RTexam.com for the Respiratory Care Profession
What is RTexam.com
RTexam.com is an independent open source website for the respiratory care students, educators and practitioners. Comments and contributions to this open source website are welcome and encouraged. All proprietary materials written for this website may be used by individuals for educational and not-for-profit purposes only. All other uses (e.g., copying, storing, distributing) of the contents on this website must retain and acknowledge the source (rtexam.com).
Information on this website is for educational purposes and is not intended for clinical patient care applications. CRT, RRT, and NBRC are the registered trademarks of the National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc.
2012 Focus National Conferences (new)
FOCUS Publications & Conferences, Inc. is pleased to announce that beginning in 2012, it will start producing two national conferences for Respiratory Therapists, Sleep Technologists and Critical Care Nurses. These will be known as FOCUS Spring and FOCUS Fall. FOCUS Spring will take place May 10-12, 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee and FOCUS Fall will take place October 3-5, 2012 at Bally's Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. For more information on either conference, visit the FOCUS Spring website or call 800-661-5690.
Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education (CoBGRTE) (new)
One of the CoBGRTE's objectives is "to assist associate degree respiratory therapy programs in developing consortium and transfer agreements between colleges offering baccalaureate and graduate degrees." For more information on CoBGRTE, visit its website http://www.cobgrte.org/.
Sample Interactive Quizzes
This ECG Quiz uses "live" ECG rhythms to test a learner's interpreting skills. It can also be used as a teaching and learning tool. For additional ECG rhythms, search for "heartstartskills" on Youtube. All videos are copyrighted by content developer "heartstartskills."
This Interactive quiz uses graphics, audio and video clips for teaching or testing purposes. This program the capability to email the results to you or/and your students. The email address screen is for demonstration only and the email address entered will not be collected by anyone.
If other content developers have samples that are suitable for online testing and would like to share with users of this website, please send the files via this website.
RT Learning Resources
RT Learning Resources provide a vast amount of useful information ranging from Airway Videos to Statistical Computing. They are suitable for in-depth study or educational activities for students and faculty.
Quotes on Testing and Results
"Will it be on the test?"
Students everywhere
"We cannot continue to do the same things and expect different results."
Paul Wolfe, Senior Pastor, Ashland Place UMC
"When you don't have a purpose or direction, it's hard to get the results you want."
Katherine Hull, Winner of the 2008 LPGA Canadian Open after playing more than 100 tournaments without a win.