Effectively earn a high score on the new 2020 NBRC credentialing examination with Respiratory Care Exam Review, 5th Edition. This new edition contains everything you need to review and prepare for the Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination and the advanced Clinical Simulations Exam that closely aligns with the NBRC’s new testing format. It includes over 800 questions (both multiple choice and open ended) within the text and online. Also on the accompanying Evolve website is both the Therapist Multiple-Choice Exam and twenty clinical simulations to provide additional practice and familiarize you with the computerized exam format. 2020 NBRC Detailed Content Outline and examination matrix are reflected in the updated text so you know exactly what to expect on the exams. Comprehensive, yet concise approach utilizes a simple, straightforward outline format that is easy to follow. Pre-tests of several multiple-choice questions are formatted like those found on the NBRC TMC and begin each chapter. Open-ended post-chapter study questions help reinforce information. Practice exam mirroring the new TMC is included at the back of the book with the answer key and rationales on Evolve. Clinical Simulations on Evolve reflect the new quantity of simulations (20) and the newly revised length of these sims on the actual 2020 Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE). Practice Exams on Evolve are available in both study (untimed) and exam (timed) modes to provide an additional opportunity to practice and experience the actual NBRC testing environment in a computerized format. NEW! Thoroughly updated content incorporates the new 2020 NBRC Exam Content Outline. NEW! Extensively updated questions have been added throughout the text and online resources. NEW! Chapter-specific revisions include updates in the following areas: oxygen delivery devices endotracheal tube maintenance (cuff pressure, minimal leak, and occlusive volume techniques) bronchscopy (bronchoscopy) CPR procedures hyperinflation devices new drugs pulmonary rehabilitation FeNO
Respiratory Care Exam Review: Review for the Entry Level and Advanced Exams, 3rd Edition, readies students with review materials for both the CRT and RRT exams! The material is presented...
This new edition contains everything you need to review and prepare for the Therapist Multiple-Choice Examination and the advanced Clinical Simulations Exam that closely aligns with the NBRC's new testing format.
This title includes additional digital media when purchased in print format. For this digital book edition, media content is not included. Unique!
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Certified Respiratory Therapist Exam Review Guide is authored by experts who take the credentialing exam annually, so you can be confident that the content and format of this guide is current!
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Figure 3-8 Levey-Jennings quality control chart for PaCO2. The central horizontal line represents the mean value of 40torr. The next lower and higher horizontal lines show 1 standard deviation (1 SD) value from the mean.
Perfect for both practicing therapists and students in respiratory therapy and associated professions, this well-organized text offers the most clinically relevant and up-to-date information on respiratory applied anatomy and physiology.
Written by noted educators Robert Kacmarek, James Stoller, and Albert Heuer, this edition includes new chapters on heart failure as well as ethics and end-of-life care, plus the latest AARC practice guidelines.
The book's comprehensive approach covers all of the most important aspects and topics of assessment. This edition is streamlined to emphasize learning objectives.