Healthcare Careers

You will need to attend college or university for 6 years AFTER HIGH SCHOOL to obtain this degree.

• associates

• bachelor's

• master's

• doctorate

Which of the following careers are classified as therapeutic services?

• radiologist

• doctor

• nurse

• medical engineer

Taking a state exam for nursing after completing school is known as what?

• Getting a degree

• Getting a certification

• Getting registered

• Getting licensed

What is the purpose of diagnostic careers?

• Improve the patient's health

• Create new techniques & technologies to improve patient health & wellbeing

• Provide a picture of the patient's current state of health

• Create a therapeutic environment

Which of the following careers are classified as diagnostic?

• doctors and nurses

• radiologists and physical therapists

• medical engineers and phlebotomists

• radiology techs and phlebotomists

Accreditation is important because...

• this ensures the healthcare workers know what they are doing.

• this ensures the healthcare facilities know what they are doing for patients.

• this ensures that schools are teaching quality and current information to the students.

• this ensures students are doing what they are supposed to in school so they can learn the information.

What does having a license do?

• Shows that you know a specific set of skills.

• Gives you authority to practice medicine within the state.

• Tests your knowledge on content learned in school.

• Show that you passed all of your classes in college.

Which of the following is considered "post-secondary education?"

• primary school (K-5th)

• university

• junior college

• secondary school (6th-12th)

• college

You have to obtain your bachelor's degree before you can get your master's degree.

• True

• False

You have to obtain your master's degree before you can get a doctorate.

• True

• False