Therapeutic Services
This Professional provides direct patient care and often passes medications in hospitals.
What is a Registered Nurse (RN)?
This diagnostic professional takes X-rays of patients.
What is a Radiologic Technologist?
Before performing any procedure, healthcare workers must confirm the patient’s identity workers must confirm the patient’s identity using at least two identifiers. This helps prevent what mistake?
What is Medical Error?
This leadership trait involves being dependable and accountable for your actions.
What is responsibility?
This healthcare trend allows patients to see providers virtually.
What is telehealth?
This therapist helps patients regain movement after injuries or surgery.
What is a Physical Therapist?
This health informatics professional organizes and protects patient medical records.
What is a Health Information Technician?
Failing to verify two patient identifiers before giving medication could result in a serious consequence.
What is a medication error?
When a patient is upset, the first step in conflict resolution is to do this?
What is to actively listen?
Compare: Which pathway focuses on data and technology than direct patient care?
What is Health Informatics?
Most RNs must pass this national exam to become licensed.
What is the NCLEX?
This diagnostic career analyzes blood and body fluid samples in a lab.
What is a Medical Laboratory Technician?
In an emergency, nurses, radiology techs, and lab techs must do this to provide quality care.
Remaining calm and respectful during disagreements shows this professional quality.
What is professionalism?
A healthcare worker notices long patient wait times and creates a scheduling app to improve efficiency. This is an example of what?
What is healthcare entrepreneurship?
This therapeutic career typically requires a master’s degree or doctoral degree and treats breathing disorders.
What is a Respiratory Therapist?
Compare: Which pathway has more direct patient contact - Diagnostic or Health Informatics?
What is Diagnostics Services?
If a coworker gives unclear instructions, the safest thing to do is.
What is ask for clarification, or more help?
A leader makes decisions when no one is watching and also while somebody is to keep the patient safe.
What is integrity?
Which pathway focuses more on analyzing patient data and medical records rather than providing direct hands on patient care: Therapeutic Services or Health Informatics?
What is Health Informatics?
This therapeutic career is projected to grow very quickly due to the aging population and rehabilitation needs.
What is Physical Therapy?
This informatics career often requires strong knowledge of coding systems.
What is a Medical Code?
Poor communication in healthcare can impact this person the most.
What is the patient safety?
When two team members disagree about patient care, the best solution is to do this.
What is discuss respectfully, or involve someone else if needed?
Why are there so many readmissions in hospitals and how could they be reduced?
Along the lines, “people are not listening to discharge instructions, and they could be reduced by doing scheduled check-ins”