Careers in Health Care, Fifth Edition / Edition 5

by Barbara Mardinly Swanson, Swanson Barbara

Overview

Careers in Health Care details the responsibilities, education and training required, and employment outlooks for the health care field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071438506
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	03/31/2005
Series:	Professional Careers Ser.
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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Table of Contents

	About the Author	x
	Preface	xi
	Introduction	xii
1.	Anesthesiologist Assistant	1
2.	Art Therapist	4
3.	Biological Photographer	8
4.	Biomedical Communicator	12
5.	Biomedical Engineer	16
6.	Biomedical Equipment Technician	21
7.	Cardiovascular Technology Personnel	26
8.	Certified Athletic Trainer	30
9.	Child Life Specialist	34
10.	Cytotechnologist	39
11.	Dance/Movement Therapist	42
12.	Dental Assistant	47
13.	Dental Hygienist	52
14.	Dental-Laboratory Technician	55
15.	Diagnostic Medical Sonographer	58
16.	Dietetics Professions	62
17.	Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist	68
18.	Emergency Medical Technician	72
19.	Food Technologist	77
20.	Genetic Counselor	80
21.	Health Advocate	84
22.	Health Information Management Personnel	88
23.	Health Sciences Librarian	95
24.	Health Sociologist	98
25.	Histologic Technician and Histotechnologist	101
26.	Home Care Aide	105
27.	Horticultural Therapist	109
28.	Medical Assistant	113
29.	Medical Illustrator	118
30.	Medical Social Worker and Psychiatric Social Worker	122
31.	Medical Technologist and Medical Laboratory Technician	127
32.	Music Therapist	133
33.	Nuclear Medicine Technologist	137
34.	Nurse	142
35.	Nurse-Midwife	156
36.	Nursing Aide and Psychiatric Aide	161
37.	Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant	164
38.	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician	169
39.	Ophthalmic Medical Personnel	172
40.	Optician	175
41.	Optometric Technician and Optometric Assistant	178
42.	Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the Blind or Visually Impaired	181
43.	Orthoptist	184
44.	Orthotist, Prosthetist, and Orthotic-Prosthetic Technician	187
45.	Perfusionist	192
46.	Pharmacist	196
47.	Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant	200
48.	Physician Assistant	205
49.	Pulmonary Function Technologist	211
50.	Radiation Therapist	214
51.	Radiographer	218
52.	Rehabilitation Counselor	222
53.	Respiratory Therapist	228
54.	Social and Human Service Assistant	233
55.	Specialist in Blood Bank Technology	236
56.	Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist	241
57.	Surgical Technologist	245
58.	Therapeutic Recreation Specialist	249
	Index	252