CRT®/RRT® Comprehensive Course Overview

The 3-Day Comprehensive Respiratory Review is approved for 21.33 CE credits.

Program Objective

To provide each participant with a comprehensive review of Basic and Advanced Respiratory Care along with a step-by-step method of preparation for successful completion of both the Therapist Multiple Choice and Clinical Simulation examinations.

The seminar provides each participant a thorough review of the exam content and the opportunity to practice multiple choice questions and branching-logic, interactive simulations. The program provides insights into exam structure, content and techniques for successful completion of each exam.

The 3-Day Comprehensive Respiratory Review is approved for 21.33 CE credits.

Program Materials

At the review, each participant will receive everything necessary to prepare for successful completion of the examinations.

STUDY GUIDE
  • Always up-to-date for the current exam content.
  • Complete review outlines which follow the lectures.
  • Pre-Test to determine your starting level of comprehension.
  • Appendices include Pathology, Pharmacology, Lab Values, and Formulas.
  • Study Schedule/Test-taking Skills.
WORKBOOK
  • Hundreds of questions, exercises and practice problems to reinforce your learning
  • "Test your knowledge" sample exam questions and answers to build your test-taking skills
  • Answers provided for selected problems / calculations
SIMULATIONS
  • Clinical Simulation app with 7 Instructional Simulations that you install on your device.
  • Scoring and Step-by-Step Analysis of each problem.
  • Disease List & Pathology Overview.
  • Glossary of Diagnostic Terms & Procedures, Normal Values, Ventilator Guidelines, and Test-Taking Skills.
ONLINE PRACTICE MATERIALS
  • Two full-length 160-question Online TMC Practice Exams: Ensure you understand the examination content and that your test-taking skills are sharp.
  • Full-length 22-problem Online Simulation Exam: Test your analysis and decision-making skills.
  • 3 tokens for additional online practice. Choose the practice you want from our extensive bank of Online Clinical Simulations or run TMC Question Modules with detailed audio explanations. Click Here to learn more about our Online Exam Practice.
Program Agenda

Day 1
Time Topic
8:00 - 8:30 Registration & Introduction
8:30 - 9:00 Pre-Test
9:00 - 10:30 Patient Assessment - 1
10:30 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 12:00  Patient Assessment - 2
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (not included)
1:00 - 2:30 Patient Assessment - 3
2:30 - 2:40 Break
2:40 - 4:00 Airway Care
4:00 - 4:10 Break
4:10 - 5:30 Therapeutic Procedures
Day 2
Time Topic
8:00 - 9:15Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing - 1
9:15 - 9:25Break
9:25 - 10:25Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing - 2
10:25 - 10:35Break
10:35 - 12:00Mechanical Ventilation - 1
12:00 - 1:00Lunch (not included)
1:00 - 2:30Mechanical Ventilation - 2
2:30 - 2:40Break
2:40 - 3:40Special Procedures
3:40 - 3:50Break
3:50 - 4:50General Patient Care
4:50 - 5:30Test Preparation & Strategies
Day 3
Time Topic
8:00 - 8:30Intro to Clinical Simulations
8:30 - 9:00Simulation #1
9:00 - 9:10Break
9:10 - 10:10Clinical Simulation Strategies
10:10 - 10:20Break
10:20 - 11:20Simulation #2
11:20 - 12:00Simulation #3
12:00 - 1:00Lunch (not included)
1:00 - 1:50Pathology Review
1:50 - 2:00Break
2:00 - 3:30Simulations #4-5-6-7
3:30 - 4:00Test-Taking Skills
4:00 - 4:15Closing Remarks / Evaluations

* Times are subject to change depending on location or whether the seminar is conducted online.
To accommodate all time zones, the webinar version of this course is often 4 days: 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM Eastern time in order to cover the same material.

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