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What does OT stand for?
What does CMT stand for?
What does CNM stand for?
What does DMD stand for?
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What does RN stand for?
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What does OD stand for?
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What does ECG/EKG stand for?
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What does LPN/LVN stand for?
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What does EEG stand for?
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Completion of a prescribed 2-year course of study is known as an __________ degree.
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Completion of a prescribed course of study that usually lasts four years or more is known as a __________ degree.
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Completion of one or more years of work beyond a bachelor's degree is known as a __________ degree.
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What is certification in healthcare?
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What is licensure in healthcare?
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What do CEUs require a health care worker to do?
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What are the differences between a technician and a technologist?
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Who are multicompetent or multiskilled workers?
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Why do smaller facilities and rural areas hire multiskilled workers?
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Who is an entrepreneur?
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List the three characteristics of a person who is an entrepreneur.
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What does orthodontist focus on?
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What does an ophthalmologist treat?
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What does a psychiatrist specialize in?
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What does an oral surgeon perform?
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What does a gynecologist specialize in?
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What does a health care administrator manage?
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What does a recreational therapist use as a form of treatment?
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Study Notes
Health Care Career Abbreviations
- OT: Occupational Therapist
- CMT: Certified Medical Laboratory Technologist
- CNM: Nurse Midwife
- DMD: Doctor of Dental Medicine
- EMT: Emergency Medical Technician
- DO: Doctor of Osteopathy
- CBET: Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician
- RN: Registered Nurse
- OD: Optometrist
- RD: Registered Dietitian
- DDS: Doctor of Dental Surgery
- AMT: American Medical Transcriptionist
- DPM: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
- CMA: Certified Medical Assistant
- ECG/EKG: Electrocardiograph Technician
- PT: Physical Therapist
- DC: Doctor of Chiropractic
- LPN/LVN: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse
- MD: Doctor of Medicine
- CRNP: Nurse Practitioner
- CLT: Certified Laboratory Technician
- DVM/VMD: Veterinarian
- EEG: Electroencephalographic Technologist
- RT: Respiratory Therapist
Educational Requirements
- Associate's Degree: Requires completion of a prescribed 2-year course of study.
- Bachelor's Degree: Completion typically lasts four years or more.
- Master's Degree: Completion of one or more years of work beyond a bachelor's degree.
Professional Certifications
- Certification: Statement issued by a professional association or government agency confirming fulfillment of education and performance requirements.
- Licensure: Government authorization for an individual to work in a profession after completing an approved education program and passing a state exam.
- Registration: Managed by a regulatory body that administers examinations and maintains a list of qualified personnel.
Continuing Education
- CEUs: Require health care workers to obtain additional education hours in their specific health career within a designated time frame.
Health Care Workers
- Technician vs. Technologist: Technicians typically have a two-year associate degree plus on-the-job training; technologists require three to four years of college plus work experience.
- Multiskilled Workers: Hired in smaller facilities and rural areas to perform various health care skills due to high health care costs.
Entrepreneurial Characteristics
- Entrepreneur: An individual who organizes, manages, and assumes risks for a business.
- Key characteristics include being well-motivated, self-confident, and responsible.
Specialized Medical Professionals
- Orthodontist: Focuses on aligning and straightening teeth.
- Ophthalmologist: Expert in eye diseases and disorders.
- Psychiatrist: Specializes in identifying and treating mental health disorders.
- Oral Surgeon: Performs surgeries on the teeth, mouth, and jaw.
- Neurologist: Treats disorders of the brain and nervous system.
- Gynecologist: Focuses on diseases of the female reproductive system.
- Urologist: Addresses kidney, bladder, or urinary system diseases.
- Family Physician: Treats illness for all age groups.
- Periodontist: Specializes in gum and supporting structures of the teeth.
- Oncologist: Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of tumors.
- Cardiologist: Treats heart and blood vessel diseases.
- Gerontologist: Specializes in diseases affecting elderly individuals.
- Pediatrician: Focuses on children's diseases and disorders.
- Obstetrician: Manages pregnancy and childbirth.
Allied Health Professionals
- Dental Hygienist: Works under a dentist, removing stains and deposits from teeth.
- EEG Technologist: Operates equipment recording electrical brain activity.
- Radiologic Technologist: Works with various imaging technologies, including X-rays.
- Health Information Technicians: Organizes and codes medical records, collects statistical data.
- Health Care Administrator: Oversees the operations of health care facilities.
- Geriatric Aides: Assist with elderly care as nurse assistants.
- Pharmacists: Dispense medications based on prescriptions from authorized prescribers.
- Recreational Therapist: Uses leisure activities in treatment plans.
- Medical Interpreters: Facilitate communication across languages in medical contexts.
- Genetic Counselors: Offer insights on genetic diseases and inherited conditions.
- Process Technicians: Operate and monitor machinery for biotech product production.
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