Components and Steps in Preparing Health Career Plan

1. Vina is evaluating her strengths, weaknesses, skills and abilities.

What step in health career plan is she doing?

• a. Self-assessment 

• b. Career exploration

• c. Decision Making

• d. Plan of Action

Answer explanation

Step 1. Self-Assessment. This is the first step in knowing the health career that suits you. This step requires an honest evaluation of yourself. The components of this step are your strengths, weaknesses, interests, hobbies, personal experiences, family income, skills, and competencies.

2. What is the second step in health career planning?

• a. Self-assessment

• b. Career exploration

•    c. Decision Making

•           d. Plan of Action

Answer explanation

Step 2. Career Exploration. Exploring health career options through different ways or methods is an essential step to choosing a particular health career path to take

3. Christian planned to explore his health career options through on-the-job learning in a nearby health center. Which of the following component of career exploration is exemplified?

• a. Attending fora              

• b. Job shadowing

• c. Job temping

• d. Searching the net

Answer explanation

Career Exploration. (What career path are you going to explore? What are the job descriptions of chosen health career? What are the methods that you will do to search relevant information about your chosen health career and work environments that suit your personal interests and competence?)

4. Lyka searched the internet, listed down career options and attended internships and fora. What other activities will you suggest to Lyka for Career Exploration?

• a. Develop job search strategies

• b. Design plan to reach career goals

• c. Read articles about career options

• d. Compare personal strengths and interests

   

Answer explanation

Step 2. Career Exploration. Exploring health career options through different ways or methods is an essential step to choosing a particular health career path to take. You can do this through reading articles, browsing the net, attending fora, and meetings

5. Rudy had assessed himself and explored the health career that he is interested to pursue. What step will he do next?

• a. Self-assessment

• b. Career exploration

• c. Decision Making

• d. Plan of Action

Answer explanation

Step 3. Decision Making. Once you have assessed yourself and explored the health career that you are interested to pursue, you are now ready to make decisions.

6. Which of the following is not a component of decision making in health career plan?

• a. Listing down of pros and cons

• b. Considering suggestion of family

• c. Choosing a specific health career

• d. Designing a plan to reach career goals

Answer explanation

Step 3. Decision Making- This step includes listing of pros and cons, comparing your personal strengths and interests, choosing a specific health career to pursue, considering suggestions of family, and finally deciding a health career to take.

7. Linda would like to narrow down her choices to decide on what specific health career will she pursue. What advise are you going to give to Linda?

• a. Evaluate skills and abilities

• b. Consider suggestion of family

• c. List down health career options

• d. Design plans to achieve career goals

Answer explanation

Step 3. Decision Making- This step includes listing of pros and cons, comparing your personal strengths and interests, choosing a specific health career to pursue, considering suggestion of family, and finally deciding a health career to take.

8. The following are the components of plan of action in health career plan except.

• a. Identifying short-term and long-term goals

• b. Narrowing down your health career options

• c. Designing a plan to reach health career goals

• d. Identifying education and training requirements

Answer explanation

Step 4. Plan of Action - This step includes designing a plan to reach health career goals, identifying short-term and long-term goals, identifying education and training requirements, developing job search strategies, and creating road map considering possible problems that may arise along the way.

 

9. Joseph is at the last step in creating his health career plan. Which of the following components should be considered?

• a. Considering hobbies and interests

• b. Conducting informational interviews

• c. Choosing a specific health career to pursue

• d. Creating road map towards health career goals

Answer explanation

Step 4. Plan of Action- This step includes designing a plan to reach health career goals, identifying short-term and long-term goals, identifying education and training requirements, developing job search strategies, and creating road map considering possible problems that may arise along the way.

10. Which of the following is not a form of presenting a Personal Health Career Plan?

• a. Graphical Form          

• b. Pictorial Form

• c. Tabular Form

• d. Textual Form

Answer explanation

There are ways to come-up with your Personal Health Career Plan. These are textual, tabular, and graphical forms.