If you’ve just gotten out of RT school, you no doubt have your sights set on earning your CRT and/or RRT credentials. If you’ve been in the profession for a few years, though, you might be considering a specialty credential that matches up with your area of expertise — or an area of expertise you’d[…]
Like most therapists, Matt got into respiratory care because he wanted to deliver hands on care to patients in need. He was good at it too, excelling at nearly every role he was assigned to at his hospital. A couple of years ago that excellence earned him a promotion to day shift supervisor, and once[…]
Hospitals and other organizations are famous for coming up with “strategic plans” aimed at taking them into the future. Complete with specific objectives and action items to achieve them, they help keep organizations on track to meet their goals. What’s good for your organization might work just as well for you as you look at[…]
Tolerance, for the most part, is an excellent trait. Accepting difference enriches our lives. However, there are some aspects of life that should never be tolerated, most importantly because they can tear down your success. Start by making the below list intolerable both for you and those around you. Dishonesty. Living honestly brings peace to[…]
“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions. And the actions which speak louder than the words. It is making the time when there is none. Coming through time after time after time, year after year after year. Commitment is the stuff character is made[…]
While May is traditionally “graduation season,” we see that there are respiratory therapy classes graduating each and every month. Here’s some good advice to carry with you no matter if you’re graduating this year – or if you did 10 years ago. Board exams may be behind you, but learning never is. Consider these truths:[…]
You need continuing education: In fact your state probably tells you you need it. So if you need it, why not get it from the best source — the people who wrote your textbooks and lecture at respiratory care conferences. More than likely they’re AARC members, and involved AARC members at that. That is who[…]
The basic issue is that the RT licensure act comes under review every so many years. In Texas, this was scheduled to happen in 2014… and it did. The group produced a report that addressed a great number of issues within the government bodies. One of the recommendations of this report is to deregulate respiratory[…]