...assignment to research three careers. One career was of my choice and could be in any field. The other two careers were required to be in Information technology. It was also required that one of the technology careers dealt with IT security. The careers I researched were Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Database Administrator, and Ethical Hacker. The career of my own personal choice was a Diagnostic medical sonographer. I chose this career because sonography is what I would like to major in. A Database Administrator was my technology career and an Ethical Hacker was my choice for an IT security profession. I chose these two occupations because I had very little...
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...to become a Medical Administrative Specialist, a person should research the job description, the requirements to become one, and the job outlook for the future. 1. Job Description A. physician practices; large healthcare and allied health organizations such as clinics, hospitals, and foundations; insurance companies; medical publishers; research organizations; and medical product manufacturers 2. Requirements A. Education 1. Associates Degree 2. Total of 68 credits B. Training 1. Internships 2. On-the-job 3. Job Outlook A. Various fields 1. Medical Transcriptionist 2. Insurance Billing B. Expected growth Medical Administrative Specialist In today’s job market of limited opportunities, it is necessary to choose a career path wisely. One sector of the economy with high growth prospects is the medical field. As such, a career in Medical Administration would appear to be a promising choice. However, there are many important aspects that must be taken into account before choosing to follow this career path. These aspects include salary, the large number of available jobs, and the job outlook for the future. When choosing a career, salary isn’t always the first thing to look at, but of course, should be considered. The pay varies greatly in the Healthcare Administration category, since there is a wide range of jobs. An entry-level professional who possesses an Associate’s in Healthcare Administration Degree from an accredited...
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...Health Information Technician A Career Pathway Research Denise Edwards The College of Westchester Health Information Technology 1564 - MED 215 – 21 FALL I 2015 Abstract This paper explores five published articles that report on information and results from research conducted online by the author about what career path she should take in order to achieve her goal of becoming a successful health information technician. Healthinformationtechnologycareers.com and similar websites highlight the vast amount of career opportunities that is available for anyone who is interested in continuing a career in the health information industry. They also showcase the different levels of education, skill sets and experience one would need in order to succeed as a health information technician. The author wanted to investigate what is the best path to take in becoming a registered health information technician. In her research, she found that it would be best that she continue her education – first in a bachelor’s program in healthcare administration for approximately two years; second – in a master’s program in health information technology for four years - this can either be done online or on campus. It was also discovered that while she is in school, she could either volunteer to work at a hospital or find part time employment at a small doctor’s office that could give the experience needed for a technician. The author also research what effect this career in Health Information...
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...Associate-degree Level VS. Baccalaureate-degree Level in Nursing Lisa L. Ramirez Grand Canyon University: NRS 430-V November 22, 2013 There are many differences in the nursing field between an undergraduate nurse, holding an associate’s degree (ADN) and a graduate nurse, holding a baccalaureate’s degree (BSN). The main focus of this paper is to identify the differences of competency in the nursing practice of nurses holding an ADN vs. a BSN degree in the roles of assessing, critical thinking, communicating, providing care, teaching, and leading. Competency is the ability to do something efficiently and successfully. Grand Canyon University (GCU) offers the BSN program and is based on the curriculum set forth by the College of Nursing. This curriculum is outlined to prepare the student to respond creatively to the continuously changing health care systems throughout the world. “Within this program, professionalism, ethical decision making, accountability, effective communication, and critical thinking are emphasized and is achieved by the application of liberal arts, science, health and nursing theories” (GCU). The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life and achievement of potential, according to the community college of Piedmont. According to an article from...
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...Educational Preparation The competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level (ADN) versus the baccalaureate-degree level have become a very important topic within the healthcare field. This paper will explain a nurse prepared at the baccalaureate-degree level (BSN) brings a higher level of competency to clinical settings. Acute care employers now prefer nurses that has achieve their BSN over the ADN with the goal of achieving Magnet status. It was challenging to write a paper that point out ADN’s educational deficits objectively. However, there is a clear difference between the two, that’s why I’m here today. After reading the content within the interactive nursing timeline of historical events and other articles related to the growing profession of nursing, there was a direct connection between higher academia and proficiency within the profession. The associate degree nursing program is fairly new compared the bachelorette nursing programs. Our history in America has demonstrated that great conflict usually drives for innovative solutions. If we take a look at modern nursing today, we know that major shifts in nursing have happen near or within times that our country was at war. For instance, the development of the associate degree in nursing programs arrived around the WWII era when America had to develop an appropriate answer for the shortage of registered nurses in the field. According to the Adelphi website Dr. Mildred Montag introduced a possible...
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...Write a formal paper of 750-1,000 words that addresses the following: 1. Discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level. 2. Identify a patient care situation in which you describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse (BSN versus a diploma or ADN degree). Refer to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fact Sheet: Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce as a resource. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, Within the nursing profession, education is an essential component to the training and preparedness of nurses. This is also true with all healthcare providers as education provides the necessary tools and resources for personnel to complete tasks. The following paper will discuss the differences between an Associate degree in nursing and a Baccalaureate degree in nursing including each degrees’ implications in competencies. Additionally, to further explore these differences, a case scenario will be provided to demonstrate differences in decision making between each level of education. Associates Degree A nurse receiving his or her associate’s degree implies that they have undergone a minimum of two years of training and education. This can be achieved at most colleges including community colleges. Additionally, in order to graduate...
