Medical Careers

1. Medical Careers

2. Nursing • Doctor • Related Fields • Dentistry • Pharmacy • Psychiatry/ Psychology • Radialogy

3. Nursing • Job Description • Assess patient health problems and needs • maintain medical records. • Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. • May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.

4. Nursing • Job Duties • Provide Direct Patient Care • Administers medications • Oral • Intravenous • Other • Monitor and track vital signs • Put in IV • Teaches patients and families self- care

5. Nursing • Levels of Nursing • Certified Nursing Aide (CNA) • Assist in Bathing and Dressing • Can be certified to administer some medications • $10 per hour • License Practical Nurse (LPN) • More instruction in medicine • Have greater care for patients • Administer more medications • $15-20 per hour

6. Nursing • Registered Nurse (RN) • Receive more instruction in a specialty area • Pediatrics • Mental health • Maternity care • Emergency care • Make patient assessments • Come up with a plan of nursing care • Knows about medication side-effects

7. Nursing • Registered Nurses • Work in all, but specific settings • ER, Nursery • Even Insurance Companies • $25-30 an hour

8. Nursing • Educational Requirements • High School Diploma • CNA- 8 week training program • LPN- 1 year at Community College or dual enrollment at high school/tech school • Associates Degree (2 years) • RN • Bachelor’s Degree (4 years) • RN • Masters of Science in Nursing • RN

9. Nursing • Additional Requirements • LPNs • must pass national exam for state certification • RNs • Board Certification • Must pass national exam

10. Nursing • Nurse Practitioner • Registered nurses with at least a Masters • Work independently under the supervision of a Dr. • Provide individualized care to patients • Can diagnose medical problems • Can prescribe medication • Can prescribe physical therapy • Most of the things Drs. do

11. Nursing • Why use a Nurse Practitioner? • Do most of the things a Dr. does? • Doctors cost $200 an hour • Nurse practitioners cost $50 and hour • Who would the insurance company prefer you see?

12. Nursing • Nurse Practitioner • Education • Bachelors of Science in Nursing (4-5 years) • Masters in Nursing • Some even get Doctorates in Nursing • Certification • National Board- there are several

13. Nurse Practitioner • Pay • Average- $90,000 • Job outlook • Great • Nurses are in high demand • Nurse Practitioners save money so they are in high demand

14. Nursing • http://allnurses.com/nursing-news/cna-aprn-various-397311.html

15. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Job Description • Work with patients and doctors to create and analyze pictures of the internal body created by X-Rays, MRI, CT, and Sonograms

16. Types of Internal Diagnostic Imaging • X ray • Uses x-ray spectrum of light to pass through the body and “burn” image onto photographic paper • Most frequent use- Bones and teeth

17. Types of Internal Diagnostic Imaging • MRI • magnetic resonance imaging • uses strong magnets to pull atoms into alignment to make a picture • Most frequent use- soft tissues like muscles and tendons

18. Types of Internal Diagnostic Imaging • CT scan • creates 3D images • uses X-rays from all directions in the Donut • Most frequent use- takes pictures of the brain

19. Types of Internal Diagnostic Imaging • Sonogram/ Ultrasound- • Uses high frequency sounds to create images of internal body • Most frequent use- baby pictures, mamograms

20. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Duties of the Job • Prepare patients for imaging procedure • Position body/body parts for procedure • They had a pretty complicated restraining system for my son • Operate imaging equipment • Test and repair some equipment • Develop x-ray films • Observe safety procedures (X-rays are dangerous!)

21. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Skills Required • Communication- they have to talk to doctors(highly educated) and patients (varying degrees of education) • Ability to work long and varied shifts • Physical strength • Photography

22. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Education Requirements- Associates or Bachelors • Various college settings • Teaching hospitals • Vocational schools • colleges/ universities • Required courses before getting into programs • Algebra • Physics • Biology • chemistry

23. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Certification • Must get a degree from an accredited education program • Pass a test • Certification from American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT) • State licensing

24. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Local Schools that offer program • Spencerian College • Morehead • Jefferson Community and Technical- Louisville • Bluegrass Community and Technical- Lexington • Northern Kentucky University • 16 total in KY • Ivy Tech in Indianapolis

25. Internal Diagnostics Imaging Technicians Salary • Average - $54,000 • Radiologic Tech- 61,000 • Mamography- 67,000 • X-ray tech- 46,000 • Job Outlook • Great

26. Doctor- General Practitioner Job Description • Work with patients to identify, treat, and maintain health conditions using a variety medical strategies • General practitioners know a good amount about most everything in the body. They do not specialize.

