Respiratory Protocols

Medicine is changing rapidly before our eyes, Medical School costs are out of reach for many students. Medicine is changing and more individuals are becoming paraprofessionals rather than physicians. These paraprofessionals are Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Respiratory Therapists.There is a large amount of after hour calling of the on-call or primary physician for routine orders. This calling after hours needs to be less as the physician our pool shrinks.This booklet...
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Medicine is changing rapidly before our eyes, Medical School costs are out of reach for many students. Medicine is changing and more individuals are becoming paraprofessionals rather than physicians. These paraprofessionals are Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Respiratory Therapists.There is a large amount of after hour calling of the on-call or primary physician for routine orders. This calling after hours needs to be less as the physician our pool shrinks.This booklet guides and assists the paraprofessional in making the right decisions at the right time, then when time permits to notify the physician. It also directs the paraprofessional to call the physician when a serious situation has developed.