national board for respiratory care type non profit organization industry health care founded 1960 headquarters olathe kansas united states area served united states website http www.nbrc.org the national board for respiratory care nbrc inc. is a non profit organization 1 formed in 1960 with the purpose of awarding and maintaining credentialing for respiratory therapists in the united states . the nbrc is the only organization in the united states which develops certification examinations for registered respiratory therapists rrts and certified respiratory therapists crts . the nbrc also offers additional specialization credentialing for respiratory practitioners that hold its certifications . the crt and rrt designations are the standard credential in respiratory care for licensure requirements in the portions of the united states that have enacted a respiratory care act . states that license respiratory therapists sometimes require the practitioner to maintain their nbrc credentialing to maintain their license to practice . 2 the nbrc is headquartered in olathe kansas . it has been in the kansas city metropolitan area since 1974 . both the nbrc and applied measurement professionals inc. amp are located at 18000 w. 105th st. olathe kansas 66061 7543 . 3 contents 1 certification levels 1.1 entry level certification 1.2 advanced practice certification 1.3 specialties 2 testing 2.1 examinations maintained by the nbrc 2.1.1 respiratory therapist 2.1.2 specialization of the respiratory therapist 2.1.3 pulmonary function technologist 3 related organizations 4 see also 5 external links 6 references certification levels edit entry level certification edit certification is the entry level and is separated as such by the nbrc . certified respiratory therapists and certified pulmonary function technologists require oversight and supervision by their advanced practice counterparts . advanced practice certification edit the term the nbrc uses to designate an advanced practitioner is registered and the addition to an advanced practitioner registry which is not permanent but has a re certification fee associated with it . registered respiratory therapist and registered pulmonary function technologist are currently the advanced credentialings maintained by the nbrc . specialties edit the nbrc has sub specialties for the respiratory therapist designations . both the crt and the rrt are eligible to sit for additional credentialing but the crt still requires the same supervision by the rrt in clinical applications . sleep disorders specialist the sleep disorder specialist rrt sds or crt sds is a credential recognized by the american academy of sleep medicine for the role of scoring in sleep studies . neonatal & pediatric specialist the neonatal and pediatric specialist rrt nps or crt nps is a respiratory therapist that may work in advanced care in pediatrics and neonatology centers and units . adult critical care specialist the adult critical care specialist is only available to the rrt rrt accs that is a pulmonary and hemodymanic specialist in intensive medicine in adult practice . testing edit the nbrc owns its own testing corporation the for profit company applied measurement professionals . 4 amp is a private stock corporation located in the kansas city metropolitan area . amp was incorporated in the state of kansas in 1982 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the national board for respiratory care nbrc inc. examinations maintained by the nbrc edit respiratory therapist edit nbrc ele the entry level examination is the initial test that awards the certified respiratory therapist credential . nbrc wre the written registry examination is an advanced test used alongside the cse to grant credential for the registered respiratory therapist . nbrc cse the clinical simulation examination is a test in which the test taker accepts the role as an autonomous respiratory therapist handling all sorts of intervention and therapy . specialization of the respiratory therapist edit nbrc sse sleep specialist examination an examination for sleep disorder specialization demonstrating competency to perform and interpret polysomnography those who are actively certified as a neonatal and pediatric specialist respiratory therapist are permitted to use the post nominal letters sds rrt sds or crt sds depending on their level and preference . nbrc accse adult critical care specialist examination those who are actively certified as a respiratory care adult critical care specialist are permitted to use the post nominal letters accs or rrt accs depending on their preference . nbrc npse neonatal and pediatric specialist examination those who are actively certified as a neonatal and pediatric specialist respiratory therapist are permitted to use the post nominal letters nps rrt nps or crt nps depending on their level and preference . pulmonary function technologist edit nbrc cpfte certification examination for pulmonary function technology nbrc rpfte registry examination . related organizations edit institute for credentialing excellence ice national commission for certifying agencies the nbrc maintains accreditation of its programs through this organization and ice american association of respiratory care aarc 5 commission on accreditation of allied health education programs commission on accreditation for respiratory care lambda beta society american thoracic society american society of anesthesiologists american college of chest physicians see also edit respiratory care american association for respiratory care external links edit national board for respiratory care references edit http www.nbrc.org linkclick.aspx fileticket hjdjq3hxdg4 % 3d & tabid 57 & mid 382 mathews p drumheller l carlow jj with the assistance of the american association for respiratory care . national board for respiratory care . council on accreditation of respiratory care 2006 . respiratory care manpower issues . . crit care med . 34 3 suppl s32 45 . doi 10.1097 01 . ccm .0000203103.11863 . bc . pmid 16477201 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link http www.nbrc.org home aboutnbrc tabid 73 default.aspx http www.nbrc.org linkclick.aspx fileticket py3qcd7ufq0 % 3d & tabid 57 & mid 382 ; amp website http www.goamp.com . aarc website http www.aarc.org v t e respiratory therapist credentials certified respiratory therapist registered respiratory therapist degrees associate of science in respiratory care bachelor of science in respiratory care master of science in respiratory care specialties neonatal pediatric critical care emergency sleep disorder medical transport other lambda beta society respiratory driven protocols college of respiratory therapy timeline of respiratory therapy examinations nbrc ele nbrc wre & nbrc cse nbrc nps nbrc sds nbrc accs retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national board for respiratory care & oldid 714249322 categories health care related professional 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