Nearly half of the infant crib deaths and two-thirds of bassinet deaths reported to CPSC each year are suffocations caused by pillows, thick quilts and/or overcrowding in the babyâs sleeping space. The safest place for a baby to sleep is in a safe crib.
Competently utilising a stethoscope in clinical practice is one such skill. A fundamental ability to use a stethoscope comes with many nursing roles ranging from respiratory nurse specialist and outreach roles to intensive care nursing, A&E nursing and when practising in operating theatres.
A respiratory therapist can recommend medication and/or equipment, such as an inhaler, to help patients breathe more comfortably. A respiratory therapist might help people pinpoint the environmental factors creating breathing issues. A respiratory therapist may treat patients with acute or chronic respiratory diseases. A respiratory therapist may aid children in the use of a nebulizer machine.