Articles by: Heather Willden
June 13, 2018
To Do List: Earn Your Associate’s Degree. Check! Now on to Earning Your Bachelor’s Degree
Respiratory therapy students all across the country recently walked across the stage to accept their associate’s degree in respiratory care. Most of them are already in the workforce, learning the ropes at their first real jobs in the profession. For a growing number, though, the associate’s degree is just the first step in their education.... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 13, 2018
Raising the Age to Purchase Tobacco: How RTs Can Help
It’s well known the vast majority of smokers first took up the habit when they were still in their teens. Raising the age at which people can purchase tobacco products has been seen as a key weapon in the battle to curtail smoking among young adults in our country. AARC Member Sean Severson, MPH, RRT,... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 13, 2018
The Member Voice: Volunteering Refuels Career Passion
Volunteering presents great opportunities for personal and professional growth and is beneficial for RTs in all career stages. Passion for caring Like many RTs, a passion for caring for others led me to pursue a career in respiratory care. I learned fairly early in my career that it can be difficult to maintain a high... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 7, 2018
Google Doodle Honors Dr. Virginia Apgar – Here’s the AARC Connection
Source: Wikimedia Commons If you went to the Google search page today you saw a picture of a female doctor and a tiny baby, along with the word “APGAR”. Today’s “Google Doodle” honors Dr. Virginia Apgar on what would have been her 109th birthday. Many respiratory therapists know her as the physician who established the Apgar... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 6, 2018
Current Topics in Respiratory Care 2018: Episode 4 Now Available
Ventilator Discontinuation: The Evidence Base, Guidelines, and “Best Practice” Focused on ventilator discontinuation, this episode of the Current Topics in Respiratory Care video series features Neil MacIntyre MD, FAARC, sharing insight into what RT COPD case managers at UC Davis have been doing to improve patient education. He also discusses what they are doing to... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 6, 2018
Student Perspective: Nicole Jones
Virginia Student Sputum Bowl Team at AARC Congress 2017 in Indianapolis, IN. (L to R: Jessica Worley, Nicole Jones, and Sally Sizer) Nicole Jones, of Virginia Community Colleges, discusses the experience that motivated her to pursue a career in respiratory therapy as well as her perspective on being an AARC student member. Student Membership Sets... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 6, 2018
Good Press: AARC Members in the News | June 2018
AARC Members in the News
Heather Willden
June 6, 2018
Are You Joint Commission Ready?
If the thought of Joint Commission Surveyors showing up at your door sparks anxiety, then these tips are for you. Cheryl Hoerr, MBA, RRT, FAARC, of Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Keith Roberts, MBA, RRT, CPFT, of Rush University Medical Center, and Julie Jackson, BAS, RRT-ACCS, RCP, of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, share their recommendations on... Read more »
Heather Willden
June 6, 2018
Tips for Educating Patients
From face-to-face instruction to video demonstrations, RTs use a variety of methods to educate patients so they can be active participants in managing their care. AARC Members Bill Galvin, MSEd, RRT, CPFT, AE-C, FAARC, and Krystal Craddock, BSRC, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, share their tips and best practices for educating patients. RAMP-2-FAME Galvin keeps the acronym RAMP-2-FAME... Read more »
Heather Willden
May 30, 2018
Helping Patients Find Hope While Living with Chronic Diseases
Respiratory therapists have a unique opportunity to work with patients living with chronic diseases. These diseases, like cystic fibrosis, are hard on the patient and affect them physically and emotionally. How do you help your patients find hope in their health challenges? Empowering our patients Krystal Craddock, BSRC, RRT, RRT-NPS, AE-C, once asked a COPD... Read more »
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