Deck 27: Respiratory Care

Question 1

What structures does the cardiopulmonary system include?

A) The lungs
B) The heart and lungs
C) The blood vessels of the body
D) The heart

Answer 1

The heart and lungs

Question 2

The minimum amount of education a respiratory therapist must have to practice respiratory care is _____.

A) A bachelor's degree
B) An associate's degree
C) A master's degree
D) A doctoral degree

Answer 2

An associate's degree

Question 3

With which patient population do respiratory therapists typically work?

A) Infants
B) Children
C) Adults
D) All age populations

Answer 3

All age populations

Question 4

The first "modern" method of providing ventilatory assistance to patients was _____.

A) Documented by Aristotle in 350 BC
B) The use of the iron lung with polio patients in the early 1900s
C) The use of a bellows system in the 1700s
D) Introduced in 1947 after World War II

Question 5

Respiratory care practitioners (RCPs) can be found working in which environment?

A) Acute care hospitals
B) Home health agencies
C) As sales representatives for equipment or pharmaceutical companies
D) RCPs work in all of these environments

Question 6

The purpose of continuing education is to _____.

A) Encourage RCPs to earn the highest degree possible
B) Provide a continuous source of revenue for organizations that hold educational conferences
C) Remediate testing candidates who were not able to pass the credentialing examination the first time
D) Ensure practitioners are up to date in their knowledge and practice of respiratory care

Question 7

What is the minimum number of continuing education hours that an RCP must earn?

A) There is no minimum requirement
B) 24 hours over a 2-year period
C) 12 hours over a 2-year period
D) 48 hours over a 2-year period

Question 8

A disease that causes coughing and/or wheezing due to temporary, reversible constriction of the air passages in the lungs is called _____.

A) Cystic fibrosis
B) Pneumonia
C) Pulmonary fibrosis
D) Asthma

Question 9

A respiratory therapist working in the research, education, or management settings is more likely to have _____.

A) An associate's degree
B) A bachelor's degree
C) A master's degree
D) A nursing degree

Question 10

People who are opposed to increasing the entry-level of education for respiratory therapists cite which reason?

A) Accessibility to 4-year respiratory therapy (RT) programs
B) Difficulty for working adults pursuing a second career in RT to complete a 4-year program
C) Additional hardship caused by a 4-year program
D) All of these reasons have been expressed by opponents

Question 11

A respiratory therapist interested in specializing in the treatment of babies and children might choose to take the optional _____ exam.

A) ACCS
B) NPS
C) CPFT
D) SDS

Question 12

Which organization is responsible for creating the credentialing exams for respiratory therapists?

A) The American Association for Respiratory Care
B) The National Board for Respiratory Care
C) The American Heart Association
D) The National Organization of Respiratory Therapists

Question 13

A respiratory therapist whose primary job responsibilities include administering breathing tests to patients to detect and/or monitor disease processes will most likely pursue which advanced credential?

A) MBA
B) CPFT or RPFT
C) ACCS
D) NPS

Question 14

A respiratory therapist who enjoys working with critically ill adult patients might consider earning which advanced credential?

A) NPS
B) ACCS
C) CPFT
D) SDS

Question 15

Respiratory therapists whose specialty is polysomnography primarily work with patients who experience problems when _____.

A) Exercising
B) Exposed to strong smells
C) Smoking
D) Sleeping

Question 16

The majority of RT education programs are master's degree programs.

Question 17

The Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) examination is a computer-based test with two cutoff scores to differentiate between certified respiratory therapists and registered respiratory therapists.

Question 18

A respiratory therapist who functions autonomously has the freedom to make more decisions regarding patient care than a respiratory therapist without autonomy.

Question 19

A physician extender is someone who performs some of the duties of a physician under the supervision of a physician.

Question 20

There is a move in the profession for respiratory therapists to earn graduate degrees that would allow them to serve as physician extenders.