Respiratory Therapist Career Overview and Educational Requirements
Respiratory therapists work with people of all ages that have one thing in common: they have trouble breathing. Your patients have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which encompasses … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapist Job Expectations
In your quest to become a respiratory therapist you will acquire focused skills to care for patients with respiratory insufficiencies. You will need at least a two year college degree and take state … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapist Job Description
As a respiratory therapist you have the flexibility to work a varied schedule. The type of schedule you work will be your choice. It will either be an eight or twelve hour shift. You then work either … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapist Job Settings
Respiratory therapists are fortunate to work in many different settings. In acute care hospitals you care for patients who may be in respiratory distress and in urgent need of breathing treatments, … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapist Skills
Critical thinking is one of many needed skills you perfect over the years as a respiratory therapist. You will calmly and confidently exercise judgment under extremely stressful situations. In the … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Is Respiratory Therapy For You?
When you choose to be a respiratory therapist you will discover that you truly can make a difference in people's lives. Respiratory therapists work under the direction of physicians to help evaluate, … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapists Help You Breathe
Have you been wondering how exactly a respiratory therapist helps someone to breathe? I will present you with a clinical scenario so that you can follow a patient from beginning to end. Mr. T. is … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
What Exactly Is COPD?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term that encompasses emphysema, refractory asthma and chronic bronchitis. COPD is a serious lung disease that over time makes it hard to … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapist: “10 Tips to Quit Smoking”
Tip #1: Choose a strong, personal reason to quit “Because it’s bad for you” isn’t good enough. To have the will power to quit and stay quit you need a powerful and personal reason to quit. … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
Respiratory Therapy Breathing Exercises
Pursed Lip Breathing and Diaphragmatic breathing are two very effective breathing techniques that will provide your patients relief in their everyday lives as they learn to live with COPD. 1. … [Read The Rest Of This Article...]
