Essay On Respiratory Therapy

Since my undergraduate days, over thirty years ago, I have assisted thousands of individuals suffering with lung illness ranging from mild to exceedingly debilitating disease. Over these years, clinical practices have significantly improved. I find myself increasingly more interested in knowing how and why these clinical advances become the best practice in rehabilitating individuals.
As a Respiratory Therapist, my rehabilitation practice is not as traditional as other Allied Health rehabilitation experience. Many of my respiratory clients are individuals requiring some sort of respiratory support; either with invasive mechanical ventilation, inhaler treatments or non- invasive support such as BIPAP/CPAP therapy. Rehabilitation of a ventilated patient often begins while they are still being mechanically ventilated. At times it takes many weeks, for them to build up enough respiratory strength, so that they can have complete independence from the ventilation support. Often, because of shift changes and staff changes, patients end up not having a consistent ICU rehabilitation program, sometimes prolonging their ventilation support. I have worked with many patients in this circumstance. My experience in the Asthma Clinic involved working with adult and pediatric pulmonary clients. My tasks included creating and following up with individual Asthma Action Plans, teaching proper medication use and delivery and encouraging individuals to take control of their illness. The following up with the clients, allowed me to determine what parts of the Asthma
Enhancing my clinical rehabilitation knowledge will allow me to measure the value of techniques, develop effective programs, to assess different practices, and assess new approaches to implement into my rehabilitation practice. Ultimately, I want to gain the insight improve my clinical