This is way overdue! My question 🙋🏽♂️ to AARC is why did it take so long to even initiate this process? If nurses were able to accomplish this and RT & Nurses work hand in hand, then why the delay? It seem to me that the AARC wasn’t concerned with having compact licensing. This could have been done a long time ago. But obviously that would seem too much like right. SMH 🤦🏽♂️ This is the exact reason so many RT’s aren’t as active with the AARC, because a lot feel the AARC aren’t doing the necessary things to improve our status as Respiratory Therapist.
Long overdue, RT should be able to practice in all States. To be honest, the field is extremely restrictive to only hospitals, that is why most RT switch to other medical fields. They need more flexible options to increase interest for the RT brand recognition. RTs need to expand beyond only hospitals!!!, they should be in mostly clinics, PFT/Sleep labs, remote telemedicine, outpatient facilities even pulmonary radiology/CT scans and more home care. What is the point of SDS, RPFT etc if most jobs are at the hospitals? It is funny RT are experts at cardiopulmonary and yet few are in clinics, rehabilitation centers, labs etc. If APRT is recognized as an equivalence to PA or NP, PT in advanced cardiopulmonary medical science practice and there is demand for them, then I think that would interest more RTs. APRT should be able to specialize in all aspects of cardiopulmonary system.
Just talking in circles at this point. This is one of the reasons why people aren’t becoming respiratory therapist. Just like the workplace, AARC doesn’t have our backs.
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This is way overdue! My question 🙋🏽♂️ to AARC is why did it take so long to even initiate this process? If nurses were able to accomplish this and RT & Nurses work hand in hand, then why the delay? It seem to me that the AARC wasn’t concerned with having compact licensing. This could have been done a long time ago. But obviously that would seem too much like right. SMH 🤦🏽♂️ This is the exact reason so many RT’s aren’t as active with the AARC, because a lot feel the AARC aren’t doing the necessary things to improve our status as Respiratory Therapist.
Long overdue, RT should be able to practice in all States. To be honest, the field is extremely restrictive to only hospitals, that is why most RT switch to other medical fields. They need more flexible options to increase interest for the RT brand recognition.
RTs need to expand beyond only hospitals!!!, they should be in mostly clinics, PFT/Sleep labs, remote telemedicine, outpatient facilities even pulmonary radiology/CT scans and more home care. What is the point of SDS, RPFT etc if most jobs are at the hospitals?
It is funny RT are experts at cardiopulmonary and yet few are in clinics, rehabilitation centers, labs etc.
If APRT is recognized as an equivalence to PA or NP, PT in advanced cardiopulmonary medical science practice and there is demand for them, then I think that would interest more RTs. APRT should be able to specialize in all aspects of cardiopulmonary system.
Just talking in circles at this point. This is one of the reasons why people aren’t becoming respiratory therapist. Just like the workplace, AARC doesn’t have our backs.
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