主要内容
呼吸治疗师
联系呼吸治疗计划
- 卫生专业中心，2046
- (479) 619 - 4252
- respiratorytherapy@nwacc.edu
- M-Th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
物理的要求
作为一名呼吸治疗师（RT），你的工作可能需要以下几点：
- Administer respiratory therapy care and life support to patients with deficiencies
and abnormalities of cardiopulmonary system.
- Communicate under stress, lift disabled patients, and work on your feet for long periods
of time.
- Under supervision of physician, read prescription, measure arterial blood gases, and
review patient information to assess patient condition and determine requirements
for treatment, such as type and duration of therapy, and medication and dosages.
- Determine most suitable method of administering inhalants, precautions to be observed,
and modifications which may be needed that will be compatible with physician's orders.
- Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration
apparatus, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.
- Operate equipment to ensure specified parameters of treatment, such as volume, gas
concentration, humidity, and temperature and to administer medical gases and aerosol drugs
to patients, monitor patent's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs,
arterial blood gases, and blood chemistry changes.
- Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assists patient in performing breathing exercises,
perform pulmonary function tests to be used by physician in diagnosis of case, and
observe equipment function and adjusts equipment to obtain optimum results to therapy.
- Consult with physician in event of adverse reactions, maintain patent's chart that
contains pertinent identification and therapy information.
- Inspect and test respiratory therapy equipment to ensure equipment is functioning safely and efficiently, order repairs when needed, and demonstrate respiratory care procedures to trainees and other health care personnel.
基本功能
In order to successfully perform the job of an RT, the following physical demands are required (defined by the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and Classification of Jobs, 1992):
频繁（1/3至2/3的时间存在活动或状况）：
- 弯腰
- 蹲
- 达到
- 用手指完成小任务
- 说的住宿
- 跪着
- 处理
- 感觉
- 听力
- 附近的敏锐度
偶尔（活动或状况存在1/3的时间）：
- 攀爬
- 视野
- 爬行
- 颜色视觉