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Health careers
Intro to health science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are Health occupations education (HOE) programs and where are they offered? | offered at high school level prepare stud for immed. employment & add. education |
| What is Post-secondary education? | education received after graduation from high school, incl: career-tech, comm. college & universities |
| List degree types: | Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, & Doctorate |
| Name methods used to ensure skill & competency of health care personnel & protect pt. | Certification, Registration, Licensure |
| Issued by professional association or government agency that requires a particular career, issued if person fulfills requirements of education, performance, and meets standards | Certification |
| granted by regulatory body in health care area, administers exam & maintains list of qualified personnel. | Registration |
| Govt. agency authorizes indiv. to work in a given occ. Req: complete approved ed progrma, pass st board test, and maintain certain standard to obtain and retain licensure | Licensure |
| What is a CEU? | Continuing education units-req to renew lic. or maintain cert or reg. |
| List types of Training: | Professional, Technologist or therapist, Technician, Assistant or aide |
| Professional training | usually req 4+ yrs coll & adv. degree Ex: doctor or dentist |
| Technologist or therapist | Req 3 or 4 yrs coll plus work exp, usually Bach. Ex:medical tch, radiological tech. |
| Technician | Usu. req 2yr Associate's, special health occ educ or 3-4 yrs on job training Examples: dental lab tech, med. lab tech. |
| Assistant or Aide | req 1 or more yrs of training that comb. classroom and/or on job train. Ex: dental, medical, or nursing assist. |
| Multicompetent or Multiskilled worker | workers perform variety of occupations, eliminates need for employing specialist for all aspects of care |
| NHCSS | National Health Care Skill Standards |
| why were they developed & how many groups? | to indicate knowledge and skills expected of HCW, Six |
| OT | Occupational Therapist |
| Doctor of Dental Medicine | DMD |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician | CBET |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RD | Registered Dietician |
| Doctor of Dental Surgery | DDS |
| DPM | Doctor of Podiatric Medicine |
| DC | Doctor of Chiropractic |
| Physical Therapist | PT |
| Certified Medical Technician | CMT |
| LPN | Licencsed Practical Nurse |
| Respiratory Therapist | RT |
| SLT | Speech Language Therapist |
| What is the abbrev. for a Social Worker? | SW |
| SLP is abbrev. for what career? | Speech Language Pathologist |
| What is the abbrevv. fore Licensed Massage Therapist? | LMT |
| Which degree is awarded by a technical or comunity college & requires completion of prescribed 2 year course of study? | Associate |
| Which degree is awarded by a college or university and requ. completion of prescribed course of study that usually lasts for 4 or more years? | Bachelor |
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