This is where the doctor can put in orders to get lab work done then someone will bring the sample to the lab to get processed. Then later the doctor can find the results and figure out a diagnosis of the patient or order more labs to get done on the patient.…
Takes and records patient's temperature and blood pressure, assists in x-ray procedures, and gives first aid.…
The patient was transported from home by her daughter-n-law. According to patient daughter-n-law she has been complaining of pains in her right leg approximately one day. Family administered daily pain medications that did not help the condition of her persisting pain. After pain persisted daughter in law later brought the patient in to the emergency room for examination.…
A medical administrative assist preforms many task in the medical atmosphere. The most generalized duties are; answering phones, greeting patients and or visitors, sorting through mail, bookkeeping, creating invoices, and ordering supplies. The more specialized duties include; scheduling patients appointments, procedures, and//or lab services, maintaining and updating patients medical records, processing insurance forms, assisting physicians or any medical personnel with transcribing dictation, writing correspondence, preparing a report or presentation. In 2012 there was over 50% of medical assistants that worked in a physicians' office (per the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics [BLS]). Other medical assistants choose to work in hospitals, chiropractic office, optometry, podiatry, dentary, or an outpatient or a long-term care…
Ferguson’s book Careers in Focus (2009, p.194) explains the many roles of a Surgical Technician. One role of a Surgical Technician is being a member of the surgical team and working in an operating room along with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses before, during and after surgery. In addition, Surgical Technicians are responsible for ensuring a safe and sterile environment, preparing the patient for surgery, and arranging the equipment, instruments, and supplies in the operating room. They are…
Leslie Chaparro gave me some wonderful insight on the ins and outs of the Medical Laboratory. The information I received during this interview is information I could not obtain from a textbook. Mrs. Chaparro let me in on the relationships between the Med Lab Scientists and the nurses and doctors, which can sometimes be difficult relationship due to the stress involved in their jobs. Sometimes results do not come as quickly as some of the nurses or doctors want, but you need to remember to stay calm and remember your job is to make sure the tests are done properly. You do not want to take too long on tests and should work quickly as possible but pay attention to detail, as Mrs. Chaparro stressed how important those results are to a patient’s…
What exactly does being a veterinary technician entail? Think of a nurse, but rather than assisting a doctor and helping human patients, they assist veterinarians and tend to animals. That being said, a veterinary technician must enjoy being around animals and have a desire to help those in need. A veterinary technician will usually perform clinical work, such as blood tests, urinalysis, they can expose and develop x-rays, assist in a variety of diagnostic tests and more while under supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The typical patients helped by a veterinary technician are cats and dogs, but in reality, a veterinary technician can tend to any type of animal. According to VeterinaryTechnican.com, many veterinary technicians work in a clinical setting such as an animal hospital or private veterinarian’s office. Additionally, many of them work in zoos, aquariums, and research facilities (2012). A veterinary technician can also become a specialist with additional schooling to perform procedures such as anesthesia, surgery, dental work, behavioral training and more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics claims that while many veterinary technicians find…
I have not always wanted to be a pharmacy tech, I changed my major at least 4 times already. My college years started and stopped a few times since I graduated from high school. I left college the first time and joined the Marine Corps. I served in the Marine Corps for eight (8) years as a Communications Operator. The problem for me there was that I did not want to pursue a career in communications. While I was serving I took some college level course and that is where I went through two of my four college major changes. Some might see that as indecisive, I saw it as trying to find the right fit for me. I have since gotten out of the military and went back to school, since I have begun this new path in my education I have also changed my major twice. I went back to school…
