_ requirements vary by program and state
Educational
_ can prepare a student for immediate employment in many health care careers or for additional education after graduation.
Health science education (HSE)
_ education, or after high school, can include training in a career/ technical school, community college, university or an accredited online program.
Post secondary education
A health science cluster has been developed by the _, which allows a student to see how early career awareness and exploration provide the foundation for making informed choices to prepare for a career in health care.
National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE)
These 3 are methods to ensure skill and competency of personnel and protect consumers/ patients.
Certification, Registration, and Licensure
_ means that a person has fulfilled the requirements of education and performance and meets the standards and qualifications established by a professional association or government agency that regulates a particular career; a certificate is given
Certification
a _ is required in some health care career and is performed by a regulatory body that administers examinations and maintains a current list of qualified personnel in a given health care area.
Registration
_ is a process whereby a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupations. It clearly defines the scope of practice, or what procedures they are legally permitted to perform.
licensure
_ ensures that the program of study meets the established quality competency standards and prepares students for employment in the health care career.
Accreditation
two major accrediting agencies for health care programs are _
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP);
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
_ are required to renew license or maintain certification or registration in many states.
Continuing education Units (CEUs)
True or False: with CEUs, the requirements vary between careers, so each student must know the requirements in their state.
True
_ are an important component of many health care careers
Professional organizations
_ provides publications, seminars, conferences, and CEUs to keep members current with accurate information relating to the career
professional development
_ promotes the health care career by providing information about the career, encouraging networking among members, and educating the public about the career
career information
_ monitor legislative and regulatory actions, advocate for laws that affect the health care career, inform legislators of the impact of specific laws, provide public awareness of legal matters affecting the career, and alert members about the legal requir
influence legislation
assistance in _ offers certification or registration examinations, assist with testing and assessment of individuals in the career, and help define and endorse the standards of practice for the career
certification, registration, licensure
_ provides grants for research, education, scholarships, and other specific causes
financial support
_ establish a standard of conduct of code of behavior for the profession
code of ethics
training for most health care careers can be categorized into four levels. Name the 4 levels
Professional;
technologist or therapist;
technician;
aide or assistant
_ level requires 4 + years of college with a bachelor's, master's , or doctoral degree
professional
_level requires 3 + years of college plus work experience, usually a bachelor's degree, and, at times, a master's degree.
technologist or therapist
_ requires a 2 year associates degree, special health science education, or 3 to 4 years of on-the-job training
technician
_ level requires a specific number of hours of specialized education or one or more years of training combining classroom and/or on-the-job training.
aide or assistant
a common trend in health care is the _ or _ worker. These workers perform a variety of health care skills, eliminates need to employ specialists for every aspect of care.
multicompetent or multiskilled workers
an _ is an individual who organizes and manages a business and assumes its risks
entrepreneur
_ were developed to indicate knowledge and skills expected of health care workers. Some examples are the Healthcare Foundation Standards, Therapeutic Services Standards, and Diagnostic Services Standards.
National Health Care Standards
_ standards specify the knowledge and skills that most health care workers should have
Healthcare Foundation Standards
_ standards specify the knowledge and skills required of workers in health care careers that are involved in changing the health status of the patient over time
Therapeutic Services Standards
_ standards specify the knowledge and skills required of workers in health care careers that are involved in creating a picture of the health status of the patient at a single point in time.
Diagnostic Services Standards
_ standards specify the knowledge and skills required of workers in health care careers that are involved with the documentation of patient care
Health Informatics Standards
_ standards specify the knowledge and skills required of workers in health care careers that are involved with creating a therapeutic environment to provide direct or indirect patient care
Support Service Standards
_ standards specify the skills and knowledge required of workers in health care careers that are involved in bioscience research and development
Biotechnology Research and Development Standards
_ use their artistic and creative talents to produce illustrations, charts, graphs, and diagrams for health textbooks, journals, magazines, and exhibits.
medical illustrator
_ assist cross cultural communication processes by converting one language to another
medical interpreters/translators
_ organize books, journals, and other print materials to provide health information to other health care professionals
medical librarians or health sciences librarians
_ careers are involved with creating a therapeutic environment to provide direct and indirect patient care; they also operate support departments in health care facilities; each department has workers at all levels and with varying amounts of education
support services careers
name some places that support service workers are employed at
hospitals;
clinics;
long-term care facilities;
HMOs;
Public health or government agencies
What support service career is also called health care executives or health services manager; they plan, direct coordinate and supervise delivery of health care and manage the operation of health care facilities?
health care administrator
What support service career combines knowledge of engineering with knowledge of biology and biomechanical principles to assist in the operation of health care facilities?
biomedical (clinical) engineer
a support service career that works with many different machines to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients
biomedical equipment engineer
support service career that is involved in ordering, maintaining and supplying all the equipment and supplies used by other departments in a health care facility. They sterilize instruments or supplies along with other duties.
central/ sterile supply worker or sterile processing technician
support service career that helps maintain the cleanliness of the health care facility to provide a pleasant and sanitary environment
housekeeping workers/sanitary managers or environmental service workers
These careers use living cells to create useful products and use research and development to produce the following:
-diagnostic tests;
-forms of treatment;
-vaccines;
-food products
biotechnology research and development careers
a biotechnology research and development career that studies living organisms such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and other infectious substances and assist in the development of the treatment for diseases.
biological or medical scientist
a biotechnology research and development career that uses engineering knowledge to help develop solutions to complex medical problems. they develop devices such as cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators.
biotechnological engineer or bioengineer
a biotechnology research and development career that workers under the supervision of biological scientists or biotechnological engineers and assist in the study of live organisms.
biological technician
a biotechnology research and development career that works under the supervision of biological scientists or research physicians and operate and monitor machinery that is used to produce biotechnology products.
process technician or chemical technician
a biotechnology career that is also called criminalists and they investigate crimes by collecting and analyzing physical evidence
forensic science technician