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@@DoldierMedia High school student TT

That is what I keep telling myself. Suffer now to pave the way for later.

Thank you! I just posted a new video on the medications that you will encounter as an RT. Check it out. You’ll like this career choice! Good luck with the entry test, it shouldn’t be too difficult. If you have any questions or need any help with anything, let me know and I’d love to help out! I have people always asking random questions about things like vents or the job itself.

Omg how did you do? Congrats on all your success

Hi sorry for the question just considering RT but I have two kids age 8 and 5 , I don’t have my husband support with my kids so I need to figure out how to do with my kids? Help please

Thank you!! I love that he is your motivation. That’s gonna help you out for a long time! Is there any video topics you’d want me to make to help you out?

Check out my video about doing clinicals, you’ll be starting that soon and it might help!

@@DoldierMedia I need some tips on how to study and retain the information! Flash cards ?

Thank you!

Thank you! You should definitely get into an RT program! Any other videos you want me to make? Thanks for the sub!

same thing brotha jus got in this week wit their lottery process graduated in 2018

Same here

All the them at my hospital are older lol like over 39

Never too late 🎉

As a High-school drop out whos going back to college for this at 30 year it's never to late. Regardless of what you do time will continue to pass.

Lol that’s funny! Your first semester probably bombards you with the most info. But everything gets repeated over and over with each term, so you’ll get a chance to pick up on a lot of things as you go. Check out my last video about being a good student during clinicals.

Thank you for subscribing btw!

Thank you very much! Thanks for the sub btw!

Thank you!

I’ll make a video this week on how i studied. It might help you be less stressed because it’s a systematic way of studying. But to be honest, i wouldn’t be too worried about getting all A’s. Literally no managers care about what their employees had as grades. I think it’s way more important retaining the information than just passing a test. And if you have a positive response from people you work with, then you are solid. I had a few people I’ve met over the years that wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a bipap and vent and they all got hired and are now good therapists. Don’t even sweat the school part of being an RT. It’s such a small part of the bigger picture. Sorry for the late response. It’s been a busy week at work.

I just posted the video on studying! Check it out!

Check out my video i recently updated about vent modes. It should answer a lot of questions you might have. I also have a second video on mechanical ventilation. If those don’t help, let me know and I’d love to explain it better!

Are you currently in rt school?

@@DoldierMedia I’m taking the last class I need to apply to my school’s RT program and I’m STOKED to say the least! I’ve watched like 5 of your videos already and I couldn’t be happier about taking on this career path! You just reminded me of a question I had though... I earned my EMT certification just this past year and I wanted to know, would keeping up with my certification do me any good?

Good question! I would say keeping it until you graduate would be good just because you never know what could happen financially and you might need a job. There’s also a chance that you could get hired at a hospital as either an Ed tech or some other entry level position that requires EMT certification, which would ensure you get a job as an RT in that hospital. But once you graduate, there’s no need to keep up your certification any longer. Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub! Let me know what videos you would like me to make! You are gonna love being an RT!

You don’t want to work in kinesiology? I’ve heard good things about kinesiology majors working with athletes. But it would be a relatively smooth transition to respiratory because you’ll already be familiar with the human body. But that depends on how far along you are in your studies. You could also hold both jobs, i know people who do respiratory and something else on the side. So if that’s your plan then it would work. Thank you for the sub!

I got my master’s in exercise physiology, and the market doesn’t have enough position for people coming into the field. I’m currently working on my associates in respiratory therapy and the knowledge of kinesiology and physiology that I have has helped a lot.

@@zachcolley1743 Appreciate that!

I think you should definitely do this. From the research I’ve seen, people who abused steroids for years have a problem in that department so it’s a win win. You protect yourself against covid and things finally could work again lol

Viagra also causes cardiovascular issues

Hi! Thanks for subscribing! Hopefully you get into the RT program! I think RT would be a great choice! Are you trying to work in a hospital or in a hospice environment? In terms of a hearing aid, i know a few people who wear hearing aids and have no problem at all. I think they bought a special stethoscope that can amplify the audio but that was only $100 extra so it wasn’t that bad. If you like quick adrenaline moments followed by low key relaxed moments then you’ll love rt. But if you want to stay pretty busy all shift, then you’ll love nursing.

@@DoldierMedia more of a hospital setting. I’ve been in the hospice field for 13 years and nursing field as CNA/CHHA for 19 years. Im on wait list for nursing program it I’m seriously having a change of heart, I’m tired of it 😂 I know a few nurses with aides and they do just fine as well, I am considering getting the better stethoscope for sure. Thanks for the reply. Thanks for the well wishes! I love your channel

I am actually currently working on a bachelors degree. I got an associates in respiratory care. In order to get in the program I had to take almost all of the pre-reqs required for nursing. Do you currently have an AA? Or any of your prerequisites complete? I think 40 is a good age to get into respiratory. At 50 i would probably say that’s too late but 40 isn’t bad. The vast majority of my coworkers are in their mid 40’s and some of them only recently graduated so it’s not too late to start. Do you have any technical schools in your area that way you can bypass community college and work on your general Ed at the same time as your major.

