Health Related Jobs
Nursing Roles
Education Required
Technology Used
Who Does What In an Emergency?
100

Who diagnoses patients & prescribes medications?

What is a Doctor (MD/DO)

100

Who works in an educational setting to prevent illness and manage student health needs?

School nurse

100

Environmental Services (EVS)

High school diploma!

100

This is used to listen to body sounds such as the heart, lungs, and stomach

Stethescope

100

This person provides emergency medical care to patients before and during transport to a hospital

What is an EMT

200

Who provides direct patient care, gives medication, and assists doctors to make patients feel better. 

What is a Nurse (RN)

200

Who travels to meet the healthcare needs of patients outside of the hospital? 

Home nurse

200

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

High school diploma or GED and 1-3 month training course  

200

Imaging technique that uses electromagnetic radiation to create images of the inside of the body

X-Ray

200

This person assists the doctors and nurses in the emergency room with caring for the patient

What is an ED Tech

300

Who draws blood for labwork?

What is a Phlebotomist

300

Who travels in a helicopter to transport patients needing immediate medical attention?

Flight nurse

300

Licensed Practical Nurse

High diploma and 1-2 year degree

300

This uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed pictures of organs and tissues inside the body

MRI

300

This person is responsible for safely and efficiently moving patients between areas of the hospital

Patient Transporter

400

Who works under the supervision of physicians; they take medical histories, perform physical examinations, and do basic diagnostic tests

What is a Physician Assistant

400
Who prepares patients for surgery by putting them to sleep?

CRNA

400

Social Worker

What is a 4 year college degree and a 2 year Master's degree

= 6 years total!

400

This remotely monitors a patient's heart rate using electronic devices

Continuous heart monitor (telemetry)


400

This person uses imaging equipment to create images of the human body for important diagnostic purposes.

Ultrasound/CT Technician

500

Who helps children and families deal with the stress of hospitalization by engaging and playing with children?

Child Life Specialist

500

What are the names of the two people giving this presentation? 

Libby and Anna Jane :)

500

Brain Surgeon 

Highschool, four year degree, four years of medical school, 8 year neurosurgery residency

16 years total!

500

A medical device used to measure blood pressure

Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff)

500

These people pick up the phone when you call 911?

911 Responders