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Health Care Careers

Education Aspects

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Accrediting Agencies

Purpose: to establish standards for professions

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

State Boards


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Training Levels

Professional – four or more years of college with bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree with clinical training

Technologist or therapist – three to four years of college plus work experience

Technician – two year associate’s degree or three to four years of on-the-job training

Assistant - Up to one year of classroom and clinical training

Aide - usually on-the-job training


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Levels of Education

“On the job training” - usually obtained at a hospital or health care facilityExample Physical Therapy

Aide


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College Degrees

Associate’s degree – two year associate degree usually from a community college

Examples: Respiratory Therapist and Radiologic Technologist


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Bachelor’s Degree

Four year degree obtained from a college or university

Examples: Registered Nurse, Medical Technologist, and Health Care Information Administer


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Master’s Degree

Usually two years of education beyond a bachelor’s degree at a college or university

Examples: Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant


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Doctorate Degree

Usually, at least four years beyond a bachelor’s degree at a college or university.

Example: Medical Doctor Depending on degree, may require

a Master’s degree first.Example: Doctorate of Nursing

Practice


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Certification, Registration, and Licensure

Purpose:

Ensures the skill and competency of healthcare personnel and to protect the consumer or patient


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Certification

Person has fulfilled requirements of education and performance and meets the standards and qualifications established by the professional association of government agency that regulates a particular career.

Examples: Dental assistant, Certified Laboratory technician, Certified Nurse Aide, and Certified Medical Assistant


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Registration

Performed by a regulatory body (professional association or state board) that administers examinations maintains a current list or “registry” of qualified personnel

Examples: Registered Dietitian, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Registered Radiologic Technologist


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Licensure

Process whereby a government agency authorizes individuals to work in given occupation. Usually requires a person completes an approved educational program, pass a state board test, and maintain certain standards.

Examples: Registered Nurse, Physician, Dentist, and Physical Therapist


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Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Required to renew licenses or maintain certification or registration in many states.

Individual must obtain set number of education hours during a specified period of time.

Example: Registered Nurses in the State of Texas must obtain 24 CEUs within a two year period


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Multicompetent or Multiskilled Workers

New trend in health occupationsWorkers perform a variety of

occupationsEliminates need for employing specialist

for every aspect of careExamples EKG and EEG technologist Education done on the job or through

educational programs


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Entrepreneur

Definition: individual who organizes, manages, and assumes risk of a business. Person who works as an independent provider.

May need to work under guidance of physicians or dentist

Examples: Dental laboratory technicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Optometrists


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National Health Care Skill Standards (NHCSS)

Purpose: to indicate knowledge and skills expected of health care workers primarily at entry and technical levels.

Health Care Core Standards Therapeutic/Diagnostic Core Standards Therapeutic Cluster Standards

(Therapeutic Services) Diagnostic Cluster Standards

(Diagnostic Services)(continues)


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Six Groups of Health Care Core Standards

Health Care Core Standards:

Specify the knowledge and skills that majority of healthcare workers should have including academic foundation, communication skills, employability skills, legal responsibilities, ethics, safety practices, and teamwork


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Therapeutic/Diagnostic Core Standards

Specifies the knowledge and skills required to focus on direct client care in both the therapeutic and diagnostic occupations – includes health maintenance practices, client interactions, intrateam communication, monitoring of client status, and client movement


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Therapeutic Cluster Standards

Specifies knowledge and skills required for healthcare workers in the changing health status of client over time; includes data collection, treatment planning, implementing procedures, and client status evaluation


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Diagnostic Cluster Standards

Specifies the knowledge and skills required of workers in health occupations that are involved in creating a picture of the health status of the client at a single point in time; includes planning, preparation, procedure, evaluation, and reporting


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Information Services Cluster Standards

Specifies the knowledge and skills required of workers in health occupations that are involved with documentation of client care. Includes analysis, abstractin and coding, information systems, documentation, and operations to enter, retrieve, and maintain information.


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Environmental Cluster Standards

Specifies knowledge and skills required of workers in health occupations involving the creation of a therapeutic environment to provide direct or indirect client care. Includes environmental operation, aseptic procedures, resource management, and aesthetics


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Summary

Different health occupations require different levels of education

Some careers require certification, registration, or licensure

Requirements vary from state to stateStudent must obtain information

pertinent to an individual state

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