27. Doctor- General Practitioner Duties of Job • Identify symptoms of illness • Diagnose illness • Prescribe treatments for illness • Prescribe medications • Refer patients to specialists • Pediatricians, physical therapist, OB/GYN, Ear Nose Throat, Allergist, surgeon, etc

28. Doctor- General Practitioner Skills required • Communication • Ability to work long hours (statistics show doctors work average of 50 hours a week) • Understanding of the human body and how it works • Problem solving • Documentation of procedures • Knowledge of multiple areas of treatment

29. Doctor- General Practitioner Education Required • Bachelors from a 4 year college • Pre-med majors- Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, anatomy, etc • Volunteer at a hospital • High GPA and MCAT score • Medical School- 4 years • 3-8 years of residency in a hospital • Depends on your specialty

30. Doctor- General Practitioner Local Schools that offer Medical Degrees • University of Kentucky • University of Louisville • University of Cincinnati • Indiana University Average Cost • $20,000 - $40,000 a year= $80,000 – $160,000

31. Doctor- General Practitioner Work Conditions • Long hours in a hospital • On call- late hours • Private practice • High stress Salary • Between $50,000 and $200,000 a year

32. Starter- Feb 2 Have you ever or do you know anyone who has ever seen a therapist? If so, why did they go? Don’t answer this one if you feel uncomfortable.

33. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Both psychiatrists and psychologist work with patients who show signs of mental distress. • Psychologist- use therapeutic techniques (thinking and self-awareness strategies) to help the patient through their mental issues • Psychiatrists- uses therapeutic techniques along with prescribed medicine to help patients

34. Common Mental Disorders • Depression- persistent sadness • Bipolar- switch between depression and mania • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)- anxiety/depression after a bad event • Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) • Autism Spectrum Disorder- communication and social maladjustment • Anxiety- constant worry

35. Common Mental Disorders • Anxiety- constant worry • Eating disorders- • Bulimia- eat too much then purge • Anorexia- not eating at all • Addiction • Schizophrenia

36. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Many disorders are treated with therapy only • Psychologist offer techniques and training to support the patient • Usually just a lot of talking and rationalizing the problem • Minor depression, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, Eating Disorders

37. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Many disorders are treated with medicine only. These are usually pretty severe ailments • Psychiatrist (Medical Doctor)- prescribe psychotropic drugs to change brain chemistry • The medicines also affect the rest of the body so it is important to have a medical doctor monitor the patient • Schizophrenia, extreme bipolarity, extreme depression

38. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Sometimes both therapy and medicine are required to help a patient. • Psychiatrist- provide therapy and medicine • Psychologist- provide therapy Depression, PTSD, ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Autism

39. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Skills required • Communication- between people with different levels of education • Able to work long and varied hours (sometimes) • Analysis- ability to identify various mental symptoms and provide effective treatment • Documentation

40. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Education Required • Both require a Bachelors degree from a University • Psychologist- usually a BA in Psychology, sociology, or social work • Psychiatrist- remember these guys are doctors- could be a science major with a psychology minor

41. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Psychologist- Education required, cont. • Bachelors- (4-years) • They are support for therapy- play a mentor role or case manager for clients • Masters degree- (2-3 years) • can provide therapy to clients • Doctorate (Ph.D)- (2-3 years with a dissertation) • provide therapy to patients You have to take the GRE test to get into graduate school

42. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Psychiatry Education, cont. • Bachelors degree in pre-med area • Take the MCAT and get into medical school • Go to Medical School (4-years) • Get a psychiatric residency (3-6 years)

43. Psychiatry v. Psychologist • Local Schools that provide psychology or associated degrees • Most colleges have psychology degrees (it is a fairly easy and popular major (Mr. Heckler has a psych degree)) • Good local schools • UK • UL • Hanover College • NKU

44. Psychiatry v. Psychologist Salaries • Psychologist • Bachelors- $20-40,000 a year • Masters and Ph.D- $65-100,000 a year • Psychiatrist • $153,000- $230,000 a year Job outlook is good

45. Psychiatry v. Psychologist One last thing • Psychiatrist and psychologists have to deal with a lot of traumatic situations. It takes a very compassionate and/or cold person to work with some of the patients.

46. Ms. Wallace • This is enough for the day. I hope you have been able to have good conversations with the kids • Tell them I will collect the notes for the medical fields tomorrow for their grade. • Also, John Hall is coming to talk to the class tomorrow about the nursing field.