NBRC-SDS

The National Board for Respiratory Care Sleep Disorder Specialist Examination (NBRC-SDS) is an examination for the certification credential of respiratory practitioners in the United States demonstrating competency to perform and interpret polysomnography. The NBRC-SDS is developed and owned by the National Board for Respiratory Care and administers the examination through its for-profit private stock testing company Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc.

Eligibility

The NBRC requires the candidate be 18 years old at the time of application for the examination and must also be a registered respiratory therapist with 3 months of full time clinical experience following certification in a sleep diagnostics and treatment setting under medical supervision (MD, DO or PhD).^[1]

Post-nominal identification

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.

See also

• The American Association for Respiratory Care
• The American College of Chest Physicians
• The American Society of Anesthesiologists
• The American Thoracic Society

External links

• National Board for Respiratory Care

References

1. ↑ Barnes TA, Kacmarek RM, Kageler WV, Morris MJ, Durbin CG (2011). "Transitioning the respiratory therapy workforce for 2015 and beyond.". Respir Care 56 (5): 681–90. doi:10.4187/respcare.01169. PMID 21276324.