only assist nurses with daily tasks‚ but also they ensure high-quality patient care that changes lives. Big Apple Training in White Plains‚ NY‚ provides the instruction you need to become a certified nursing assistant‚ certified home health aide‚ EKG technician‚ and more. Learn more about why this in-demand profession is important to healthcare systems around the world below: They Take Care Of Patients: One of the most rewarding aspects of being a certified nursing assistant is interacting with and
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Assistant usually has advanced training‚ although it is not required for entry level positions. This certification or advanced training includes Certified Medical Assistants (CMA)‚ Registered Medical Assistants (RMA)‚ Certified Phlebotomy Technicians‚ and EKG Technicians. My major that I have chosen at ECPI University is Medical Assistant. Growing up in a family full of medical majors is very hectic because everyone is trying to top each other. I have chosen the Medical Assistant field because I have
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or to screen for other heart conditions such as coronary artery disease. (Riley-Clark. 2015). I saw a stress test performed during rotation. The patient had to walk for six minutes on a treadmill at a small incline while having a electrodes to an EKG hooked to their chest. They were monitored for symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest pain throughout the test (Riley-Clark. 2015). On the other hand‚ there are also nuclear stress test. A nuclear stress test is designed to measure blood flow
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11-116 January 3‚ 2012 Massachusetts General Hospital’s Pre-Admission Testing Area (PATA) Kelsey McCarty‚ Jérémie Gallien‚ Retsef Levi Five anxious faces looked up at Dr. Jeanine Wiener-Kronish‚ chief of anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)‚ as she entered the conference room. It was June 2009‚ and the group before her was the task force for the Pre-Admission Testing Area (PATA). PATA had been struggling with inefficiencies and long patient wait times for over two years. Despite the
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When I found my department I was greeted by the Monitor Technician who immediately brought me to her station. On her desk were three computer monitors. On the monitors were EKG’s of every patient in Telemetry A‚ B‚ and C. The technician went into detail about many different kinds of heart conditions. I learned what an EKG of Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Fibrillation looked like. She also printed me out a few examples of both. The technician showed professionalism when reporting on her patients
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lacked access to health facilities and providers. Noting that this was a necessity to have‚ yet so scarce‚ I decided that being a health care provider was the career for me. I grew up always surrounded by the health care setting; my mother was a Lab Technician who worked with several Physician Assistants. I was often in her office during after school hours of my elementary/middle school years. I mainly would take note from the Physician Assistant: how knowledgeable she was when it came to medicine‚ how
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satisfaction. • Leverage abilities in problem solving and conflict resolution to achieve win-win outcomes. Professional Experience Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBCFL)‚ Jacksonville‚ FL‚ 2000 to 2009 IT Tech Service Desk / Helpdesk Technician • Provided efficient and effective technical support to callers via Microsoft Remote Access. • Analyzed and swiftly resolved connectivity issues for providers submitting medical claims through BCBSFL EDI Gateway Portal to Medicare using
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assessing her fluid-electrolyte balance. Serum electrolyte levels and vital signs should be taken‚ and color and skin turgor should be assessed. Dehydration could also contribute to hypotension. Mrs. Baker should be placed on a cardiac monitor and an EKG obtained to rule out any dysrhythmias. Given Mrs. Baker’s respiratory symptoms and her history of hypertension and diabetes (which are the two biggest risk factors for congestive heart failure)‚ a chest x-ray should be done. Arterial blood gases could
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My Profession: Medical Assistant Kaplan University My Profession: Medical Assistant I have recently enrolled into the Associates of Applied Science in Medical Assisting (AASMA) program at Kaplan University. Since I have been enrolled in this program‚ I have learned a lot about my profession‚ the courses that I have to take and the skills I need to be a medical assistant. In this paper I will discuss the overview of my profession‚ education requirements‚ current issues relevant to
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that measures and tape records your heart’s activity continuously for 24 to 48 hours or longer depending on the monitor used. The device is the size of a small camera. It has wires with electrodes that attach to your skin. Make sure to tell your technician if you are allergic to tape or adhesive since they will use tape to make sure the electrodes stay in place. Getting regular EKG’s let your doctor look at your heart’s activity. But abnormal heart rhythms and cardiac symptoms may come and go. That’s
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