Unit 1 Lesson 4: Education and Certification Flashcards
Each allied health career has laws, rules, and regulations that govern who is allowed to practice in that field. Why are these regulations in place?
These regulations are in place to make sure that patients receive quality health care. Just like you wouldn’t want your plumber to perform surgery on your brain, you wouldn’t want someone who is trained to only to use imaging equipment to give you a shot.
What does a certifcation and licensure mean in the health world?
Each area of practice has appropriate training and testing for the occupation. In addition, most allied health professions require certification—a document proving that one is qualified to do a certain job—or licensure, which means granting an official license to engage in a profession.
What do you have to do to get a certificate?
A certificate is similar and often requires you to pass an exam to prove that you are competent to perform a certain activity, such as an emergency resuscitation.
Where do you get your medical certficate?
many certificates to practice a profession are issued by the state that you work in.
Describe a good general rule of thumb when it comes to getting certificate
A good general rule of thumb is that if a certificate or license is required, check with your state first to find out how to fulfill all the requirements to practice your specialty.
Give an example of getting medical certificate?
For instance, if you live in Hawaii and want to become a Licensed Nursing Assistant, you would need to check with the Hawaii state board of nursing to find out requirements for becoming licensed.
What do the national organziatons help do?
The goal is to always make sure that quality care is given, and the national organizations can help set standards for education and qualifications necessary to perform specific skills within healthcare.
What is an other resource to check with if you are considering a particular career in allied health
The other resource you can check with if you are considering a particular career in allied health is to look towards one of the national organizations for the specialty. You may have heard of the American Medical Association, the national organization for doctors, but every profession has a national organization that can give you information on what is required for the profession.
In most case do healthcare professionals have to pass a spefic exam for certification or licensure?
healthcare professionals will be required to pass a specific exam for certification or licensure, which may be administered by the state or by a national organization that represents the profession.
Are medical assistants legally required to be certified?
Medical assistants are not legally required to be certified in most states, but there are national certification exams that some employers might require before hiring a medical assistant.
Do states do things the same
Since states usually take care of credentialing for each regulated profession, they may call a particular job role something slightly different.
What are some good jobs one can get with a highschool diploma or GED
Emergency Medical Responders or Emergency Medical Technicians need a high school diploma plus at least one level of training. You can take more advanced training and become a Paramedic-EMT if you want to increase your salary and job duties.
Whats a job you can get with a associate degree with special training.
One example of this is pharmacy technicians, who are required to have a specialized associate degree and then state licensure.
What is a associate degree?
An associate degree is normally a two-year degree that can be completed at a community college or a university. It is becoming even more popular for many or all of the courses for a degree to be offered online, which is especially convenient if you need to work at the same time.
What is a trend in the healthcare indusrty?
The trend in healthcare, as in many other industries, is to require more educational preparation than in the past.
