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Health Sciene

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Secondary HOE programs can prepare a student for immediate employment or for additional education after graduation. True
An associate's degree is awarded by a college or university after a prescribed course of study that usually lasts four or more years False
A master's degree is awarded by a college or university after completion of one or more years of a prescribed course of study beyond a bachelor's degree True
Certification means that a person has fulfilled requirements of educations and performance and meets the standards established by the professional associations or governament agency that regulates a particular career True
Examples of registered positions include registered dietitians and registered nursees False
The level of training for a technician usually requires at least three to four years of college False
Multicompetent or multiskilled workers are frequently hired by smaller facilities in rural areas True
It is important for students to obtain information ertinent to an individual state when chedcking requirements for health occupations. True
Phlebotomists collect blood and prepareit for testing True
Radiology technologist use X rays, radiation, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance to diagnose and treat disease True
Biomedical equipment technicians operate the heart-lung machines during open heart surgery False
An emergency medical technician at the highest level of training is an emergency medical defrillator False
A doctor of osteopathy examines, diagnoses, and treats only diseases and disorders of the feet or of the leg below the knees False
Physician assistants and medical assistants have the same level of education and perform similar tasks. False
Psychiatrists are physicians or medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating mental illness. True
Medical laboratory technologists work under the supervision of a doctor called a pathologist True
Physical therapists provide treatment to improve mobility and prevent or limit permanent disability True
Dialysis technicians operate the dialysis machine that is used to treat patients with limited or no kidney function. True
Veterinarians are doctors who prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases and injuries in animals True
Optometrists are medical doctors who can treat diseases and perform surgery on the eyes False
NHCSS specify the professional regulations that must be folloed in health care careers False
Mortuary assistants prepare the body for interment by washing the body and replacing the blood with embalming fluid False
For most health careers, graduation from accredited program is required before certification, registration, and/or licensure will be granted True
An associate's degree is required for an assistant level of training False
Examples of careers in the NHCSS diagnostic cluster include biomedical equipment technician and dietitian. False
Electrocardiographs use ultrasound to diagnose heart conditions. True
A PET uses superconductive magnets and radio waves to scan the body for disease False
A physicist is a medical doctor who provides physical medicine and rehabilitation True
A massage therapist uses massage, bodywork, and therapeutic touch to muscles to provide pain relief, improve lymphatic circulation, and relieve stress True
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