing that got me the most excited about it was that I get to help people and show them that someone out there cares and will do anything to help them. I can relate to this because my little sister Sierra was born with RSV, and my parents did everything to help her get better. She was on breathing treatments for years and as she got older it slowly began to fade. Seeing my family go through that really inspired me to

The growing need for Respiratory Therapists is in high demand due to the increasing numbers of elderly people, environment; such as asthma, smoking and COPD, treatments for cardiopulmonary diseases, and premature babies. In May 2008 Respiratory Therapists accounted for about 105,900 jobs, 81 percent worked in hospitals. The numbers of therapists are expected to continue growing up to 21 percent from 2008-2018. Due to the high demand of jobs in the medical field, you will always have a job to

I’m not sure if this is the career road that I see myself traveling very long. Financially, it is more rewarding than Respiratory, but I’m finding it very hard to balance career and family responsibilities. My work responsibilities have shifted from taking care of the Veteran in front of me and that has been a difficult transition. I’m now writing government contracts, budget, examine policies and procedures, evaluating workload and workspace, for Laboratory, Radiology, and Respiratory Therapy.

Respiratory care makes a difference. And there are reasons why a Respiratory Therapist would be a great job. A guest speaker came into our class to explain more about the job. He explained education requirements, the job description, and the job opportunities.

Respiratory Therapist is a healthcare worker who treats people with breathing problems.Those patients can be premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed and adults and children who have lung diseases such as asthma.This job requires you to have a certification by National board for Respiratory,they also require an associate's degree and some have bachelor's degree.There are approximately 105900 people employed as a Respiratory Therapists.They earn up to 58,670 per year and get paid at least 28.21 per hour.

I graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in 2008 with an A.A.S. in Respiratory Care. Shortly after graduating, I took the national board exam through the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) to achieve a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. After receiving the RRT credential, I became licensed in the state of New Jersey and New York for employment purposes. An RT plays a huge role in the daily operations of a hospital setting. An RT’s main job responsibilities are to manage ventilators and provide quality care for patients with respiratory complications such as Asthma and C.O.P.D. I am currently pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Applied Science and Technology (BSAST) in Respiratory Care.

Past- During my tenure at Darton State College (DSC), I begin my freshman year wanting to become a Physical Therapist. I spent two summers before I went to college going to Shreveport, Louisiana to observe one of my mother’s best friends, Charles. Charles had his own practice in Shreveport and was practicum instructor for Louisiana State University’s Physical Therapist program. My goal while at DSC was get admitted into the Physical Therapy Assistant program offered at the college. After two semesters of prerequisites I was successfully admitted into the Physical Therapy Assistant program at DSC. However, after c my completing one semester in the program, I knew Physical Therapy was not my shown field. I wanted to go into the field mainly

I am in my final semester of Respiratory Therapy school and will be graduating this May. I decided to a pursue a career in the medical field following my childhood experiences, where I spent many hours in doctor's offices, hospitals and operating

The future of careers of respiratory therapists is also on the rise. Regardless of which level of education or credentialing one may choose there will be many opportunities within this field of study. The profession has grown quickly since its inception in the 1940s and demand for respiratory therapists in continually on the rise. Coupled with the ever-increasing number of lung disorders being diagnosed, those demands ensure that individuals who enter the profession will enjoy good career opportunities.

The American Association for Respiratory Care is a non-profit organization which provides numerous resources for registered respiratory therapists all over the United States. Membership through the AARC renders an abundance of incentives such as professional development, respiratory care education, social networking opportunities, continuing education programs and much more. The American Association for Respiratory Care truly believes in the cause of respiratory therapy and in the rights of their patients to receive competent respiratory care. Their advocacy team works with local, state and federal governments concerning public policies that affect their patients as well as their profession.

However, to hold respiratory therapist to a high standard and to strive to professionalism managers need to adjust to the new changes. New guidelines are moving towards having a bachelor’s degree by 2015 to 2020. Managers will be facing challenges trying to balance the need within the organization and staff. They will have to seek opportunities to keep informed changes that will happen, as respiratory therapists roles have been expanding. The leadership have to support their staff so, managers will have to engage workers and finding innovative solutions and provide training and competency. Documentation needed to assure safe and effective for staff expanding roles and new responsibilities.

Patient may need to see a respiratory therapist due to his diagnosis of pneumonia and the crackles that were heard in his lungs. John also has asthma, therefore the respiratory therapist can help improve John’s breathing pattern, provide energy conservation techniques, and clear any secretions his pathway from the pneumonia. Occupational therapy might also be considered for John, as they focus more on UE function, and may want to assess John’s fine motor skills that may need refining, in order to perform different activities of daily living. Finally, I think John would benefit form meeting with a Nephrologist to look more into his kidney function, since his GFR was a 60, in the range of early stage chronic kidney disease. Hopefully, this

I then needed to carry out a respiratory assessment. I observed Mr Brown’s chest for any visible signs of scars or trauma. This appeared normal.

I am particularly interested in working with Professor Jessica Keim-Malpass and professor Elizabeth Epstein research groups. I think my previous academic education in pediatric nursing and working in an intensive care unit for two years prepared me better for their research groups. I have also worked on various research projects that the population under the studies were children and I found working with them very interesting. To discuss some of the problems and issues that particularly engage my mind, there are lots of them, but I can mention problems of children with ventilator therapy such as their issues to speak and communicate, their parent concern and ethical issues related to it, finding ways to decrease tracheal infections, decreasing