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AARC Statement of Ethics and Professional Conduct

In the conduct of professional activities the Respiratory Therapist shall be bound by the following ethical and professional principles, Respiratory Therapists shall:

Demonstrate behavior that reflects integrity, supports objectivity, and fosters trust in the profession and its professionals. Actively maintain and continually improve their professional competence, and represent it accurately.

Perform only those procedures or functions in which they are indiviually competent and which are within the scope of accepted and responsible practice.

Respect and protect the legal and personal rights or patients they care for, including the right to informed consent and refusal of treatment.

Divulge no confidential information regarding any patient or family unless disclosure is required
Provide care without discrimination on any basis, with respect for the rights and dignity of all individuals.

Promote disease prevention and wellness.

Refuse to participate in illegal or unethical acts, and refuse to conceal illegal, unethical, or incompetent acts of others.

Follow sound scientific procedures and ethical principles in research.

Comply with state or federal laws which govern and relate to their practice.

Avoid any form of conduct that creates a conflict of interest, and shall follow the principles of ethical business behavior.

Promote health care delivery through improvement of the access, efficacy, and cost of patient care.

Refrain from indiscriminate and unnecessary use of resources.

Division Chair
Jimmy Isenberg, PhD, RN
270-901-1201
270-651-5673 jimmy.isenberg@kctcs.edu

Program Director
M. Marcia Fuller BS, RRT
270-901-1078
mary.fuller@kctcs.edu

Clinical Director
Jim Bronson BS, RRT
270-901-1076
james.bronson@kctcs.edu