2006-09-28 12:18:26 · 4 answers · asked by SadToday22 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Job opportunities will be very good, especially for therapists with cardiopulmonary care skills or experience working with infants.
All States (except Alaska and Hawaii), the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico require respiratory therapists to obtain a license.
Hospitals will continue to employ the vast majority of respiratory therapists, but a growing number of therapists will work in other settings.
Respiratory therapists evaluate and treat all types of patients, ranging from premature infants whose lungs are not fully developed to elderly people whose lungs are diseased. Respiratory therapists provide temporary relief to patients with chronic asthma or emphysema, as well as emergency care to patients who are victims of a heart attack, stroke, drowning, or shock.
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2006-09-28 12:50:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is rewarding. my daughter has severe asthma, just learning what precautions to take and the various techniques to assist her in breathing when she is working hard to get her next breath was taught to me by a respiratory therapist at the hospital during many of her attacks. very rewarding to say the least
2006-09-28 19:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by Say It Again M'am 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the job of a RT is very rewarding. I have thouhgt about it myself. I'm now too old to go back to school anymore, but if it something you are considering, go for it, you'll always have ajob.
2006-09-28 19:21:43 · answer #3 · answered by Special K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know two. They both like their jobs, and have flexible schedules.
Most of their patients are dying of Aids, old people, and premature babies. The down side.
2006-09-28 19:24:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