NURSES . . . respect your RTs (respiratory therapist)🙄

The RT should be your best friend . . .especially if you work ICU or ED. Respect them and foster a good relationship. The respiratory therapist is highly knowledgeable and skilled in managing the patients respiratory needs. In this video we discuss their importance and role in the hospital.

[mh]

I massively appreciate this as an RT. I get so many calls for stuff that a nurse could easily do. I wish all nurses had this mentality.

Also… my name is NOT “Respiratory.”

[darthuhlenhopp]

3 smart nurses right there. This is 100% on point. Only thing I would add is every profession should respect everyone else. Eveyones job is important.

[simplyzaneta]

As A RT who sometimes feel disrepected by nurses..Thank You so much for this. I wish you all the best of luck as well..

[tibearius]

Been an RT for over 10 years and a nurse that admits to not knowing something is waaay more respectable than a nurse that tries to appear to know something (that obviously doesn't).

[silk.spectre]

You guys are absolute ANGELS! I'm an RT, and I absolutely love how some nurses (like you!) first troubleshoot anything respiratory before calling us, or call us to ask if they can do something on their own to save us a trip across the hospital. Such nurse team players like you make our job a breeze, and it's a true pleasure working with you. Thank you for sending this message to your fellow nurses. We appreciate you, and also remember that without YOU, we wouldn't be able to do our job, either. Thank you! <3

[Azian]

Just seeing this, as an RT and a baby one at that, y’all really make this a team effort. Some RNs and RTs can be so far up themselves that they forget about the patient. We BOTH need to be around to make this show run and ensure the highest quality of care.

[JJJosh]

I want to add that there are a lot more than nebulizer treatments that are done. In certain states they intubate and are a part of ECMO teams. RTs are also assisting in tracheostomy surgeries, removing sutures, and trach care too. I just wanted to add that bit of info because it seems a lot of other healthcare professionals don't understand.

[buttrpecan]

I've been an RRT for 3 years now. I really appreciate this video. I love y'all nurses!

[BreatheEasyRRT]

Thanks for all the positivity! It is great to hear health care professionals supporting each other!

[heidic]

RRT for 17 years. I would be honoured to work with a team such as yours! ❤️from🇨🇦

[leahh.]

This vid makes me really happy. I'm currently in RT school, and I hope and pray that I work with such appreciative nurses. Thank you for your kind words.

[mavjade]

As an RT, I want to thank you for this! Depending on the place, we don't feel a lot of respect or appreciation, so it's nice you guys are teaching this! I especially love the potluck part. It seems like such a little thing, but everyone likes to feel included and that's such an easy way to do it.

[KimmyLuna]

Thank you guys, that was so beautifully done. I have so many RN friends and am beyond happy to have run across this video. I have 2 semesters left of RT school and I have the so much respect for NURSES!!!

[cassiem]

100% agree. Even as a tech that's currently in nursing school, I have found RT's to be such a great source of knowledge and they really do love to teach. Whenever I'm at work I have RT's pulling me into various rooms so I can listen to various adventitious lung sounds, explain why they're changing vent settings, why they're drawing an ABG and what the results mean, etc. I have to say that it has really given me a leg up on a lot of other students and seriously has expanded my knowledge r/t respiratory events.

[LizzieMcE]

Thank you! Love this! One thing though, we go to school for AT LEAST 2 years. More and more hospitals are preferring you have a bachelors in respiratory.

[Justinlr]

I have worked as an RT for 2 years now. Nothing I won't do for some of the nurses I work with in the trauma ER and in the ICUs I frequent. Y'all keep doing amazing things! There is always good and bad RTs, same goes for the nurses.

[maxinemccartney]

Retired RT. Saved many lives over the years.

[walterestrada]

Been and RRT-NPS for 10 yrs now . Thanks for the love . U guys are awesome .

[SkyGold]

Oh my gosh!! My beloved RN’s! Please include us during events!! I feel like it would help build morale! I work for a major medical faculty with over 9 ICU’s, we are busy. Being included with RN events would be incredibly awesome!!

[caitlinjanegulmi]

Loved this so much!!! Us RRT's know there is nothing better than a RN with a team mindset.