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...Anderson ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNICIANS In this research paper I will be discussing the job that I want to do when I get my associates degree. The job that I want to do will be Medical Record Administration. I will be discussing what the job title and also if there are any jobs in New Hampshire. What Medical Record Administration job responsibility is that it oversees the medical records staff, which is responsible for the maintenance of patient records? Electronic medical records system requires staff to be familiar with health records software and security issues. A medical records administration must be familiar with the legislation to ensure compliance. Medical Record Administration does play a vital role in managing a hospital or clinic. They must perform many supervisory duties and create a safe environment for employees and patients. Most have to work in an entry-level position before attaining a promotion to administration. So far when it comes to jobs in my community, I live in New Hampshire and I have only found one position available. The job title was under Data Analysts: Quality Management. The responsible for this position was to support medical practices and the administration team. I do love this exercise because it made me aware of the qualifications that a medical record administrator does for a living. I had no clue what the position entitles and also what I can do with my associate’s degree. Reference:...
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...Admissions Procedures Requirements At MIT, a regular graduate student is one who is registered for a program of advanced study and research leading to a post-baccalaureate degree. A regular graduate student may concurrently hold an appointment as a research assistant, teaching assistant, or instructor. To be admitted as a regular graduate student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor’s degrees are awarded before they enroll at MIT. Applicants are evaluated by the individual department in which they intend to register on the basis of their prior performance and professional promise, as evidenced by their academic records, letters of evaluation from individuals familiar with their capabilities, and any other pertinent data they submit. While high academic achievement does not guarantee admission, MIT expects such achievement or other persuasive evidence of professional promise. Specific admission requirements vary by department; please consult the catalogue and department or program website for the requirements of individual departments. In general, most departments require significant work in mathematics and the physical sciences in addition to preparation in a specific field of interest, but some admit students with as little as one year each of college-level mathematics...
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...Admissions Procedures Requirements At MIT, a regular graduate student is one who is registered for a program of advanced study and research leading to a post-baccalaureate degree. A regular graduate student may concurrently hold an appointment as a research assistant, teaching assistant, or instructor. To be admitted as a regular graduate student, an applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a college, university, or technical school of acceptable standing. Students in their final year of undergraduate study may be admitted on the condition that their bachelor’s degrees are awarded before they enroll at MIT. Applicants are evaluated by the individual department in which they intend to register on the basis of their prior performance and professional promise, as evidenced by their academic records, letters of evaluation from individuals familiar with their capabilities, and any other pertinent data they submit. While high academic achievement does not guarantee admission, MIT expects such achievement or other persuasive evidence of professional promise. Specific admission requirements vary by department; please consult the catalogue and department or program website for the requirements of individual departments. In general, most departments require significant work in mathematics and the physical sciences in addition to preparation in a specific field of interest, but some admit students with as little as one year each of college-level mathematics...
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...Medical Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Poverty, and the Uninsured∗ Kyle J. Caswell† and Brett O’Hara SEHSD Working Paper 2010-17‡ U.S. Census Bureau Washington, D.C. December 29, 2010 Abstract The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Panel on Poverty and Family Assistance argued that the current official U.S. poverty measure should be updated to capture changes in the population’s healthcare costs and needs; families with sufficiently high medical out-ofpocket (MOOP) expenditures may be ‘poor’ even though they are not counted as such. This research offers three distinct advances toward achieving the NAS recommendations as they concern MOOP spending. Firstly, this paper uses the newly collected MOOP expenditure data from the CPS ASEC, and analyzes its quality vis-` -vis alternative sources. Secondly, a poverty estimates that incorporate the MOOP spending data from the CPS ASEC are produced in such a way as to be consistent with the NAS recommendations. These direct estimates are an improvement over previous estimates, conditional on obtaining high-quality data, because modeling MOOP expenditures from other surveys is not needed. Third, this paper investigates how the distribution of MOOP expenditures, and the poverty estimates, change when it is assumed that the uninsured have the spending patterns of the insured. The main results are: 1) the new MOOP expenditure data is high quality; 2) incorporating observed MOOP expenditures increases the incidence of poverty across the population...
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...the level of education. The Nursing Diploma and two-year Associates-Degree Nurses (ADN) are considered “technical” while a nurse with a four-year Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) is considered “professional”. The distinction of differentiating nursing capabilities based on education arose after the creation of the two-year ADN programs at junior colleges. After World War II there was a sudden growth in junior colleges to support the demand for technical training and education of returning veterans. At the same time there were accelerated advances in medical sciences and facilities and a supporting demand for more nurses. Creative educators, led by Dr. Mildred Montag, starting in the early 1950’s created the two-year ADN curriculum to help meet the growing demand for nurses. “Dr, Montag’s doctoral research, not only as the spark that began the Associate Degree Nursing movement, but also the research base that proved her ideas could work in the real world and established Associate Degree Nursing as the only nursing program that was research proven over time.” However, some educators took liberties and experimented with the ADN curriculum as they worked to provide the best mix of clinical and classroom education. In 1965, the American Nurses Association (ANA) published a position paper titled “A Position Paper on Education Preparation for Nurse Practitioners and Assistants to Nurses.” This paper stated; “the education of all those who are licensed to practice nursing...
