Competencies needed by graduate respiratory therapists in 2015 and beyond

Respiratory Care

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 601-616

  Barnes, Thomas A ^a   Gale, David D ^b   Kacmarek, Robert M ^c   Kageler, Woody V ^d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Tarrant County College   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Competency; Credentialing; Credentials; Education; Licensure; Manpower; Protocolsreferences; Respiratory care; Respiratory therapist; Specialty; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AEROSOL; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHIAL HYGIENE THERAPY; CRITICAL THINKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY THERAPY; HYPERINFLATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SKILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954616747     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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