Health Care Careers

How long does it take to become a pharmacist?

• Less than a year

• 1 – 2 years

• 3 – 4 years

• 5 – 6 years

Omar wants to work in an operating room, but does not want to spend

much time in college. The best career option for Omar would be a:

• surgeon

• registered nurse

• surgical technician

• nursing assistant

Sarah has a sore throat and fever. She should see a doctor with what

initials after his/her name?

• DVM

• MD

• PhD

• EdD

Most health care workers at the therapist level have a minimum of a/an:

• Associate degree

• Bachelor’s degree

• Master’s degree

• Doctoral degree

Peter’s doctor refers him to an oncologist because he thinks Peter has:

• heart disease

• cancer

• psoriasis

• arthritis

Most hospital registered nurses perform this daily task?

• Teach people what food to eat

• Take X-rays and sonograms

• Provide total care to patients

• Analyze blood and body fluids

A document issued by an association that means a person has fulfilled

requirements to practice a career such as dental assistant is a:

• license

• certificate

• credit

• registry

When writing an obituary, you should not include:

• how to make memorial contributions

• date of birth, date of death, and age at death

• home address of the deceased

• place of burial

A medical laboratory technologist studies tissues, fluids, and cells of the

body and tests human:

• intelligence

• blood

• personality

• blood pressure

What professional designs machines such as patient monitors,

incubators, and respirators?

• Pharmacist

• EMT

• Registered nurse

• Biomedical engineer