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...September 27, 2015 Tish Dorman Grand Canyon University School of Nursing A Baccalaureate nursing program incorporates all of the course work that a three year diploma and a two year associate degree contain in their programs. A Baccalaureate degree program delves deeper into the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management, and the humanities. The Baccalaureate degree provides the nurse with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic, and social issues that affect patients and influence health care. One of the most striking differences between the Associate Degree and the Baccalaureate degree nurse is the research shown towards quality patient care. The American Association for Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has stated that a Baccalaureate degree nurse has lower mortality rates, fewer medication errors, and positive patient outcomes. (AACN 2013). There is no argument. If research shows that fewer people die with a higher educated nursing work force, the case is closed. Life preservation is the number one priority. The ADN nurse who passes the licensing exam meets the minimum technical competency of the entry level nurse. This is the bare bones of what is acceptable in the nursing medical workplace. An ADN nurse is task oriented. The Baccalaureate nurse utilizes the nursing metaparadigm in her patient care. The Baccalaureate nurse takes in account a more broad picture of the patients...
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...Asia Lee English 1010 Mrs. Rhodes 4/26/2011 The Life of an Anesthesiologist Pre-Medical Technology is a category in the Pre-Professional field. Pre-Medical is a very broad career path which includes: Medical Technologists, Medical Laboratory Technicians, Medical Lab Assistants, Medical Assistants, Medical Administrative Specialists, Phlebotomy Technicians, Dental Assistants, Allied Health Instructors, and Clinical Laboratory Consultants. Anesthesiology is part of a Medical-Technologist. This paper will include the job description, salary, demands of the job, work experience needed, benefits, education, activities, and daily routine of an anesthesiologist. Anesthesiologists are Doctors of Medicine (MDs) that concentrate on the care of surgical patients and pain relief. As with other physicians, they evaluate and treat patients and direct the efforts of those on their staffs. Some of the primary responsibilities of an anesthesiologist include examining patient to determine the type of anesthetic needed, communicating all relevant information to the appropriate medical practitioners, and administering local, intravenous, or spinal anesthetic to the patient. Other duties may include recording the type and amount of anesthesia administered, maintaining the patient’s vital life functions (i.e. heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and breathing) through continual monitoring and assessment during surgery, and conferring with other physicians and surgeons to determine the condition...
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...healthcare industry. You will choose a healthcare profession (preferably, one that interests you because you will be spending a lot of time researching this profession). Then, you will apply concepts from this course as well as independent research to respond to a variety of questions about the profession. Finally, you will summarize your findings in either a PowerPoint presentation or a report. The Healthcare Professions Case Study assignment is broken up into four parts, summarized below: Assignment | Due Date | Part I: Identify a Healthcare Profession | Sunday of Week 1 | Part II: Certifications, Job Responsibilities and Career Possibilities | Sunday of Week 2 | Part III: Compliance, EHRs, and Interaction with Others | Sunday of Week 3 | Part IV: Research Summary | Sunday of Week 4 | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Part I: Identify a Healthcare Profession (Complete and submit in Week 1) Choose a non-clinical healthcare profession, preferably, one that aligns with your career goals after graduation. Identify your chosen profession and why you chose it. Also, discuss what you may know about this specific profession within the healthcare industry, before you actually research it. Your response should be at least 150 words long. Click here to enter text. For your chosen healthcare profession, answer Questions 1-3 below. Your responses to these questions should be at least 200 words combined. Submit your...
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...Why I want a Master’s of Business Administration Brian Simpson Management MGT/521 05 February 2010 Dr. Robert Larkin Why I want a Master’s of Business Administration There are a myriad of reasons one would pursue a Master’s of Business Administration degree or better known as MBA. It takes a high level of mental stamina and drive to accomplish the goal notwithstanding they are working a full-time job. I have been working toward accomplishing the MBA for enhancing my career and to establish precedence within my family. This paper will enlighten the reader of why the degree of an MBA. Enhancing My Career Recently, I was offered a job and have since accepted the position as an electronic quality assurance representative to monitor the Department of Defense contracts of private companies in the Reno/Sparks area. I chose this position because of the experience that I gained via the military. I chose this field because I want to do my part to ensure the Department of Defense continues to be provided with a quality product. I have 11 years experience performing analytical research and inspections of several types of avionics systems. I have the technical experience to perform the job however; I do not have an inkling of how the inner workings of a private business work. I believe a MBA would assist me to have an understanding of my job and the company that has the contract that I would be overseeing. Jungian Personality Assessment Recently, I had partaken...
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