Early pioneers in providing health care, such as Florence Nightingale, fostered professionalism in nursing. Ms Nightingale advocated hygiene, started the first nursing school (St, Thomas Hospital in London) and increased the use of statistics in determining the best of care. The University of Glasgow in 1703 graduated the first medical doctor. Before that, the practice of medicine was by practice and was limited to the upper classes. There was limited literature available for study. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in the US - she graduated from Boston University in 1864. All in all, health care careers have been a product of the last two hundred years.
You can get information on careers in health care when you go to websites like Explore Health Careers, AMA Assn, National Careers Service, Career Builder, etc.
management of hospitals and other health services organizations
you will always have supervision. you work as a team.
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Credentials
They are engineer, forestry technician, botanist, marine biologist, health-care workers.
Health Careers Academy was created in 1998.
Go to explorehealthcareers.org for a big list of them
Health care practitioners work in a wide variety of professions. They generally practice a specialized field that takes years of study and training. These careers can be grouped into four categories: medical, dental, nursing, and other health professions. Examples of health care professionals include pharmacists, therapists, and nutritionists.
Some careers in heath care administration are the Director of Nursing or DON. Other administration titles are Managed Care Director, CEO of a hospital or nursing home, and Health Services Project Administrator are just a few.
Pharmacy Technician Ultrasound Technician Radiologist Sleep Technician Respiratory Therapist
Some careers that have very high rates of depression are the following: Nursing home/child care workers, food service staff, social workers, health care workers, artist, entertainers, writers and teachers.