Careers in Healthcare

When choosing a school for studying and preparing for a health care career, it is important that the specific program is

• accredited

• certified

• registered

• licensed

What does a nurse educator do?

• Performs medical diagnostic tests using sophisticated equipment.

• Teaches others in a healthcare setting.

• Organizes and manages a business.

• Has a high-level managerial position in a large company.

Jeff loves spending hours by himself tinkering with all types of machines, as well as working on his computer. Which of the following health care careers might be of most interest to him?

• Dietetic assistant

  
  

• Computer tomography technologist

  
  

• Ophthalmic medical technologist

  
  

• Biomedical equipment technician

A student who is interested in tracking diseases and their risk factors might be interested in a career as a/an

• biomedical engineer.

  
  

• medical coder

• health information administrator

• epidemiologist

How can becoming familiar with the health science career cluster help students interested in health care careers?

• It gives salary and other detailed information about healthcare careers

• It provides them with information about the types of courses they should take in school.

• It provides students with the specific educational requirements of a variety of health care occupations

• It gives specific advice about which career would be best for an individual.

Which of the following occupational designations generally requires the most education to work in a health care career?

• Professional

  
  

• Technician

  
  

• Aide or assistant

• Technologist or therapist

  
  

Students who are interested in math and science principles, as well as product design and development, might want to explore careers in

• therapeutic services.

• diagnostics services

• support services

• biotechnology research.

Which of the following careers would be most suitable for a student who is interested in providing direct patient care but does not want to attend more than one year of formal training?

• Occupational therapist

• Massage therapist

  
  

• Pharmacist

  
  

• Physician assistant

  
  

Who collects blood and prepares it for testing

• radiographer

• phlebotomist

• audiologist

• nephrology tech

The educational requirements for a given health care career are usually the same throughout the United States.

• True

• False

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