Doctors (Private)
Where private doctors work
Private hospitals, specialty clinics, private practices, corporate healthcare
Where public doctors work
Government hospitals, community clinics, hospitals, public health departments, diverse and often underserved communities.
3 major things nurses do
Patient care, implement treatments, administer medications
2 of the main jobs researchers do
Work in laboratories, and public health/drug development
Environments that humanitarian doctors work in
War areas, zones of natural disasters, and epidemics.
Responsibilities of a private doctor
Provide specialized, patient-centered care, focusing on efficiency, patient satisfaction, and advanced treatments, working with technology and procedure innovation
Responsibilites of a public doctor
Public health initiatives, disease prevention, work with limited resources while prioritizing cost effective care, and in the moment thinking.
Something nurses do that doctors don't usually do
Provide ongoing patient care, tend to patient needs and monitor conditions
What basic scientist focus on
Fundamental biological processes
Major differences between the tasks of doctors, nurses, and researchers
Doctors: diagnose & prescribe patients:
Nurses: Provide patient care & monitor conditions
Researchers: Study diseases/medications
Benefits of a private doctor
Higher earning potential, access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources, more authority over practice style and patient load
Benefits of a public doctor
Job security, pension benefits, loan forgiveness programs, major community impact
Why nurses are undervalued
Not perceived to carry as much weight as doctors, seen as irrelevant after the doctor's diagnosis, seen as having less skill/knowledge than any other clinician
Jobs in public health/drug development
Epidemiologist (diseases/epidemics), pharmacologist (chemicals, medications, drug interactions), medical writer (scientific documents for publishing)
What does ICU, ER, ED, and EMT stand for?
Intensive care unit, emergency room, emergency department, emergency medical technician
Challenges of a private doctor
Pressure to meet financial targets, higher malpractice risk, competitive environment
Challenges of a public doctor
Lots of patients with unique diagnoses, bureaucratic process, limited access to new technologies
Why are nursing jobs in high demand?
Aging population, most nurses are reaching a retirement age, lack of nurse educators and applicants
Where researchers work based on their career path (academia, industry, public health)
Industry: Pharmaceutical/biotech companies
Public health: Government agencies
What does a nocturnist do and how much less/more do they earn compared to normal doctors?
Why private doctors carry more liability
They are completely on their own and do not have direct sovereign/government support, therefore are more susceptible to malpractice liability issues and getting sued.
What is a bureaucratic process?
Where higher ranking officials oversee lower ranking officials; a hierarchical structure with the division of tasks which are regulated with certain rules
What is an APRN and how are they different from normal nurses?
They can diagnose, prescribe, and practice medicine independently (like their own private clinic), and typically study to a Master's or Doctorate degree level.
Difference between a CRC and CRA
Clinical research coordinators manages day to day operations of clinical trials, while clinical research associates monitors and ensures agreement with the quality of the data.
Fluoroscopy
A real time x-ray that shows how certain body parts move or function, used in scoliosis correction and tract analysis