Purpose of NBRC

I want to apply for the examinations of National Board for Respiratory Care and for that I want to get the details of purpose of National Board for Respiratory Care so can you provide me that?

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As you want to get the details of purpose of National Board for Respiratory Care so here is the information of the same for you:

The primary purposes of the NBRC and its 31-member Board of Trustees are to provide high quality voluntary credentialing examinations for practitioners of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function technology; establish standards to credential practitioners to work under medical direction; issue certificates to and prepare a directory of credentialed individuals; advance medicine by promoting use of respiratory care in treating human ailments; support ethical and educational standards of respiratory care; and cooperate with accrediting agencies to support respiratory care education.

List of Examinations:
Adult Critical Care Specialty Examination (RRT-ACCS)
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT)
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialist (CRT-NPS or RRT-NPS)
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Sleep Disorders Testing and Therapeutic Intervention Respiratory Care Specialist (CRT-SDS or RRT-SDS)

Sponsors:
American Association for Respiratory Care
American College of Chest Physicians
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Thoracic Society

Related Organizations:
American Respiratory Care Foundation
CoARC - Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Lambda Beta Society

Contact Details:
National Board for Respiratory Care
18000 W. 105th Street
Olathe, KS 66061-7543
Email: nbrc-info@nbrc.org
Toll-Free: 888.341.4811
Phone: 913.895.4900
Fax: 913.895.4650