rrtDude

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  1. Where is the Respiratory Therapist?

    I love my nurses because they are smarter than me and can do 90% of the work that I do. But with all this venting about them stupid and lazy RTs, does this all mean that I can no longer come onto your floor for free coffee and donuts? Just trying to ...
  2. Respiratory Therapy Math vs. Nursing math

    No problem. For me it wasn't hard finding work at all, I already had been offered a per diem position before I even graduated at one of the hospitals I did my preceptorship at. I was getting good hours there then got hired by another hospital for ano...
  3. Respiratory Therapy vs. Nursing

    Ok so I'm just going to paste here what I wrote in another section of the forum, since it's pretty much the same post which I failed to see... :) Hi there, I'm an RRT and although I have not personally gone through nursing school, I do work closely...
  4. Forgot to say, as a respiratory therapist you are also on the front lines, more so than you think. It just depends on where you work, how much autonomy you get, how good you are and how bad the attending is. In one of the hospitals I work in if one o...
  5. Hi there, I'm an RRT and although I have not personally gone through nursing school, I do work closely with another therapist who has. Therefore, I'll just try to answer some of your questions as best as I can based on the experiences that he shared ...
  6. Respiratory Therapy Math vs. Nursing math

    You're not really doing much of dose calculating in respiratory school so I would advise against taking a nursing course just for that. You will have to do some med calculations but they are very, very basic and as long as you pay attention in the la...
  7. Help me choose!! Respiratory or RN?

    I am an RRT and I'd like to address a few things that you said here. First of all, let me just say that it is unfortunate that interacting with the respiratory staff has not been a positive experience for you. If an RT walked by the vent while it...