-Are Respiratory Therapist utilized to their full potentialin the alternative care settings ? If no; what should the RT in these areas be doing to be at their full potential for their specialized area of care? -Are Respiratory Therapist in the alternative settings enough help to reduce hospital re-admissions? Why or Why not? -Are Long-term acute care facilities (LTACH) needed to have more of a presence in the healthcare environment? Explain your stance. -Sometimes because of reimbursement changes and/or to attempt to decrease expenses, some “alternate sites” have chosen to restructure and focus on having Nurses perform Respiratory Care procedures rather than Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCPs). How does one convince Facility Finance Directors of the need to maintain employing RCPs in enough numbers to perform all “Respiratory” procedures? Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)