who is a respiratory nurse?
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I am a respiratory therapist. Respiratory therapists are not nurses. We recieve different training, although many of the things we learn are the same. We specialize in the respiratory system, and the other closely related systems, such as the cardiac system, and the renal system.\n\nAlot of people think all we do is give breathing treatments. We also take care of patients in the intensive care unit on ventilators, do pulmonary function tests, work in pulmonary rehabilitation facilities, work traumas in the emergency room, transport critically ill / injured patients, do arterial blood gas tests, respond to "code blue" emergencies in the hospitals, and much more.\n\nFor more info, see the links below.
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Median annual earnings of respiratory therapists were $43,140 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $37,650 and $50,860. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,220, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $57,580. In general medical and surgical hospitals, median annual earnings of respiratory therapists were $43,140 in May 2004.\n\nThat information is brought to you by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.\n\nThe job outlook is very good with jobs increasing 18 - 26% in the next 8 years.  If you happen to have cardiopulmonary care skills, the outlook is even better.
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a woman with nasty cough/cigarette breath
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=\ndefinitely nursing, RN or Psy RN
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Go to this website http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Respiratory/respir.htm
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The nurse is registered.
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Airway, Breathing, Circulation
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Nursing, Teaching and maybe Cooking.
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just go to yahoo search & type in respiratory therapist staffing, you'll find alot
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a nurse in itu,(intensive care) patients have their own nurse 24/7. because of the level of care needed, the nurses sit at the desk by the bed all the time, they are not allowed to leave the patient on their own at all
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There are not that many countries that have active Respiratory Care departments in their hospitals.  The duties of RTs are carried out by nurses, doctors and physical therapists.  Usually, if a person passes the national boards in the USA or Canada, they can get work in places like Saudi Arabia or in American hospitals in other countries.   I just had to prove I passed my national boards to work in Saudi Arabia.  Good luck.....Where would you like to work?  What country?
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As a nurse, you're on the front lines. Assessing patients, you could be the first health care professional to recognize that a patient has signs and symptoms of SARS. In SARS with moderate respiratory illness, you'll note a fever higher than 100.4° F (38° C) and one or more of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or hypoxia.\n\nIn SARS with severe symptoms of respiratory illness, you'll find a temperature greater than 100.4° F, one or more of the previously mentioned clinical signs and symptoms, and a chest X-ray that reveals pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The chest X-ray may be normal at first, but changes may appear 3 or 4 days following infection, particularly in the lung bases.\n\nIf your patient has some or all of these suspicious signs and symptoms, take a detailed medical and travel history to determine his risk of exposure to SARS. Suspect SARS if he reports either of the following circumstances within 10 days of symptom onset:\n\n* travel to an area with a known or suspected SARS outbreak. Just passing through the airport counts. The CDC Web site (httpV/www.cdc.gov/ ncidod/sars/casedefinition.htm) can tell you which areas qualify\n\n* close contact with someone known or suspected to have SARS.\n\nIf you work in a primary care provider's office and suspect that a patient has SARS, contact the hospital before sending the patient there, so that hospital staff can make arrangements to prevent transmission of SARS to others in the facility.\n\nIf you suspect SARS...\n\nImmediately have your patient put on a surgical face mask and make arrangements to isolate him, ideally in a negative-pressure isolation room. Protect yourself by donning an N95 disposable paniculate respirator or surgical mask, gown, gloves, and eye protection and observing meticulous hand hygiene.\n\nThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that any health care provider caring for a patient with a suspected case of SARS notify local public health authorities as soon as possible, so the patient's close contacts can be tracked and monitored. (Health Canada recommends similar management strategies.)\n\nDiagnostic tests for SARS\n\nThe SARS virus may be detected in a patient's nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal secretions, blood serum, or stool. The CDC, as well as many state public health labs, can process specimens. Three types of diagnostic tests are used for SARS:\n\n* a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test to detect RNA of SARS-CoV Two tests on two different specimens must be positive to confirm SARS.\n\n* serum tests to detect antibodies IgM (gamma M immunoglobulin) and IgG (gamma G immunoglobulin). The test result is negative if no SARS-CoV antibodies are found in serum obtained more than 28 days after symptom onset.\n\n* a viral cell culture test to detect SARS-CoV\n\nIn September 2003, a 15-minute, palm-sized SARS detection kit was developed by Genelabs Diagnostics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, both of Singapore. This test generates accurate results with just a drop of serum, plasma, or blood and is designed to be used by people without special training in locations (such as airports) where lab facilities aren't available. The test is expected to be available to hospitals soon.\n\nOther helpful tests\n\nAlong with baseline vital signs, chest X-rays, and the diagnostic tests listed above, tests that may help confirm or rule out SARS include a complete blood cell count, arterial blood gas analysis and pulse oximetry values, clotting profile, respiratory viral panel for influenza A and B and respiratory syncytial viruses, metabolic profile, examination of bronchoalveolar lavage from the lower respiratory tract, C-reactive protein test, and Legionella and pneumococcal urinary antigen testing.\n\nPatients with SARS may have lymphopenia and mild thrombocytopenia. Activated partial thromboplastin time is prolonged, but prothromb
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Absolutely!  I'm a Respiratory Therspist working in rehab and the staistics are too convincing.  The better educated a patient is about his/her disease process the better they are able to manage it rather than it managing them.  The type of rehab program you go thru is dependant on the disease process you have but they are have some common denominators.
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Usually we are Labor and Delivery nurses who, at that particular moment, are also called Baby Care nurses.  They would be the ones who are present during delivery and take the baby from the doc and place him/her under warmer, clean the baby, ID tags, weight, length, footprints, etc...
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Well I am not sure what you are looking for. I will tell you that an LPN is an important part of the nursing team. They help care for patients, give some medications, and in some cases may even start iv's.As far as telling you what has happened with that role the last 50 years I am afraid I don't have that information in front of me. Hope this was helpful.
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im not really sure best hospital in needed for vent care,likely an experienced pulm. dr will do it, depends on the pt condition and reasons for mechanical ventilation.\n  there is a big difference in dr's that say they know vent care, and being able to take care of vent patients.high grade respiratory staff will do it.\n teaching hospitals have high level resp care in order to teach mechanical ventilation.\n  durham,uva,uga. and many others.\nor i good intensive care medical director will also do the trick.
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Registered Sick Childrens Nurse, Registered General Nurse (Child), Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife  Neonatal Specialist - specialising in the care of newborns