The respiratory therapist and palliative care
Giordano, M.
Respiratory Care 45(12) 1468-1474; Discussion: 1475-1477
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-1324 PMID: 11107213 Document Number: 7886
Members of the respiratory care community must commit themselves to providing quality palliative care at the end of life. Education and research are the keys to succeeding with this goal. Curriculums may be overcrowded, yet how can the education system overlook palliative care- care that the practitioner provides on a daily basis? Respiratory research has been technology-driven, but today it is imperative to research effort towards the efficacy of RTs in the delivery of palliative care and measures to improve the palliative care that is provided by the RT. The patients we care for deserve the best-educated and skilled providers to provide health care in their end-of-life journeys.
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