EBooks
Respiratory Notes: Respiratory Therapist's Pocket Guide Davis's NotesISBN: 0803614675This online book provides quick-reference information in a procedure-based format that includes supporting illustrations, fill-in-the-blank forms, and algorithms to guide practice.
Periodicals for Respiratory Care Research
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationThis print periodical is held at Truax library, and historical issues are available online.
- Respiratory CareThis electronic periodical provides information, viewpoints, and questions about respiratory disease, research, clinical and laboratory practice, education, and patient care science.
- RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory CareThis online periodical provides clinical information, updates on trends, practical insights, business tips, and news on the latest respiratory care products and services.
Respiratory Therapist Degree
The Respiratory Therapist program at Madison College is an intensive full time, two-year program leading to an Associate in Applied Science degree.
This program is designed to prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRTs).
For admission requirements, curriculum, outcomes, and career opportunities, please visit the program website: https://madisoncollege.edu/program/respiratory-therapist
Electronic Research Databases
These databases are available 24/7 for Madison College students, staff and faculty with an Internet connection.
- Alt-HealthWatchA full-text database that focuses on complementary, alternative and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
- Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature or CINAHL (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowIndexes a wide range of allied health articles, many of which are full-text.
- Health Reference Center - AcademicA full-text database that covers professional and consumer health and medicine topics.
- MEDLINEplus This link opens in a new windowA service of the National Library of Medicine that provides links to information from professional and government health organizations about drugs, diseases and conditions, and to PubMed/MEDLINE index.
- PubMedA service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health providing access to over 12 million MEDLINE
citations dating back to the mid-1960's, as well as full-text resources and additional life science journals.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOver 1.100 reference titles that include encyclopedias, biographies, medical dictionaries and much more.
- SmartImage Scientific & Medical Art Imagebase (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA collection of 18,500+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics. Users may download images for educational use in lectures, presentations, slide shows, web sites and more.
Websites for Respiratory Care Research
- American Association for Respiratory CareThe AARC is a national and international professional association for respiratory care that promotes professional excellence, advances the science and practice of respiratory care, and serves as an advocate for patients and their families, the public, the profession and the respiratory therapist.
- HealthfinderDeveloped by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides health information, and news updates on health topics. In addition, it links to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
- MayoClinic.orgProvides searchable access to reliable, understandable information that is updated weekly by a team of Mayo experts.
- Merck HomepageThis website provides online access to several Merck publications that are standard references in the health care field.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook-Respiratory TherapistsThis online guide provides career information for Respiratory Therapists, including average salary, job requirements, and professional outlook for individual states.
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