Respiratory Therapy Degree, AAS

Why Complete an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy?

呼吸治疗师专门研究帮助你呼吸的器官和组织的健康. They look after your airways, lungs, and blood vessels. As a respiratory therapist, 你会检查和治疗有呼吸问题和心肺疾病的病人. Your role may include the following:

• Assessing lung capacity through breathing tools
• 使用血液样本和血气分析仪来测试氧气和二氧化碳水平
• Clearing airways for improved breathing
• Teaching exercises to strengthen the lungs
• Connecting patients to ventilators
• 教导患者及其家属如何使用家用呼吸机和其他系统
• Diagnosing breathing problems such as sleep apnea

With your skills, you will help patients, 从肺部发育不全的产前婴儿到可能患有疾病的老年人.

Demand for respiratory therapists is currently high. 我们不断增长的老年人口将导致影响老年人的呼吸系统疾病的增加. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 这将增加对呼吸治疗服务和治疗的需求，主要是在医院. 获得知识和临床和行为技能，你需要照顾你的社区呼吸治疗AAS.

Why Earn a Respiratory Therapy AAS at 太阳集团娱乐场登陆网站?

State-of-the-Art Facilities

当你在太阳集团娱乐场登陆网站健康科学模拟中心训练时，建立信心. 应用你的课堂知识，因为你与人类病人模拟器互动. 通过在中心的练习，你将发展你的医疗和领导技能.

我们先进的模拟室包括一间急诊室和一间重症监护病房，在那里你可以在成人身上练习, 儿科, and neonatal patient simulators. We can also record scenarios using cameras and microphones. 我们的教师可以有效地帮助您在事件发生后进行汇报，以纠正错误并庆祝胜利.

Real-World 培训

In the respiratory therapy associate degree program, 您将获得成为一名称职的医疗团队成员所需的第一手经验. Not only will you train on our human patient simulators, but you'll also spend time in clinical settings to:

• Perform diagnostic tests
• Treat patients using a variety of therapeutic methods
• Monitor your patient's progress

通过在临床环境中工作，你将获得治疗自己的病人所需的知识.

质量计划

太阳集团娱乐场登陆网站的呼吸治疗项目通过了呼吸护理认证委员会(CoARC)的认证。. 作为一名毕业生, 你将有资格参加国家呼吸护理委员会(NBRC)的注册呼吸治疗师(RRT)和注册呼吸治疗师(CRT)考试。. RRT是获得新墨西哥州执业执照的主要要求. 我们的专业教师和课程资源将为您通过所有考试做好准备，以便您开始新的职业生涯.

Affordable Option

因为 SJC's low tuition rates, the Respiratory Therapy AAS is an excellent investment for you. 你将接受严格、高质量的教育，为你的职业生涯做好准备. You may also qualify to get your degree tuition-free through the NM Opportunity and Lottery Scholarships.

What You'll Learn in the Respiratory Therapy Program

拥有呼吸治疗副学士学位，培养你作为呼吸治疗师所需的技能. 我们的课程将为您提供所需的知识，为您的患者提供合格的护理. 你将学习:

• Patient assessment
• Clinical data evaluation
• Blood gas analysis
• Pulmonary function testing
• Therapeutic techniques
• Emergency and critical care management
• Pulmonary rehabilitation and home care
• Other special cardiopulmonary procedures

You'll learn outside the classroom as well. 练习使用我们的人类病人模拟器，并获得临床设置的第一手经验. By completing our program, you'll be an effective respiratory therapist.

Respiratory Therapy AAS Curriculum

传输选项

您可以通过以下两个课程将您的呼吸治疗应用科学副学士学位转为学士学位:

• 博伊西州立的 RRT to BS Degree Advancement Program (在线)
• University of Cincinnati's Bachelor's in Respiratory Therapy (在线)

Talk to an Advisor about Transferring

Careers and Outcomes

By completing the Respiratory Therapy AAS at SJC, 您将有资格参加一系列考试，以获得您的注册呼吸治疗师(RRT)证书. 在新墨西哥州，你需要获得RRT证书才能获得呼吸护理执业医师执照.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the 从2021年到2031年，呼吸治疗师的就业将惊人地增长14%. This increase is much faster than the average for all occupations. 你会发现你的职业很抢手，所以你可以很快在新墨西哥州或全国各地开始一份工作.

Respiratory therapists often find employment in:

• 医院
• 养老院
• 医生的办公室
• 睡眠中心
• 首页 health services

Earning Credentials from the National Board for Respiratory Care

成功完成上海大学呼吸治疗应用科学副学士课程的学生有资格申请参加由美国国家呼吸护理委员会(NBRC)管理的委员会系列考试。. You will first take the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC). TMC旨在客观地衡量呼吸治疗师在进入实践时所需的基本知识, 以及确定是否有资格参加临床模拟考试(CSE).

There are two cut scores for the TMC examination. If a candidate achieves the low-cut score, he or she will earn the certified respiratory therapist (CRT) credential. If a candidate achieves the high-cut score, he or she will earn the CRT credential AND become eligible for the Clinical Simulation Examination (CSE). Once the candidate passes the CSE, 他们将有资格获得注册呼吸治疗师(RRT)证书.

呼吸治疗项目的入学要求和申请流程

Admission into the Respiratory Therapy AAS is limited and competitive. 我们每组最多接受18名学生，并使用评分标准选择我们的学生.

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Accreditation Information

太阳集团娱乐场登陆网站呼吸治疗项目(200-578)已获得呼吸护理认证委员会(CoARC)的持续认证。. 该计划由CoARC审查，并被认为符合国家制定的认证标准. CoARC will conduct the next comprehensive evaluation of the Program in 2027.

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
264 Precision Blvd.
Telford, TN 37690
(817) 283-2835
www.coarc.com

视图 programmatic outcomes data from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).