Top Jobs in Respiratory Therapy
Note: Some jobs require education or training beyond the CNM degree/certificate.
Program Information
Respiratory Therapy is an allied health profession specializing in diagnostic testing, therapeutic treatment and critical care support for patients with life-threatening or chronic cardiopulmonary diseases. Under medical direction, Respiratory Therapists assess and treat patients, monitor and evaluate cardiopulmonary function, perform diagnostic testing and maintain life-support systems for patients in critical care settings.
The curriculum includes classroom, laboratory and supervised clinical instruction covering cardiopulmonary anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, therapeutic treatments, cardiopulmonary diagnostic technology, critical care and life-support technology for adults, children and infants, respiratory home care and pulmonary rehabilitation.
The CNM Respiratory Therapy Program, CoARC program number 200345, Respiratory Therapy, Associate of Applied Science in Albuquerque, NM is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). CoARC accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an outcomes-based process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.