Charles Drew Essay Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C. a African American physician who found way to process and store blood plasma in “blood banks”. He controlled blood plasma programs for the United States and Great Britain in WWII, but he resigned after the ruling that blood of the African Americans would eventually be segregated Dr.Drew Died April 1st, 1950. Dr.Drew found some unusual discoveries when in storage and processing of blood for transfusions.…
USA: PTP 2: Unit 4 Group Assignment: Members of the Healthcare Team Group Members: Caitlin Lindquist and Brad Crouse Education Level, Role, and Function of the Following: National (U.S.) Standards of Practice Physician (MD/DO): Entry Level Education: Doctoral or Professional Degree and Certification Exam Role/Function: An MD physician has their Doctor of Medicine degree while a physician who has their DO has a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The main difference is DO’s are taught osteopathic manipulative medicine. Both complete residencies and are licensed in all states but have different board exams. Physician’s assistant (PA): Entry Level Education: Master’s Degree and Certification Exam Role/Function: (PAs), are hired by a team…
1 When I was in elementary school, I knew I wanted to be something in the medical field. I didn’t know what, but I knew that was the field I wanted to be in. I wanted to do something that would help other people. Now, as a sophomore, I have decided to be a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer or Ultrasound Technician. I like everything about the job and think it is a great choice for me.…
lowered if you go to college. That's why I want to go to college, and become an NP anesthesiologist. What I have to do in high school is acquire a job, volunteer (mostly in medical areas), acquire work experience, and keep high grades in my classes. For my training I have to become a Nurse Practitioner, and then take a special anesthesiology course (American). The reason why I want this job is because I also will be an NP which are always in demand in hospitals, I would be able to have two careers, I would have great pay and benefits, and I would have the same hours as a surgeon which would allow me to have quite a bit of time off (American).…
Becoming a Pediatrician Pediatricians have a very high job outlook for the next 5 years! Looks like they are needed everywhere! They also have a high salary range, it ranges anywhere between $18,500-$36,000 . However, this doesn't come easy. You are going to need about 11 years of schooling.…
To become well-trained clinical and administration skills, you should attend colleges, universities, or training programs. In most states for medical assistant do not required certification. If a medical assistant wants to have a successful career job for more opportunity and more earning, they should be the certified medical assistant. The American association of medical assistants says that they should have the two-year associate degree and they must take the examination to get certification of Certified Medical Assistant. It is also stated that it has to be 18 years old to be the certified medical assistant.…
Executive summary The Australian Health Care system protects the Australian population with the high standard of healthcare provided, it does however struggle to provide equal assistance in healthcare across some parts of the Australia. These challenges are particularly prominent in rural and remote areas that have limited access to health care resources than that of higher population sectors of the Australian population. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction…
ne application of the lab-on-a-chip in medical diagnostics is used to simplify blood tests by creating a hand-held device which offers accurate evaluations of blood chemistry using minute blood samples. As this device will require less blood, just 1μL, blood tests will be easier for patients, ranging from neonatal care to astronauts. In order to assess blood composition, it needs large counting machines, qualified technicians and a great amount of blood which makes it difficult to analyse in space. Large blood draws are not possible with infants which makes lab-on-a-chip a very good alternative instead. Technicians take more blood from patients than needed since the normal blood count machines are big to hold a large amount of samples and multiple…
Required is a vast amount of skills, in order for one to communicate with patients better and as clear and respectful as possible. Considering this job requires being social and working with patients for their needs, to excel on the job it would be helpful to have exceptional communication skills. Social, investigative and realistic interests will also aid in striving to be the best in this field. PA 's work under the direct supervision of a doctor. The current way that PA 's can develop their skills are through research, teaching and training.…
Background Around 41,000 blood donations are needed everyday. 15.7 million blood donations are received in a year in the United States. With there being a constant demand for blood and less than ten percent of the population donating the blood supply can be sufficiently low considering what is needed. There are four types of donations possible, whole blood, platelets, plasma, and double red cells. Blood drives and donations are highly impacting and important to many people in various communities, while donors also receive some health benefits as well.…
This is largely due to the fact that most employers require some form of medical assistant certification, and to add to this, carrying out specific duties in some states like drawing blood and x-rays you need to have certification. A medical assistant certification requires one to graduate from a medical assistant program which is accredited either by the AMERICAN BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS (ABHES) or the COMMISSION OF ACCREDITATION OF ALLIES HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS (CAAHEP). Some states have incorporated a national certification into their licensure programs, such as arrangements, however it does not…
Imagine lying on a hospital bed, deathly sick, waiting for blood test results. Months have passed since the sickness set in and it has been getting worse and worse as time has passed. Being unaware as to what is wrong, there was no other choice but to go to the hospital and get blood drawn. After enduring countless different procedures and tests, none of them coming back with any results that are unsatisfactory, but being well aware that there is something seriously wrong, the decision to visit a phlebotomist was reached without much thought behind it.…
Title Needed? Surgical Conscience Surgical conscience is the behavior of the professional that demonstrates, understands, and fulfills the principles of surgical technology and the legal, ethical and moral responsibilities to all patients and all team members for which each individual practitioner is accountable for. A surgical conscience may simply be stated as this special surgical Golden Rule: Do unto the patient as you would have others do unto you in that situation. The caregiver should always consider each patient as himself or herself or a loved one.…
Here’s what a usual day looks like for a phlebotomy technician, according to Porterfield. First, you need materials to collect blood from patients, like needles. You won’t need to use a blade like barbers did centuries ago. Second, you would talk to the patient. Unless they’re cool with having needles inside their body, they would be nervous.…
Ever since I was little I would always play with cars and I would always find a way to take them apart. It was like a kid with candy but instead of candy it was cars and paint and tools. When I was growing up I had a passion for cars and every time our car would need anything like an oil change or the brake pads we would fix it. One time in Mexico someone hit our car and my dad had to fix it, that’s where auto collision repair started to interest me a lot more. Working in a auto body shop is the best job you can have.…