[mewzilla]

There are not specifically pulmonary nurses in the hospital.

I suspect that would be news to these folks ...

Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers

And I just found a bunch of job listings for pulmonary nurses.

[hopespringseternal]

It would not surprise me to find someone trying to “cash in on 15 minutes”. But what does surprise me is someone telling a lie that can be debunked in seconds with an internet search.

I wonder how many of these Pfizer shills are even in the medical field.

[mdmathis6]

The association you are mentioning isn’t for regular RNs to be certified for; those are for PA’s and Nurse Practitioners, people who can do some invasive procedures and write orders for treatments.

Most RN’s who have a particular expertise in Respiratory may take courses particular to their field, have experience with respiratory patients and may have taken vent management courses. Many are CCRN’s(Critical Care RN certified). Many have cross training in Trauma Nursing. I wouldn’t be called a “pulmonary” RN per se but with my critical care experience, I could probably get hired as a “pulmonary” rn. There are some certifications(mainly courses you take to get CEU credit for, but whether an official title of Respiratory RN can be used after such courses is dubious but not often questioned) but the pay scales aren’t any different for the Pulmonary RN’s verses the ICU RNs.

[gas_dr]

Those are APRNs
This guy is an RN.