throughout their life with dignity and quality. With the aging of “baby boomers,” the number of individuals 65 and those with disabilities will increase from 12.4 percent in 2000 to about 20.4 percent by 2040. This will represent a need for increasing nursing facilities, assisted living, other residential care, and home care services. This represents an expected increase from 15 million in 2000 to 27 million in 2040. This will affect more than just the different facilities; it affects the number of medical
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goals and objectives of their organization. Interviewing a nursing leader in a long term health care facility provided this student with many new views of healthcare management and the challenges she’s presented with daily. The leader this student interviewed is a director of nurses at a longterm care facility with 100 beds, 28 of which are Medicare certified. She has a staff of 18 nurses and 32 certified nursing assistants. Her name is Patti and she has been in her position at various
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Students entering the field of speech-language pathology or audiology recognize the rigorous academic coursework required to complete the degree. They are aware of the time, effort and dedication it will take to become certified professionals. Clinical practicum requirements, internship placements and comprehensive exams are at the forefront of their concerns. Conversely, professional issues including ethics and workplace dilemmas seem to be the least of their worries. Beginning clinicians may enter
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Nursing Job Descriptions The many faces of the professional nurse The title of Nurse has many applications in modern medicine. Each specific type of nurse has a different set of responsibilities: Registered nurses (RNs), Nurse Practitioners, head nurses or nurse supervisors, Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), nursing home nurses, Home Health Nurses, and nursing aides. While there are many shared tasks, these nursing professions require special skills and different levels of patient interactions
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clinical side, such as the PA’s and nurses, medical assistants with the business side being the front office and medical billing/coding with this in mind of how big or small the medical office is and if any other physicians are in the same office as yourself. Usually there are the last level of hierarchy is the team leaders on each side of the clinical and business side is where you would start your chain of command. I know when I was an assistant manager in a chain of cosmetology stores, our chain
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and assisting clients with activities of daily living. Highly flexible and willing to work most shifts. Empathetic, patient-focused caregiver with experience in nursing home and group home settings. | Core Qualifications | * CPR/First Aid Certified * SCIP-R Certified * Medication Certified- Oral and G-tube * OPWDD Trained * HIPPA Trained * Computer proficient * Compassionate and driven to care for others * Loyal * Responsible * Reliable
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Nurse practitioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the United States, nurse practitioners have a national board certification. Nurse Practitioners can be educated and nationally certified in areas of Family Health (FNP), Pediatrics, including Pediatric Acute/Chronic Care, Pediatric Critical Care, Pediatric Oncology and general Pediatrics (PNP), Neonatology (NNP), Gerontology (GNP), Women's Health (WHNP), Psychiatry & Mental Health (PMHNP), Acute Care (ACNP), Adult Health
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completing the training program to become a Phlebotomy Technician there are many other routes to advance your career. You can go from becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant all the way to a Licensed Vocational Nurse. There are also many different enviroments you can consider working in such as laboratories, doctor's offices, hospitals, blood donation centers, and nursing homes. The pay is fairly decent and expected to rise with the increase demand for Phlebotomy Technicians. To do the job you must be able
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Care Interview An LPN is useful in a primary care setting; LPNs' have a larger scope then Medical Assistants. A university of phoenix student conducted an interview with an LPN named Melissa Apadoca. Melissa works at Kaiser Permanente in the Family practice and Primary care facility. Just a brief background on Melissa, she has been an LPN for 7 years. Did her LPN training at Denver School of Nursing. Melissa is currently enrolled at the University of Phoenix pursuing her LPN to BSN to become a registered
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remained there for the next 16 years. I always had plans to go back to school, but life got in the way. I married my husband in (1989) and soon later had 2 more children. I wanted to make a better life for myself and my children so I enrolled in a certified nursing assistance program. Upon graduation in 1993 I began working at a local retirement home. In 1994 I was divorced from my husband and was forced to work 2 jobs to be able to support and provide for my 3 children. I was still working in the retirement
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