I never considered working in the medical field until after I turned 30. Up to that point, I planned to continue enjoying my work in the automotive industry until retirement. I started selling cars in Georgia at age 19 and now I was the general manager of a luxury store in Hawaii. I loved my job! A career change never entered my mind until my physician recommended surgery for the abnormal bone growth in my feet. One month of non-weightbearing post operation gave me a lot of time to reflect on my life. Plus, it opened my eyes to the world of medical professionals. In contrast to the business arena, which is focused on profits, the nurses and doctors were more interested in making me feel better. This became more apparent as I started physical therapy. The therapists understood that I was eager to rehabilitate my legs and return to work. Ambulating with …show more content…
In turn, the hands-on applications of my medic class elucidated many of the topics at my university. Plus, working as a medic means that I am usually the first responder at the scene. I gain more confidence as I conduct systematic assessments and make timely decisions. Perceptions determine when an emergency occurs. I continually learn how to assess the patient and situation systematically, objectively and efficiently; then relay those findings tactfully. My goal is to inform the patient candidly and respectfully while providing them with comfort, reassurance, and confidence. Equipped with this information, I make executive decisions towards resolving the patient’s complaint. Most importantly, I learn how to remain calm through the chaos. Contrary to television programs, responding to 911 calls is rarely about action and excitement. While ACLS and other skills are vital to being a good EMT, more often I employ compassion. A warm smile coupled with a soothing tone are my tools of choice. This theme continues as I volunteer at The Care
The roles and responsibilities of an EMT is to be on time to the job and have a positive attitude when you come to work. EMTs work with different, that have very different attitudes and people sometimes aren’t that nice in the ambulance and sometimes, if not most of the time, can or are very rude so I have to be ready to deal with all types of people while I’m on the job. EMTs have to know what type of care to give the victim weather it is giving an IV or simply taking blood. They have to know all these things.
I have imagined myself in several different careers that have interested me as I've been growing up, from styling hair to being a fashion designer, and even a professional singer. Now, even though it is crazy to believe time has flown by so fast, I am at the age where I am deciding what I want to major in. Even though all of those professions I have listed above were very interesting, there was one job when I was growing up that I knew would be a stable and interesting profession: a nurse practitioner. I have always been interested in health sciences and seeing as though I'm familiar with a doctor’s office/hospital setting due to being born with a birth defect, I felt that nurse practitioner was the most suitable job for me. Nurse practitioner would be a good career choice for me because they are paid well, are in high demand, do many interesting things, and they can work in multiple different settings.
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3 different attributes for EMT are communication skills, time management, and teamwork. When it comes to communication skills and delivering to other people, I make sure to make sure to give out clear, quick commands to other people and make sure it is also delivered to other people if it needs to be. As well, I have a complete understanding and completion of any command that could be given to me. Time management is key to being able to move quickly and be able to take care of things in a quick matter. When it comes to me being able to managing time and assessing things, i am able to balance my school life. Like making sure things for school become finished and assessed first and then anything after comes next. What's most important comes
Growing up, I was never really sure what career would fit best for me. I didn’t know which direction I was going to take and I always ended up pushing it aside because truly, it scared me. Coming into high school, I ended up with multiple injuries – I sprained my left ankle twice and my right ankle once; I also ended up spraining my elbow. This all happened through cheerleading and lacrosse. I was continually going to the hospital and started to realize what my passion was – being in the medical field. My passion for being in the medical field grew even more when my brother married his girlfriend, Yuko. She happened to be a nurse, as well as my other brother who worked as a physical therapist. Though I didn’t know what field I necessarily wanted to go into, and I still am a little conflicted, I knew my heart was in the medical field. One that I’ve specifically looked into recently has been emergency room nurses.
When I was younger I use to pretend to be a doctor or nurse. It was always fun to go around and check to see who had a heart beat, who was bleeding, and who was hurt. I knew that I wanted a career in the medical field, but was unsure if I really wanted to be a doctor or a nurse. I thought the only career was to be a doctor or nurse. Of course, the medical profession is larger than that. It includes office staff, EMT’s, nurses, physician assistants, and several other kinds of physicians. While the opportunities are endless in this career field, I have decided that being a doctor or nurse was not what I really wanted to do. It takes too long; the schooling alone is longer than four years. I was not willing to spend more than four years in school. Instead I decided that I wanted to do something that is in the same field as a doctor or nurse. Yet, something that takes less time in school to get a degree for. In addition, I wanted it to be something that I could do to help doctors, nurses, and patients. That is when I found out that Medical Coding and Billing is what I wanted to do.
All my life I have known that I wanted to be involved in the medical field. At first, I wanted to be a Physical Therapist. The only problem was, I wasn’t excited about my possible future career. Then, I got offered a job doing in home care. I then knew I wanted to widened
A Paramedic (EMT-P) works directly with the public providing personal assistance, medical attention, and emotional support. They respond to medical emergencies providing on-scene treatment, crisis intervention, life-saving stabilization, and transport of ill or injured patients to a treatment center.
As I got older I realized that being a sport’s doctor took a lot of hard work! Doctors have to go to school way longer than the average college student and their classes are extremely hard. I love to learn, but I was not to keen on going to school for 4 plus years. I then began to look for alternatives and that’s when I stumbled upon athletic training!
Paramedics In an emergency, when someone needs medical help, paramedics are the first response team that will provide them with assistance until they can make it to a hospital. Paramedics are a person’s first point of contact before they can see a doctor. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics are the first responders who attend to victims of accidents, disasters, or any other type of emergency. Job Description
On the contrary, I felt confident in what I was doing; helping my classmates in anything that they may need like doing wound dressing change, reassessing abnormal vital signs after prompt interventions, keeping track on I&O's, discussing about medication included in patient’s treatment, and suggesting strategies to improve comfort for the patients were some of the occurrences I had during the day. Moreover, I try to help my fellow students whose patients were in bed rest since they need more assistance to perform AM care and lifting the patients. Also, I focused on those whose patients who had abnormal vital signs that had to be reported to the primary nurse to continue monitoring. In addition, I had to look for a new patient assignment for one of my classmates since her patient had scheduled a dialysis in the
I have always wanted to work in the medical field since I was a child. Around four, I told my pediatrician during a well- check visit that I wanted to grow up and be just like her. My love of infants and children strongly influenced my career choice because I want to have the ability to help sick children who do not have the ability to help themselves. I have considered many options to enter the healthcare field from nurse, to doctor, and finally came to the conclusion that what I truly wanted out of my future resided in a career as a Physician Assistant. Becoming a PA is not something that I have considered lightly.
Working in the emergency department can be easily described as fast placed and at times hectic. Being aware of resource management and learning to prioritize patients are skills that are required to be learned quickly. Once a basic understanding and knowledge of these skills are acquired, nurses are able to build off of them and adapt them however they see fit.
From a young age, I was drawn to the healthcare field, not because the amount of money doctors, nurses and other health professionals made, but because of the dedication and contentment I saw on their faces helping someone in need. Growing up everyone wanted to become a doctor or a nurse and as a little child being a doctor or a nurse was a profession many parents wanted their child to pursue as a career. Needless to say, I fell into that category because I had high hopes that one day I will become a nurse. However, that dream came to a halt.
From a young age, I was drawn to the healthcare field, not because of the amount of money doctors, nurses and other health professionals made, but because of the dedication and contentment I saw on their faces helping someone in need. Growing up everyone wanted to become a doctor or a nurse and as a little child being a doctor or a nurse was a profession many parents wanted their child to pursue as a career. Needless to say, I fell into that category because I wanted too. However, that dream came to a halt.