Certified Respiratory Therapy Educator
The focus of patient and family education activities is to promote knowledge of disease process, medical therapy, and self help. Respiratory therapists are uniquely qualified to provide this service in regard to cardiopulmonary diseases and injury.
Certified Respiratory Therapy Educators in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Neonatal / Pediatrics Respiratory Therapist
The care and treatment of premature infants, newborns and children. This includes management of mechanical ventilation, assessment, diagnostics and generalized respiratory treatments.
Registered Neonatal Pediatrics Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Certified General Care Respiratory Therapist
Ms. Kimberly K. Tonn is a Certified General Care Respiratory Therapist in Cedar Rapids, IA
with special training and skill in entry-level National Board for Respiratory Care certification for diagnosing and treating heart and lung issues.
As a Certified General Care Respiratory Therapist, Kimberly K. Tonn, RRT, NPS, CRTT performs
daily respiratory care and monitoring of patients alongside other physicians. General Care Respiratory Therapy - Certified is
the care of patients with cardiopulmonary dysfunctions. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Certified General Care Respiratory Therapists include sleep apnea, asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, heart attack, drowning, and chest trauma.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Certified General Care Respiratory Therapists
include pulmonary function test, blood test, chest physical therapy, aerosol medication, ventilator, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
This level of care includes diagnostics testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as, education of the patient and family in regard to those disorders.
Certified General Care Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Certified Neonatal / Pediatric Respiratory Therapist
The care and treatment of premature infants, newborns and children. This includes management of mechanical ventilation, assessment, diagnostics and generalized respiratory treatments.
Certified Neonatal Pediatric Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Certified SNF/Subacute Care Respiratory Therapist
Care of residents in a long-term care environment. Respiratory modalities delivered include those similar in the general care and critical care areas but provided to less critical patients.
Certified Snf Subacute Care Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Respiratory Therapist
A Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) is an advanced therapist who has passed standardized written and clinical simulation examinations administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). In addition, to the certified therapist (CRT) entry level skills, RRTs have advanced education and training in patient assessment, in the development and modification of patient care plans, and in assuring the appropriate utilization of respiratory care resources. An RRT is a graduate of an associate or baccalaureate degree producing educational programs approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license.
Registered Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Certified Respiratory Therapist
A Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) is a an entry level therapist who has passed a standardized written examination administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). CRTs provide diagnostic testing, therapeutics, monitoring, rehabilitation, and education to patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system. They provide these respiratory care services in all health care facilities and in the home. A CRT is a graduate of an associate degree program approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP) and where applicable, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of the license.
Certified Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Home Health Respiratory Therapist
Home care fosters individual responsibility for self-management of chronic respiratory conditions. It includes individualized assessment based plans of care service developed to promote safe, proper, and sustained use of prescribed respiratory therapy medications, equipment, and techniques in the home.
Registered Home Health Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Pulmonary Diagnostics Respiratory Therapist
Included in the area of pulmonary diagnostics are the following; collection and analysis of physiological specimens, interpretation of physiological data, administration of tests of the cardiopulmonary system, and the conduct of both neurophysiological and sleep disorders studies.
Registered Pulmonary Diagnostics Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Pulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist
The respiratory therapist can assist the chronic pulmonary patient in returning to an optimal role in society by providing an effective program. It includes bronchopulmonary drainage, exercise therapy, and patient education.
Registered Pulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
An individual who is trained and qualified to perform pulmonary diagnostic tests. In the course of conducting these tests, the Pulmonary Function Technologist is able to setup, calibrate, maintain, and ensure the quality assurance of the pulmonary function testing equipment. In the laboratory, clinical or patient care setting the technologist instructs patients, elicits cooperation, performs procedures, monitors patient response, and evaluates patient performance. Tests results are calculated, compared with predicted normal ranges, and evaluated for reliability. The technologist collects clinical history data and evaluates the clinical implications of the test results.
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Palliative / Hospice Respiratory Therapist
A coordinated plan of care to help dying patients and their families handle the burden of terminal care. Effective secretion management and relief of dyspnea are paramount in caring for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease.
Registered Palliative Hospice Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Patient Transport Respiratory Therapist
Transport respiratory therapist provide patient assessment, initiation of treatment modalities and continued monitoring of patient status of the critically ill and injured patients with special attention to advanced airway and ventilator management. The transport respiratory therapist knowledge and experience with complex neonatal, pediatric and adult patient care issues provides them with an expertise to assist with any patient care issue in a variety of transport modes.
Registered Patient Transport Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapist
Ms. Kimberly K. Tonn is a Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapist in Cedar Rapids, IA
with special training and skill in the geriatric specialty of respiratory therapy, and holds the Registered Respiratory Therapist credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care.
As a Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapist, Kimberly K. Tonn, RRT, NPS, CRTT performs
advanced respiratory therapy procedures. Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapy - Registered is
the treatment of lung disease in the elderly. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapists include asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, and lung cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapists
include pulmonary function test, blood gas analyzer, chest physiotherapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol medication, and mechanical ventilation.
Care of older patients who have age and/or disease related decremental pulmonary changes. Diagnosis and treatment is very important for this group since chronic lung disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality among them. Furthermore, as this segment of the population increases, life expectancy is being extended.
Registered Geriatric Care Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
Certified Emergency Care Respiratory Therapist
Ms. Kimberly K. Tonn is a Certified Emergency Care Respiratory Therapist in Cedar Rapids, IA
with special training and skill in entry level respiratory therapy.
As a Certified Emergency Care Respiratory Therapist, Kimberly K. Tonn, RRT, NPS, CRTT performs
assistance for registered respiratory therapists. Emergency Care Respiratory Therapy - Certified is
treatment assistance for patients in respiratory distress. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Certified Emergency Care Respiratory Therapists include heart attack, drowning, shock, and post-surgical complications.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Certified Emergency Care Respiratory Therapists
include patient intubation and tracheostomy assistance.
The immediate availability of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiopulmonary services in the assessment and management of trauma victims, patients requiring airway management and others requiring emergency care.
Certified Emergency Care Respiratory Therapists in Cedar Rapids, IA
