Respiratory Therapists

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1. 01Attend high-risk and caesarian section infant deliveries to provide neonatal respiratory care as needed.
2. 02Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.
3. 03Read prescription, measure arterial blood gases, and review patient information to assess patient condition.
4. 04Teach, train, supervise, or use the assistance of students, respiratory therapy technicians, or assistants.
5. 05Monitor cardiac patients, using electrocardiography devices, such as a holter monitor.
6. 06Transport patients to the hospital or within the hospital.
7. 07Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment.
8. 08Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
9. 09Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties.
10. 10Maintain charts that contain patients' pertinent identification and therapy information.
11. 11Make emergency visits to resolve equipment problems.
12. 12Determine requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, or medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders.

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