A Day in the Life of a Respiratory Therapist

“You learn every day you come to work.” Here’s a closer look at the work respiratory therapists perform in our critical illness recovery hospitals across the country.

[sarahmichaels]

Thank you to all the respiratory therapists and all health care professionals for the work you do. You are true heros.

[bonniestanczyk]

Thank you to all who are in this Healthcare field.

[SavetopG]

i’m first year student in respiratory care technology

[HarrietShearsmith]

Oh I loved this video, fab look into your day!

[jacemessier]

thank you for this very informational video. Ive decided to not pursue this career path because of this.

[Nuf-lotet]

Yeah im ready to apply for the BAS in respiratory but some of the people i've talked to told me that it will be so hard to find a job when your done, i was just looking to get some suggestions

[jazzblackvalcin]

I wanna go to school for it but also heard that u can’t really find job after u done 🤦🏾‍♀️

[SpecialStrong]

At Special Strong, we LOVE the special needs population ;) Jeremiah 17:17

[JonBrown-pohe]

Choose R.N., NOT respiratory therapist. Physicians refer to respiratory as 'ancillary', lumped in with C.N.A.s. Despite taking the same general education, prerequisites and sciences respiratory earns about 20% to 30% LESS THAN R.N.s.
R.N.s and M.D.s ate lunch, conversed idly, and even dated/married; yet, NEARLY never, can the same be said of the LOWLY respiratory therapist. My usual contribution to the 'team' was, " SaO2 is something %" followed by, "ok, ya sure", by the Pulmonologist. 37 years of such 'team work' was not pleasant, or worth it. Further, the nature of the discipline greatly diminishes the areas needed, thus opportunities are diminished. Choose R.N., NOT respiratory therapist.