Resources for career information - correct answers library, databases, websites, professional
organizations, job shadowing, job fairs
Accreditation - correct answers recognition by outside agency as having standards that qualify graduates
for professional practice
Licensure - correct answers granting of authority by the state to work in a profession, needs tot be
renewed, graduation from accredited school, must pass state exam
Registration - correct answers requirements: graduate from accredited school, pass standardized
national exam by nongovernmental agency, national registries verify employee status
Five Career clusters - correct answers Therapeutic, diagnostic, health, support, biotechnology research
and development
Diagnostic services - correct answers Field in which health care professionals deter-mine the presence,
absence, or extent of disease and provide data on the effectiveness of treatment
Certification - correct answersGranted when the requirements set by a certifying organization to
demonstrate mastery of the job are met
Health Informatics - correct answersCareer cluster involve managing medical information, using
computers and other means to document client care or provide medical information to health care
professionals, insurers, patients, and the public
Career Ladder - correct answersHierarchy of careers in a given field
Biotechnology - correct answersManipulation of genetic material in living organisms, or parts of living
organisms, to make products and services
, Support Services - correct answersField in which health care workers provide care for patients, directly
or indirectly, or they create a therapeutic environment for providing care
Therapeutic Services - correct answersHealth care field in which treatment is provided for patients or
animals to maintain or improve their health over time
Outlook - correct answersPublished by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Occupational _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Handbook provides job descriptions, prospects, earnings, requirements, etc. to prospective employees.
video - correct answersOn the Internet, you can find almost any information about health care
occupations, including schools that offer programs of study to prepare for the career, _ _ _ _ _
interviews with workers in the occupation, and a wealth of other useful information.
websites - correct answersProfessional organizations represent most health care specialties, and both
visiting their _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and contacting a local chapter are good ways of gaining information.
Job - correct answersSpending a day on the _ _ _, and talking to people who work in that occupation, is
often the best way to determine whether an occupation is right for you.
True - correct answersPhysician assistants provide primary care in places where physicians are
sometimes in short supply and also free up busy physicians by assuming responsibility for routine tasks.
False - correct answersPracticing as a physician assistant requires a driver's license, at least 4 years of
college, and re-certification every year.
True - correct answersAlthough salaries vary depending on specialty, location, and experience, the
median annual salary for physician assistants was $81,230 as of May 2008
true - correct answersThe basic difference between a technician and a technologist is education.
Generally, technicians hold an associate's degree, where as technologists have a bachelor's degree