Choose one of the following theories of motivation: Expectancy Theory, Goal-Setting Theory, or Equity Theory. Explain the key logic of the theory you chose. Provide a personal example from your own experience (work, school, or extracurricular activities) that demonstrates how this theory influenced your motivation and behavior.

A respiratory therapist is rounding on a patient that has experienced a penetrating trauma from a knife wound.  The injury violates both the pleural space and the lung.  This injury acts as a one-way valve allowing air to enter the pleural space and progressively trapping air.  What type of emergent condition can this cause?

Acute heart failure is a condition that causes unscheduled hospitalization, and high readmission rates.  As a respiratory therapist, these patients often have hypoxemia due to pulmonary edema.  What therapy is the recommended first line of treatment for this patient?

A motor vehicle accident patient has two broken ribs.  Each rib is broken in two places and the edges appear to be sharp points on the chest radiograph.  What additional injuries may be possible from the fractured ribs?

Patients who are obese with a waist circumference greater than 102cm/40 inches in men, or 88 cm/35 inches in women, that require admission to ICU have a greater likelihood of __________.

What is the treatment of choice for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer?

A 57-year-old male is admitted to the ED following a motor vehicle accident.  Upon performing his neurological assessment, his Glasgow Coma Scale rating was at 9.  What should the RT be prepared to do next?

Other causes of lung cancer include1. asbestos.2. arsenic.3. chromium.4. microwave radiation.

What is the most effective way to prevent lung cancer?

Which of the following are major histopathologic types of lung cancer?1. Adenocarcinoma2. Squamous cell carcinoma3. Small-cell carcinoma4. Ciliated cell carcinoma