“Respiratory care, also known as respiratory therapy, has been defined as the health care disciple that specializes in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health” (Heuer, Kacmarek, & Stoller, 2013, p. 10). Respiratory therapists or RTs are trained health care professionals who take care of people with respiratory needs. They ensure that patients have the utmost care provided to them. Who trains these respiratory therapists? Who and where are all the information obtained that provide guidelines to not only respiratory therapists but to everyone involved in respiratory care?
Just like in any other medical profession and its overseers, respiratory care also has many of its overseers, making sure that guidelines are being met …show more content…
It started advocating state issue licensing for respiratory therapists in the 1980s. “The stated mission of the American Association for Respiratory Care is to encourage and promote professional excellence, advance the science and practice of respiratory care, and serve as an advocate for patients, their families, the public, the profession and the respiratory therapist”(Heuer et al., 2013, p. 10). The American Association for Respiratory Care sponsors several events that include publications, conventions, and continuing education. It also has a website, www.AARC.org, which provides one with a broad spectrum of information related to respiratory care. It has its own publications, resources, career opportunities, and educational …show more content…
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or CoARC, sets up guidelines for respiratory care educations. The mission statement that the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care has is “to ensure that high quality educational programs prepare competent respiratory therapists for practice, education, research, and service” ("CoARC," 2016). The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was not named so in the beginning. In 1963 the Board of Schools was formed, who accredited the respiratory care programs then. After being replaced once and having being renamed a couple of times the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was formed in
Just like in any other medical profession and its overseers, respiratory care also has many of its overseers, making sure that guidelines are being met …show more content…
It started advocating state issue licensing for respiratory therapists in the 1980s. “The stated mission of the American Association for Respiratory Care is to encourage and promote professional excellence, advance the science and practice of respiratory care, and serve as an advocate for patients, their families, the public, the profession and the respiratory therapist”(Heuer et al., 2013, p. 10). The American Association for Respiratory Care sponsors several events that include publications, conventions, and continuing education. It also has a website, www.AARC.org, which provides one with a broad spectrum of information related to respiratory care. It has its own publications, resources, career opportunities, and educational …show more content…
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or CoARC, sets up guidelines for respiratory care educations. The mission statement that the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care has is “to ensure that high quality educational programs prepare competent respiratory therapists for practice, education, research, and service” ("CoARC," 2016). The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was not named so in the beginning. In 1963 the Board of Schools was formed, who accredited the respiratory care programs then. After being replaced once and having being renamed a couple of times the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care was formed in