There are two exams:. Upon successful completion, you become a Registered Respiratory Therapist. Our graduates have an excellent pass rate on the national exams. The pass rate is above the national average on both exams. After passing one or both national exams, you will be eligible to apply for a respiratory care license from the state of Florida. You will then be ready to seek employment. Any person that wishes to determine the eligibility of state licensure and has been arrested or convicted of any offense other than a minor traffic violation should contact:.
Please keep in mind that the Florida license needs to be renewed every two years on the odd year. To renew the license, you must accumulate continuing education units CEU.
Twenty-four are required every two years. The CEU are offered by:. American Association for Respiratory Care. This is the official site for the national association. It is loaded with lots of respiratory events, information on a career, other web-related links, and how to sign up as a member. Florida Society for Respiratory Care. The state society keeps you posted on issues in the state, continuing education seminars, and allows you to sign up as a member.
Florida Board of Respiratory Care. Gives you instructions on obtaining your license to practice respiratory care, describes the laws and rules of the profession, includes the rules for continuing education hours, lists all licensed respiratory therapists in the state of Florida. National Board for Respiratory Care. The national board creates the national exams and monitors the administration of the exams.
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. 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.
Additional programmatic admissions criteria can be reviewed at the Health Science Admissions site. Broward College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Coconut Creek, FL A BC degree checks all the boxes. If this program is your goal, get started toward becoming a student today.
Department E-mail ysimone broward. Program Manager Yvonne Simone B. By email to the following email address: healthscience broward. This site is best viewed in a modern browser and is not compatible with Internet Explorer IE.
Please use another browser, such Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox for the best user experience. Respiratory Care Associate of Science. An Excellent Career Awaits You Respiratory therapists work with advanced medical equipment such as mechanical ventilators that breathe for people who can't breathe on their own and also work with other devices that require a knowledge of technology.
A Respiratory Therapy degree from Broward College leads you to: Earn a competitive salary with career growth opportunities Work in the growing health care industry Graduate in two years with an Associate of Science degree A guaranteed internship during the program Hands-on training with state-of-the-art equipment Very competitive tuition costs A program with high pass rates on national exams Do you know how much you could earn in this field?
Important Dates. Program Details. Our dedicated faculty will prepare you for a career in respiratory therapy by showing you how to: Manage conventional and high-frequency mechanical ventilation Manage the airway including establishing and maintaining airways, such as endotracheal tubes and tracheostomy tubes Manage noninvasive ventilation Perform diagnostic testing such as arterial blood gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, pulse oximetry, and end-tidal C02 monitoring Perform patient assessment of the respiratory compromised patient Deliver a series of medications to the cardiopulmonary system including the use of nebulization via aeroeclipse, aeroneb, and metered dose inhalers Deliver nitric oxide and heliox Deliver oxygen therapy including high flow nasal cannula, 02 delivery devices, and nasal CPAP Transport respiratory compromised patients in the hospital and between hospitals Treat patient populations from premature infants through adults.
First Year First Semester: Respiratory classes are from approximately 9 a. Personal Grooming In choosing a career in Respiratory Therapy, you will be directly involved with the health of other human beings. During the clinical portion of the program, students are assigned to a clinical facility within Broward County. Students are responsible for their own transportation to the campus and to various agencies in the community to which they are assigned for clinical experiences.
Clinics begin during the second semester and meet two days a week throughout the rest of the program. Influenza can cause mild to severe illness.
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Please contact the board office at mqa. The department will renew your license upon receipt of:. At least 60 days before your license expires, the department will mail you a renewal notification to your last known mailing address of record. You will have until midnight, Eastern Time, on the day your license expires to renew.
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