There are many organizations that physician assistants can join to connect with other physician assistants and keep up with current issues taking place in the profession. The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is a national professional organization for physician assistants that practice in the United States.1 The AAPA represents 108,500 certified physician assistants throughout the country.2 For members, tools and resources are provided to further improve the quality and accessibility of health care. This organization holds annual conferences across the country for physician assistants (this year the annual conference will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada).3 I believe it would be beneficial for me to join this organization when I am practicing as a physician assistant because I will be able to connect with many physician assistants from across the country as well as learn about issues in my field and how to improve the quality of care given. AAPA uses email to convey information on…
An emergency medical technician, also known as an EMT, is a job that requires you to have postsecondary education that include an Associate's degree. Within the postsecondary education, you must take and pass an approved EMT course that is about 120 to 150 hours long. After completing this course, you are required to take and pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians to obtain a license to be an EMT. After receiving your license for EMT, you must start your training hours. In the United States, there are four different levels of training. The four levels of training are Emergency Response Technician, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic. Each level requires a different amount of training hours. The minimum hours of training varies from 40 hours for an Emergency Response Technician, 120 hours for an EMT-Basic, 320 hours plus an addition of 40 hours for an EMT-Basic for an EMT-Intermediate and 1000 to 1200 hours of training for an EMT-Paramedic.…
A modern hospital or clinic is filled with high-tech equipment, designed to support patients ' vital systems or provide physicians with diagnostic imaging. Installing, maintaining, calibrating, upgrading and repairing this equipment is the work of medical equipment technicians, also called biomedical equipment technicians or biomedical engineering technologists. New technicians typically enter the field with an associate degree in biomedical engineering technology from a college or community college (work.chron.com). In this paper I am going to elaborate on the process it takes to become a biomedical equipment technician. It is a fairly short road to travel for such a rewarding career.…
-Some university’s that are recommended for being an anesthesiologist are the Middle Tennessee School of Anastasia, The University of Phoenix, and The University of Southern California.…
The first thing you have to do is figure out the Patient Care Technicians and what they do? Patient Care Technicians work along side the doctors, nurses and other health care professionals to provide their direct patient care in a variety of healthcare environments. It plays a vital role in the health care delivery setting of ten having more patient contact than any other team member that includes the doctors or the nurses. The job descriptions id assisting patients with many tasks that they can do for themselves while they are in the hospitals, the rebilitation clinics, assisting living facilities, nursing homes and or long-term care facilities. Patient Care Tech can also be called also be called a hospitals attendants, nursing assistants, certified nursing assistant, CAN clinical support associate, health care assistant and nurse’s aides among other depending on the nature of the facility.…
Emergency medical technicians have many responsibilities. They assist and care for injured people. To begin, emergency medical technicians document and record information. They perform for or work for the public. Emergency medical technicians learn to operate vehicles and mechanized equipment (“Common Work Activities” 1). While emergency medical technicians have many responsibilities, these three things are highly…
Surgical Technologist can also be referred to as “Scrubs” (Occupational Outlook Handbook, p.1). A Surgical Technologists’ duties before an operation is to help prepare the Operating Room by setting up instruments and equipment that are used and needed by the Surgeon performing the procedure. Cynthia Davis, RN/ CST states her duty “I prepare and maintain highly complex sterile environments.” They get the patients ready for surgery by washing and shaving the necessary parts of the body that the surgeon will be focusing on. They also observe the patients vital signs and check charts. During surgery a surgical technologists assist the surgeon or their assistant by passing and holding instruments, cutting sutures, counting needles and other supplies that are essential to the surgery being performed at the time. Sometimes the surgical techs even operate suction machines, sterilizers, adjust lights to a specific area, and help operate diagnostic equipment that is in the surgical room. .Cynthia describes her position as “the primary surgical tech responsible for handling instruments, supplies, and equipment during all surgical procedures. These procedures range from minimally invasive biopsies to highly complex surgeries”. After an operation Scrubs may help the patient to recovery. They also clean and restock the operating room so that it will be ready for the next operation. Jennifer Davis, NP ., says, “My responsibilities as a surgical technologist are to set up, maintain a sterile field during surgery, assist the surgeon if needed and clean up and…