1 year or less
a person who takes care of a patient's basic physical needs including bathing, grooming, and helping with ambulating and transfer
What is a certified nursing assistant? (CNA)
A first responder with an associate's degree who has been trained to deal with emergency situations. This person knows how to start emergency treatment for a variety of injuries/conditions and transports patients safely to the hospital.
What is a paramedic?
A degree that you get after graduating from a 4-year school with a nursing major.
What is a BSN? (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)
A health care provider who helps patients who struggle with creating language or swallowing following an injury or due to a chronic condition.
What is a speech-language pathologist? (or speech pathologist)
A person trained to fill cavities and otherwise diagnose and treat problems of the teeth.
What is a dentist?
A person trained to proved basic nursing care to patients primarily in nursing homes, including checking vitals, entering orders, and taking history and physicals.
What is a Licensed Practical Nurse?
A person who has at least an associates' degree and is trained to clean teeth.
What is a dental hygienist?
A college major that studies the science of living things?
What is biology?
A health care provider who helps patients with injuries or disabilities learn how to manage the everyday physical challenges of life.
What is an occupational therapist?
A person who has completed medical school and completed a residency in a primarily procedure-based specialty.
What is a surgeon?
A person who helps a dentist during procedures by handing him instruments and suctioning the patient.
What is a dental assistant?
A person who has an associates' degree who is trained to operate xray and other imaging equipment.
What is a radiographer? (also called a radiology technologist)
A credentialed career that allows you to plan healthy meals for patients with dietary needs.
What is a registered dietician?
A person who is trained to diagnose problems, give medications, assist in surgical procedures, and otherwise help a doctor's practice by working somewhat independently and with significant responsibilities alongside supervising physicians.
What is a physician's assistant?
Another word (a synonym) for a doctor of medicine.
What is a physician?
A person trained to work primarily in a doctor's office or ambulatory care center who helps the office run smoothly by helping room the patients, checking charts, taking vitals, and helping with minor procedures.
What is a medical assistant?
A person with an associates' degree who is trained to aid doctors in the cath lab with the placement of catheters and stents into arteries and veins.
What is a cardiac invasive specialist? (or cardiovascular technologist)
A course taken by many students interested in health careers that teaches about the structure and function of the human body.
What is anatomy and physiology?
The type of degree that is typically conferred on a person after they've finished an additional two years of study after graduating from a 4-year college.
What is a masters' degree?
A person trained to diagnose issues with vision and prescribe and produce eye glass lenses.
What is an optometrist?
A person who has been trained to respond to crisis situations, treating immediate concerns, and transporting patients safely to hospitals, but does NOT have an associates degree.
What is an emergency medical technician (EMT)?
A person who uses sound waves to visualize the insides of a patient to aid the doctor in diagnosing any abnormalities.
What is an ultrasound technologist? (or sonographer)
The type of degree that is conferred on a graduate of a 4-year college program.
What is a "bachelor's" degree?
A person who has studied the business of running a hospital or other health care institution.
What is a health care administrator?
A person trained in the workings of the bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments who works with patients to restore their strength and balance.
What is a physical therapist?