The American Association for Respiratory Care established a task force in late 2007 to identify likely new roles and responsibilities of respiratory therapists (RTs) in the year 2015 and beyond. The charge to this task force was to determine the changes required by the profession of respiratory care to meet the evolving demands of the medical community and to position respiratory therapists (RTs) as a vital member of the medical community in 2015 and beyond. Please write a 750-1000 work essay (2-4 pages double spaced in size 12 font, Times New Roman) in paragraph format, describing three to four of these directives and how they could be a positive, or potentially negative influence on the profession of Respiratory Therapy discussed in the links below. While this is an opinionated assignment, it is required that you cite your resources in proving your statements. This must be done in APA format and more information can be found at Purdue OWL APA (opens in new window).http://www.aarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/2015_workforce_transitioning.pdfhttp://www.aarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/faq.pdfhttp://www.aarc.org/aarc/mission-statement/Formatting RequirementsPut your name, course and section number, and assignment title at the top of the document.Use one-inch margins.Use a 12-point Times New Roman font.Use double line spacing in the document.Grading CriteriaThe overall score noted in a SafeAssign originality report is an indicator of the percentage of the submitted paper matching existing sources. This score is a warning indicator only and papers should be reviewed to see if the matches are properly attributed.Scores below 15 percent: These papers typical include some quotes and few common phrases or blocks of text that match other documents. These papers typically do not require further analysis, as there is no evidence of plagiarism in these papers.Scores between 15 percent and 40 percent: These papers include extensive quoted or paraphrased material or they may include plagiarism. These papers should be reviewed to determine if the matching content is properly attributed.Scores over 40 percent: There is a very high probability that text in this paper was copied from other sources. These papers likely include quoted or paraphrased text in excess and should be reviewed for plagiarism.
