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Healthcare Providers & Professionals Flashcards

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Why has healthcare services grown?

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Linked to demand for health services professionals

Growth of population

Aging of population

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What percentage of the labor force consists of the healthcare industry?

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13%

Healthcare industry is the largest & most powerful employer

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What are the licensure requirements for physicians?

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Graduation from an accredited medical school that awards a MD or DO degree

Successful completion of a licensing exam

Completion of supervised internship/residency program

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What is a DO?

What is their focus?

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Osteopathic Medicine

Focus on musculoskeletal system, preventative medicine, holistic approach

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What is an MD?

What is their view of medical treatment?

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Allopathic medicine

Views medical tx as active intervention to produce counteracting reaction in order to neutralize the effects of disease

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What types of services/conditions do PCPs or generalists usually provide?

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Preventative services

Treat frequently occurring & less severe conditions

Holistic in nature & provides an integrating function

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What are specialists?

What are the requirements to become one?

What do they treat?

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Physicians in non-primary care specialties

Requirements: certification in an area of medical specialization, additional years of advanced residency training followed by several years of practice

Treat less frequently occurring & more severe conditions
Limited to episodes of illness, specific organ systems, or disease process involved

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What are the requirements to be a dentist?

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State licensure
Graduate from an accredited dental school & pass written and practical exam

DDS or DMD

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What does an Optometrist do?

Degree required?

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Examination, diagnosis, & correction of vision problems

OD degree

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What is a psychologist?

Degree?

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Provide mental health care

Ph.D or Psy.D

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What is a podiatrist?

Degree?

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Treat diseases of the feet (surgeries, corrective devices, medications)

DPM degree

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What is a chiropractor?

Degree?

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Treatment via chiropractic manipulation, physiotherapy, dietary counseling

DC degree

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What is a pharmacist?

Degree?

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Dispense medications, education about drugs and their misuse, disease management

Pharm. D degree

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What are the different levels of nursing?

Is there a license requirement?

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All nurses must be licensed by the state

Registered Nurse (RN)
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

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What are advanced-practice nurses (APN)?

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Nurses who have education & clinical experience beyond that required for an RN

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What are the 4 specializations for APNs?

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Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - work in hospitals
CRNA - certified registered nurse anesthetist
NP - nurse practitioner
CNM - certified nurse-midwife

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Who is considered a non-physician practitioner?

What level of training do they have?

What do they treat?

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PAs, NPs, CNMs

Less advanced training than physicians, more than RNs

Do not engage in the entire range of primary care or deal with complex cases that require a physician’s expertise

Provide high-quality & cost-effective care

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Who is considered an allied health provider?

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OT (Masters)
PT (Doctorate)
SLP (Masters) - speech, language, eating and swallowing, cognition
Respiratory Therapists
Dietician or Nutritionist

Many more!

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What do respiratory therapists do?

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Specialists in airway management

May administer anesthesia for surgery or conscious sedation

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What is the degree requirement for Social work?

What do they do?

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Master’s degree (MSW)

Case management, counseling, human services management, social welfare policy analysts, community organizing, hospital and aged care, advocacy

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