Basic Clinical Lab Competencies for Respiratory Care: An Integrated Approach - Softcover

Gary White

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9780827379985: Basic Clinical Lab Competencies for Respiratory Care: An Integrated Approach

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0827379986 ISBN 13: 9780827379985

Publisher: Delmar Pub, 1997

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Updated and expanded, this competency-based manual is designed to teach the theory and laboratory skills required to safely and effectively perform therapeutic procedures. Ideal for use by students in laboratory and clinical settings, this text includes skills and procedures for the entry-level clinician as well as advanced skills and procedures. Students of respiratory care will find this text an invaluable reference as they prepare to become certified practicing clinicians. (respiratory therapy, RT, RTT, Resp. Care, RC, respiratory care)

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About the Author:

Gary White is the program director of the Respiratory Care Program at Spokane Community College, where he has been teaching since 1992. He previously held the rank of Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care at Weber State University from 1982 to 1992. He holds a master's degree from Weber State University in Education, a bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Puget Sound, and an associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy from Highline Community College. Gary's avocation is writing. He has authored three text books in respiratory care and is currently working on a manuscript for his fourth title.

Review:

This textbook explains theory and operation of respirator equipment routinely used in the hospital setting, with section on patient assessment therapeutics, emergence management, and ventilation. Topics include pulmonary testing, oxygen administration, intravenous lines and new born mechanical ventilation. The fourth edition adds chapters on radiological assessment, bronchial hygiene therapy, chest tubes, and wave form analysis. - SciTech Book News March 2003

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