Patient care continues to evolve at a brisk pace with sicker patients being cared for with fewer resources. Expanding staffing is complicated by limited financial resources and utilization of other healthcare providers is hampered by their lack of specific education and training or expertise related to the practice of respiratory care. The solution to this problem resides with our ability to practice at the top of our license, so how do we expand our practice to meet our patient’s needs?
This course was reviewed in 2026.
Have an expanded understanding of the advantages our medical practice model provides in caring for patients compared with other professions.
Have an improved understanding of the perceived vs. real obstacles of the respiratory therapist’s scope of practice.
Be able to identify resources that can be used to facilitate expanded practice at their own institution.