What is the expected role of the RT? ANS -Patient assessment, disease management, diagnostic
evaluation, management, education, rehabilitation, and care of patients with deficiencies and
abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system.
Where are the majority of RTs employed? ANS -Hospitals and acute care settings (medical offices,
insurance companies, ground and air interfacility transport, homes, sleep labs, skilled nursing facilities,
pulmonary rehab programs, outpatient clinics).
Who is the "father of medicine"? ANS -Hippocrates
What were RTs first called? What was their primary duty? ANS -inhalation specialist, they hauled O2
cylinders and applied O2 delivery devices.
When did the term Respiratory Therapist become standard? ANS -1974
Who developed the ability to produce oxygen on a large-scale? ANS -Karl von Linde in 1907
The AARC is our professional organization. What was it first called? ANS -Inhalational Therapy
Association (ITA)
What year did it become AARC? ANS -1982
ASLRC ANS -Alabama society of Respiratory Care, Alabama chapter of AARC.
NBRC ANS -National Board for Respiratory Care, creates accrediting exams such as the TMC and CSE for
respiratory therapist to get a license to practice.
CoARC ANS -Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care, accredits respiratory care degree
programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree level in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
, ASBRT ANS -Alabama State Board Respiratory Therapy, state licensure board that administers an RTs
state license.
Which organization develops the board exams? What is the purpose of the board exams? ANS -National
Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), it offers certification and registry examination for RTs.
What is the role/responsibility of the Medical Director? ANS -Professionally responsible along with the
Department Director for the quality of clinical care that is delivered. Responsible for assisting and
advising the department director on the management of the respiratory therapy department. Usually
provided by a pulmonary/critical care physician or an anesthesiologist. Must be available on a 24-hour
basis. Develop protocols based on the most current research.
What does the term licensure refer to? ANS -Licensing of RTs is a mechanism of protecting the public's
health, safety, and welfare by mandating a minimal level of competency in respiratory care.
Who is the Joint Commission? ANS -independent agency that monitors quality of care in hospitals and
healthcare organizations.
CMS ANS -centers for Medicare and Medicaid, centralized agency for monitoring the quality of care in
hospitals and health care organizations.
PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle) ANS -Plan- determine the specific aim, duration, data, collection
strategy, and the team that will run the quality improvement project.
Do- collect data and record the observations.
Study- analyze results and derive conclusions.
Act- change the process for improvement; plan the next cycle.
Six Sigma ANS -adopts the DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) cycle for continuous
quality improvement.
define- define the problem
measure- quantify the problem
analyze- identify the cause of the problem
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