Going Back On The Floor As A Respiratory Therapist
When it comes to patient care though i try to always represent respiratory therapy in a positive light and take the time to try and educate my patients as to what my role is in their care.
Going back on the floor as a respiratory therapist. I ll do roughly 5 15 treatments a night and about 30 or more monitor checks in between those i ll help out icu w ventilators pick up treatments in er draw and run blood gases. They have advanced knowledge of high tech equipment such as mechanical. Courtney white for the register heraldtim coleman is a respiratory therapist at raleigh general hospital. Some may think respiratory therapy is because they see a therapist on the floors just giving tr.
As a respiratory therapist for 18 years before becoming a rn for 5 and attaining my ccrn i loved this article. As a clinical liaison serving a number of hospitals in metropolitan detroit i coordinate with. I continued in my education and earned my bsrt by going to classes at night. The simplest way i can describe my job is that i help people breathe.
We ve had many respiratory diseases that we had to treat with ppe he said. Most are usually very interested and go away with a positive point of view regarding respiratory therapy. I am a respiratory therapist. I then accepted a position another hospital 9 86 which was a full time position the chance to complete my education to become a respiratory therapist.
This video is about floor therapy as a respiratory therapist. A respiratory therapist rt is a healthcare worker who treats people with breathing or cardiopulmonary problems. My career started as an ojt 8 83 to 9 86 while attending a traditional college to become a respiratory therapist. Yes i was going to specialize and be all over the hospital.
That is how i advocate for my patient. Respiratory therapist seemed ideal. A respiratory therapist rt is a certified medical professional who specializes in providing healthcare for your lungs. I graduated from manchester community college 1985 with an asrt degree and got a job right away.
Being a night floor therapist i have roughly 20 patients on a good night. Unfortunately the college ended the program.