Who am I?
A: Joseph Priestly
B: Hippocrates
C: John Dalton
D: Leonardo da Vinci
B: Hippocrates
During a lecture on the history of mechanical ventilation the instructor discusses Philip drinker introducing the iron lung. A student is asked to identify when this major event occurred
A: 1910
B: 1928
C: 1947
D: 1954
B: 1928
A Respiratory therapy student is preparing to graduate and wants to earn a professional respiratory credential. She is told she must take the appropriate credentialing examination. Which Organization is responsible for respiratory care credentialing examinations?
A: AARC
B: CoARC
C: NBRC
D: State Licensing Board
C: NBRC National Board for Respiratory Care
A Respiratory care worker practicing during the 1940s begins a typical hospital shift. Which task would most likely have been part of the worker’s responsibilities during this period?
A: Managing an advance practicing during the 1940s
B: Hauling oxygen cylinders and applying oxygen delivery devices
C: Performing computerized pulmonary function testing
D: Managing a modern arterial blood gas laboratory
B: Hauling oxygen cylinders and applying oxygen-delivery devices
A high school students asks an RT what respiratory therapy actually involves? Which response Best describes respiratory care?
A: Applying scientific prinicpals to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic cardiopulmonary dysfunction
B: Providing oxygen treatments and performing diagnosis in testing
C: Treating patients who require mechanical ventilation
A: Applying scientific principals to prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic cardiopulmonary dysfunctions
During a respiratory care history lecture, students learn about an individual who studied human anatomy and recognized that subatmospheric pressure helped draw air into lungs. Which historical figure made this observation?
A: john dalton
B: Philip Drinker
C: Leonardo da Vinci
D: Joseph Priestley
C: Leonardo da Vinci
While reviewing the development of professional respiratory organizations, an RT student learns that the inhalation therapy association (ITA) changed its name into the American Association for Inhalation Therapy (AAIT). Which year should the student associate with this change?
A: 1947
B:1950
C: 1954
D: 1960
C: 1954
A newly credentialed RT wants to join the professional organization that represents respiratory therapist and supports the respiratory care profession. Which organization should the therapist join?
A: NBRC
B: AARC
C: CoARC
D: State licensing Board
B: AARC- American Association for Respiratory Care
A Hospital administrator is reviewing how the role of respiratory therapist expanded over time. The administrator learns that RTs eventually became responsible for operating arterial blood gas laboratories. What information does an ABG provide that makes it important in respiratory care?
A: information about oxygenation, ventilation, and acid-base status
B: information only about the patient’s respiratory rate
C: information only about the patient’s respiratory rate
D: information only about the patient’s blood pressure
A: information about oxygenation, ventilation, and acid-base status
A respiratory therapist begins working in a large acute-care hospital. A student asks whether this is an uncommon work setting for RTs. Based on the development and practice of respiratory care, which response is most accurate?
A: Only about 70% of RTs work in acute care hospitals
B: about 50% of RTs work in acute care hospitals
C: about 75% work in acute care hospitals
C: 75%
An RT Student is reviewing the history of oxygen. She learns that in 1774, a scientist described a distinct gas that supported life and combustion and referred to it as “dephlogisticated air”. Which scientist is being described?
A: Joseph Priestley
B: John Dalton
C: Hippocrates
D: Leonardo de Vinci
A: Jospeh Priestley
A new Rt is reviewing the history of the profession and learns that the title “Respiratory therapist” became the standard professional designation, replacing early terminology such as inhalation therapist. In which year did this occurs?
A: 1954
B: 1967
C: 1974
D: 1982
C: 1974
A college is developing a new respiratory therapy program and wants the program to meet the educational and accreditation standards for respiratory care education. Which organization is responsible for this area?
A: CoARC
B: NBRC
C: AARC
D: State licensing board
A: CoARC- Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
A student compares respiratory care in the 1940s with respiratory care as the profession developed. Which change best demonstrates that respiratory care expanded beyond primarily delivering oxygen
A: RTs became responsible for diagnostic areas such as ABG
B: RTS stopped caring for hospitalized patients
C: RTS became responsible for only transporting equipment
A: Rts became responsible for diagnostic areas such as ABG and pulmonary function laboratories
During Class, an instructor heats a flexible container filled with gas. As the temperture of the gas increases, the gas expands. The instructor asks which principal best explains what the students observed?
A: Daltons law
B: Charles Law
C: Hippocratic Theory
D: Priestley discovery
B: Charles Law- gas expands when heated
An RT is explaining why the total pressure of gas mixture can be determined by adding the partial pressure of the individual gases in that mixture. The RT explains that this principal originated from the work of which scientist?
A: Joseph Priestley
B: John Dalton
C: Leonardo da Vinci
D: Philip DrinkerB: John Dalton
During Respiratory Care Week, an RT department creates a historical display explaining that President Ronald Reagan established Respiratory Care Week to recognize respiratory therapists and promote awareness of lung health. Which year belongs on the display?
A: 1974
B: 1978
C: 1980
D: 1982
D: 1982
A Respiratory therapist has completed an accredited program and earned the appropriate professional credential. Before beginning employment, the therapist learns that the state requires authorization to legally practice respiratory care. Which organization or agency would be responsible for this requirement?
A: AARC
B: NBRC
C: CoARC
D: State licensing board
D: State Licensing board- issues/oversees the the state license to practice
A student is creating a timeline showing how respiratory care developed into a recoginzed profession. Which sequence BEST represents the progression of the professional organizations?
A: AARC- AART- AAIT- ITA
B: ITA- AAIT-AART-AARC
C: NBRC-ITA-AARC-CoARC
B: ITA-AAIT-AART-AARC
An Rt is discussing a mixture of gases and explains that the total pressure can be determined by adding the individual partial pressure of each gas in the mixture. Which historical principal is the RT applying?
A: Charles Law
B: Hippocratic theory
C: Daltons law
D: Priestley law
c: daltons law
An RT student is reviewing the development of mechanical ventilation. She Learns about a device introduced in 1928 that enclosed most of the patient’s body and used negative pressure to assist ventilation. Which individual is associated with the introduction of this device?
A: Jospeh Priestly
B: John Dalton
C: Philip Drinker
D: Leonardo da Vinci
C: Philip Drinker
An RT is preparing a presentation about the growth of the respiratory care profession. She wants to highlight the year in which the American Association for Respiratory Therpay (AART) became the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). She also notices that this is the same year associated with the creation of Respiratory Care week by President Ronald Reagan. Which year is this?
A: 1954
B: 1967
C:1974
D: 1982
D: 1982
Four respiratory therapy students are discussing the roles of professional respiratory organizations. Which student demonstrates the correct understanding?
A: “the AARC is responsible for issuing my state license“
B: “ the NBRC is responsible for Accrediting my respiratory therapy schoolc
C: CoArc is associated with respiratory care education and program accrediting
D: the state board is responsible for Awarding my respiratory credentials
c: CoARC is associated with respiratory care education and program accreditation