I’m in Northern California and it’s pretty easy finding an RT job. Especially with the pandemic, a lot of hospitals have been expanding their departments. I know a few RT’s from other states and everyone is able to get a job relatively quickly! What are do you live in?

@@DoldierMedia Respiratory therapy is growing much faster than average according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

itll help you in the long run, if you have your bachelors as an RT more upper management positions are open to you.

Hi Kyle, I'm in my first semester. I will not lie the concept I get. Test time the Brain freezes up. My final is coming up in two weeks. I have to get an 80 to pass the class. It just gets harder from here but I'm up for the challenge. Check out Kahoot I use that as a game to help work like quizlet but fun. I like his you tube videos cause it real life info.

I like Hoka

I actually have a link in this video! It’s a good stethoscope and will get you through rt school. It’ll last you a solid 5-10 years depending on how you use it.

Hey there, the short answer is YES, but depending on the hospital you work at they will schedule you. Some places have a set sched and some have self sched. But basically, you only work 3 or 4 12-hr shifts a week and that makes 36-48 hrs a week. I hope that helps!

Anita, Thnak you so much !!!

So i initially applied to a local community college. The system they had in place was very corrupt so i decided a better option would be to go to a technical school that was $50k. I took out a loan so i wasn’t worried about payments until a few months after i graduated. It took about 2 years to pay it off so it wasn’t too bad. In terms of work, i worked security at a hospital which was easy enough that i could study at work and they were cool with it. But also i had the benefit of getting to know the environment of a hospital better and now i work at that same hospital as an RT. I also did side gigs of Uber when it just came to my city.

@@DoldierMedia appreciate the response. Looking at your videos, I think we may be in the same city. Starting at a technical school but the loan I am using requires me to make payments during school so I’m trying to figure out where I can work that will work with my school schedule.

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This is the best way to pass your boards in respiratory school. I sent the link

Thank you

I would say that there’s not much you can prepare for beforehand but if you do want to be extra prepared. A lot of students struggle with ABG’s (arterial blood gases) when they get introduced to them at first. So just getting somewhat familiar with that before school would help a lot. Also normal values for lab results, respiratory related and even nursing related. Everything from normal blood pressure to normal calcium levels. That would give you a huge step up when you go over it in school. Let me know if you need more things, I’d love to give more things that could help you be better prepared. Also familiarizing yourself with respiratory medications would make it easier when you finally go over the material in school. Meds like albuterol, arrogant, budesonide, advair, spiriva, etc... knowing the names, dosages, modes of action and indications vs contraindications. You’ll do great, most rt schools do a good job at working with you. Thank you for the subscription btw! Let me know if there’s any particular video you’d want me to make!

@@DoldierMedia maybe a video on your school experience study habits, easy pnuemonics or things for lab values those medicines you listed from administering to purpose.. Anything school related!! Then in a few years ill be begging for work related videos! Thank you for the response, these days noone communicates with subscribers. Thank you again I'm looking into abg now

@@DoldierMedia thanks very helpful.

Yeah! There are a lot of technical schools that include the pre reqs. And they are usually only 2 years long or shorter. But they are expensive.

I would say 62 would be really difficult on you. It takes a few years just to really get comfortable with everything you are doing on the job. If you are starting at that age then you’d have a difficult time being on your feet for 12 hours. It also depends on the place you work at. If it’s a small community hospital then 62 wouldn’t be too bad. But if it’s a major hospital in your area. Everything is so busy that it would take a day just to recover from each shift.

You could definitely do something more easy on the body, like pft or sleep lab or pulmonary rehab. It pays the same, but it’s much easier on a person.

It’s a course that helps you with passing the state exam.

It depends on what area you live in. It can be anywhere from $20 an hour in places like Tennessee or Florida to $60 an hour in cities like San Francisco or San Jose. What area do you live in?

@@DoldierMedia What does starting pay look like in Georgia

Yes it was!

@@DoldierMedia Thank you!!

Kettering

There are pre requisites. When you’re done with those, you can apply for the program. It will probably take around 2 to 3 years. Summer classes depend on each college. I recommend you to apply to a college and talk to a counselor and start from there.

@@lizramos6626 OK so its gonna take like 2 years to do prerequisits first? Then a 3years for the program?

This is like the 3rd video i seen you comment the same thing on LMAO

Omg doing like a robot

@@BLACKNATIONNETWORKS All the best.👋

Stop Posting this comment on every video

@@BLACKNATIONNETWORKS When it's no longer true, I'll quit. I promise.👍👋

I’ve been using the hokas i think Clifton 8 or something and they have been amazing! But you won’t have to worry about shoes till the 2nd term. Did you see my interview with the director?

@@DoldierMedia thanks I’ve heard good things about the hokas, I did, I’m in his pharmacology class right now, just got an A on my first quiz, thanks for your videos man they’ve been a god send.