Nursing assistant skills

to uphold the high quality of care that is valuable to our society. Medical assistants are an integral part of this healthcare system, and by understanding what their career entails, a greater respect will be given to those who sacrifice for the needs of humanity.…

or a licensed practical nurse you seem to lose the sign on your forehead that says, boss me around. Now do not get me wrong. Being a nurse may have some ups and some downs; But what I am, cannot compare to what they go through. Certified – Nursing – Assistant, or a CNA for short. From the outside, you may think it is the easiest job ever but it is not. Take a seat while I help you understand a little more. You start off by taking a course that last about two months long. You do not have it…

they can be transferred to the care they need based on their health. If the client is recommended for hospice but their health changes their health records can be transferred to home health. Gentiva makes home visits and nursing home visits. If the client gets moved to a nursing home or is in the hospital Gentiva will still offer their services. To prevent confusion on what the two gentiva branches offer, I am going to focus on the hospice side. Like other hospice agencies Gentiva has…

adult, I still do. I like interacting with all the nice ladies called dental assistants. I already knew that dental assistants help out the dentist by preparing the patient and keeping up with their records but I would like to learn more. I would like to know how they break down and clean the equipment, do they deal with children or adults more. I also want to know what school I would have to attend to become the dental assistant of my dreams. By using books, MS choices, the Internet, and doing…

symptoms of a patient, and talking to patients about managing their health, and provide care and guidance to patients. Physician assistants are very similar to nurse practitioners, therefore, I wouldn’t be straying too far from what I wanted to be and do. To achieve this, I would need to start looking into nursing programs. Some require that you have a couple years of nursing experience before applying, while others allow students to gain RN work experience while pursuing their graduate degrees.…

focused my studies on the sciences, hoping to explore different professions within the healthcare field. Sifting through the many career exploration seminars I have attended has allowed me to gain a better understanding of the role of a Physician’s Assistant (PA.) I know I want to have direct patient contact, allowing me to have more responsibility when…

The career of a Physician Assistant (PA) can be both rewarding and a challenge. The field of medicine is ever evolving, requiring physicians and healthcare facilities to rely on more mid-level practitioners, such as PAs, to be able to meet the demands of health care and wellness, while maintaining the quality of care. Working with a supervising physician and other team members in the health care industry, a PA’s role bridges the gap between clinical staff and the provider. As a mid-level…

in the operating room with the doctors and nurses. It makes you realize how prominent religion was in the health care field. The painting is of a physician, his two assistants, two bedside nurses and four nuns surrounding a man on an operating table. The physician has his hands over the man’s chest on the table while one assistant is handing him a tool and the other is providing the sleeping aide to keep the patient under. At the foot of the bed there is a bedside nurse with a pan…

Resident Assistants. Depending on the housing configuration, an on-campus student, referred to as a resident, will have either a Resident Assistant on her/his floor, or one Resident Assistant for the entire building. The role of a Resident Assistant at the University of Connecticut is…

licensed to practice, there is no certificate that is needed. However, it is highly encouraged to receive a certificate (How to Become a Medical Assistant in Georgia, 2016). While Georgia doesn’t require any specific level of training, it is also home to 28 CAAHEP-accredited and 12 ABHES-accredited medical assisting program (How to Become a Medical Assistant in Georgia, 2016). Even with the lack of requirements, I plan on obtaining as many certificates as I can, in case I move to a stricter…