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RTE Preparation from the People Behind the Blue Book

For more than 45 years, respiratory therapists and students have trusted Oakes’ resources for practical, clinically relevant education. Oakes Academy brings that same concise, no-fluff approach online.

With flexible options (monthly, 6-month plan, or Lifetime Access), incredible and proven content, and real clinicians building the content, Learn.OakesAcademy.com is a powerful way to learn.


Everything You Need to Prepare for the RTE— Without the Fluff


This comprehensive 12-lesson course helps you focus on the knowledge, clinical judgment, and test-taking skills needed for the NBRC Respiratory Therapy Examination.

Each lesson is a combination of concise content review; scored practice quizzes, including a midterm and a timed final; detailed test-taking strategies, and interactive flashcards.

What’s Included

Everything You Need to
Prepare with Confidence

Focused Content Review

Work through 12 organized lessons

covering the essential knowledge and clinical concepts tested on the NBRC Respiratory Therapy Examination—without unnecessary filler.

NBRC-Style Practice

Apply what you learn through lesson quizzes, a midterm, and a full-length final exam designed to strengthen clinical judgment and test-taking skills.


Study Tools & Oakes' Tips

Review key concepts with flashcards, downloadable workbook activities, and concise study resources—plus more than 100 practical Oakes’ Tips.

FREE Oakes' Study Kit 
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Scot Jones, MS, RRT-ACCS

Scot is the lead instructor for this course and a coauthor of the iconic Oakes’ Pocket Guides. His extensive experience in clinical practice, respiratory care education, and research shapes his practical, no-fluff approach to teaching. Using the same concise “pocket guide” style trusted by respiratory therapists for decades, Scot helps learners understand essential concepts, strengthen clinical judgment, and prepare confidently for their NBRC examinations.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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