tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post4872617763124239320..comments2024-01-10T09:56:49.324-05:00Comments on Respiratory Therapy Cave: Low Information DoctorsRick Freahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-39359737525690038882013-07-24T08:58:07.005-04:002013-07-24T08:58:07.005-04:00Duly noted. I think your comment here might becom...Duly noted. I think your comment here might become a post. I think it should be the topic of an discussion. It would be a good discussion to have over a beer. <br />Rick Freahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132949384071592216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7423880838207203660.post-57092009773634329192013-07-16T22:53:26.423-04:002013-07-16T22:53:26.423-04:00Respiratory Therapy is a strange profession in tha...Respiratory Therapy is a strange profession in that we often take our orders from people who know less about our field than we do. Doctors go through 4 years of college, 4 years of med school, 3-7 years of residency... but they have to know about gallbladders and kidneys and glandular issues and depression, among other things. <br /><br />We get a fraction of the schooling and training, yet it is all about one subject and becomes more in depth on that subject. So we take orders that we know are wrong or not ideal, and we learn to take it with a smile. It's an interesting concept. Often, disagreeing with ICU nurses and ER nurses can get RTs in trouble.<br /><br /> It's no wonder that many RTs just stop learning and become doers rather than thinkers... what good is that knowledge if it you're just going to defer to someone else and do what you're told? What good is that knowledge if other RTs will just see you as a show off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com