Respiratory Therapist Books

This book is very well organized with many tables summarizing important concepts that therapists or nurses should pay attention to. I would really like to have a CD-Rom with video clips show and presentation of assessments and some of the adventisious breath sounds that are presented in the book as a visual aid.

This has been the best book ever, so easy to understand, explains procedures and equipment thoroughly so anyone can study on it. Great delivery time, thanks.

This book has 5 tests and explaination to the answers. Very in depth, just enough for the state test.Covers all the ground you need to know in one book.

I had not been in the field of respiratory care for more than 12 years. So I needed a very comprehensive guide. This book covered everything I needed for the test. It gives many exam hints throughout, and the questions at the end of each chapter are very helpful. The two practice tests on the CD were also very good, but I'd suggest you also take the free online practice test offered by the NBRC. Anyway, if you put the time to study this guide cover to cover, there should be no reason for you NOT to pass. On my first try, I acheived a score of 88% after intently studying ONLY this guide. WARNING - DON'T BUY ANY CHEAPER PROGRAMS FOUND ONLINE!!!

The product was in great comdition and arrived in a timely fashion.

I think it really depends on your study style. For me, I like the CD, and I didn't read the book. I passed my exam on the first try.

I was happy to find the book on Amazon. I needed it for school and this was the cheapest place to go. I saved $50.00. The content of this book is okay for my purposes.

Took one month to receive the wrong edition of this book.
Seller helpful and presumably not at fault.
Be sure to view edition status before ordering.Especially when product is not pictured.

This is not a very expensive text book for it's category. All the same it is a well written book by a reputable author and staff. The book demands that you pay full attention to every word in it's text. I mean that the text is written in a concise manner by a professional for the novice. Attention to detail is of utmost importance when you are studying. A solid basic knowledge of first year anatomy and physiology is essential. It wouldn't hurt to have your A&P text beside you. The author assumes that the student knows the basics and does not go into basic discussions but builds on each topic. Understand that this is a challenging text book pulling together all facets of A&P with full emphasis on Respiratory Care.
I personally find this text book a pleasant challenge. Keep in mind that the ultimate goal here is to be capable of keeping someone breathing. After all if you can't breath nothing else matters!

This book is really helpful if you're just starting out in Respiratory Therapy, the illusrations are great. The book is easy to read and understand. Great reference book. There are charts and quick references you can either cut out of the book or photo copy and have as a handy pocket guide.

This book provides an adequate review style outline for respiratory care. However, if you can only buy two books, I would recommend Persing's book, and the written registry exam review by Wojciechowski. I think this book was a waste of my money. Also, the CD-Rom doesn't work. Other options for practicing these exams include purchasing individual exams from www.goamp.com. They provide you with feed back, so you understand why your answer is wrong and another answer is the best choice.

I used this book along with some tapes from kettering and some practice simulations on the kettering website and I passed both parts of the RRT the first time. I think this book is a good review of what is on the test, but I don't recommend using this book alone.

Actually, I bought it for the hemodynamics. I found (and still find) the book to be quite helpful. The layout is very basic - just the listing of information. That almost put me to sleep occasionally because I do better with an outline style (I use this and a Persing review together and that's perfect for me). The illustrations and tables in the Sills are definitely among the better I've seen in these books.

I GOT THIS BOOK AND THE CD-ROM DIDN'T WORK SO I HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE SENT. SECONDLY, THE CD-ROM DOES REPLICATE THE SIMS AND SCORES IT FOR YOU BUT DOESN'T TELL YOU WHY YOU PASSED OF FAILED THE SIM AND WHAT THE BETTER CHOICES COULD BE. SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY AND TIME AND GO TO KETTERING NATIONAL SEMINARS BECAUSE THIS BOOK IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.

purchased both the flash cards and the exam prep book, they are filled with useless information and are very poorly organized.