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therapeutic careers IHS chapter 6 lecture 1 (personal traits (helper…
therapeutic careers IHS chapter 6 lecture 1
personal traits
helper personality
patient
calm under stress
empathy
tact
accept criticism
dependable/reliable
able to maintain personal health
therapy careers
use special set of knowledge and skills to assist people and impaired functions become self-sufficient and productive as possible
provide therapy for physical, emotional or developmental needs
dental career
skills in diagnosing dental problems and performing hands on work
general dentists
dental specialties
dental hygienist
dental assistants
medical careers
physicians
medical doctor (MD)
doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO)
as population ages more healthcare is needed
nursing careers
home-health aide
-assist patients with daily activities
CNA
-work in assisted living, nursing homes, give injections, monitor catheters and dressing wounds
RN, ADN, or BSN-
administer medication and IV lines, therapies and treatments, observing and recording observations
advance practice nurses
-CNS, NP, RNA, CNM
technical careers
job opportunities
dental hygienist and dental assistant
home health aide
occupational therapy aide and assistance
pharmacy technician
veterinary technician
teams
multidisciplinary team- multiple doctors who may not share patient records or communicate care. not coordinated
interdisciplinary team
-collaborate to provide patient treatment, avoid conflicting treatments and duplication services-saves money
primary interdisciplinary care
- work in clinics and in the community
secondary interdisciplinary care
- work in hospitals
nursing team models
charge nurse
- supervises the nurses of that shift
head nurse
- oversees department
director of nurse (DON)
- supervises nursing care within the facility
case manager model
- common in healthcare. RN serves as a care manager who develops a care plan
primary nurse model
- each nurse is assigned to several patients
functional nursing model
- Each nurse is assigned several tasks for each patient
Team Nursing Model
- tasks divided according to expertise with one RN as team leader