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Abstract
The greater and stronger your knowledge about a subject, the more you will be able to address a new problem in that subject. In entry-level respiratory care education, incorporating research into curricula can be challenging due to the limited time to cover all necessary topics. This is also true in clinical post-graduate respiratory care practice. This paper addresses the need and the rationale for research integration into respiratory therapy education and post-graduate respiratory care practice as a continuum. Without learning the importance of being a consumer of research and being immersed in research-oriented teaching and practice, the respiratory care profession cannot provide evidence-based care to patients. Devoting resources to develop research expectations and priorities should be a joint effort of educators and leaders. Mentorship is critically important to guide and nurture those with an inquisitive mindset. However, first, educators must cultivate an interest in research.
- research
- literature review
- respiratory therapy
- education
- teaching
- mentorship
- leadership
- clinical practice
- professional development
- evidence-based practice
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Lynda T Goodfellow EdD RRT FAARC, American Association for Respiratory Care, 9425 N, MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, Texas 75063-4706. E-mail: Lynda.Goodfellow{at}aarc.org
Dr Goodfellow presented a version of this paper at the AARC Summer Forum, held July 25–28, 2022, in Palm Springs, California, and at the AARC Congress 2022, held November 9–12, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
No funding support was received.
Dr Goodfellow has a relationship with Respiratory Care as a section editor, at the American Association for Respiratory Care as director of clinical practice guidelines development, in Irving Texas, and as professor of respiratory therapy, at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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