Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Medical assistants help the nurses and physicians with the patients care. They perform the pre exam procedures such as take temperature and blood pressure they will also make appointments if needed. They can work in hospitals, clinics, and private physician offices.

Salary: $17,000 - $18,000

Education: High school diploma is needed but a GED may sometimes work. You will need training from community colleges or training programs at other schools. They may take six months and two years.

 

Reflection: I wouldn’t like to be a medical assistant because it doesn’t seem to interest me.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Duties and Responsibilities: Licensed Practical Nurses work under registered nurses and physicians. They care for anybody in need such as the handicapped, injured, and sick. They must complete tasks like checking the blood pressure, temperature, and pulses. These nurses work at hospitals and sometimes even at private homes.

Salary: $16,000-$23,000

Education: A high school diploma is not necessary but they encourage the LPNs to obtain one. They may receive training from almost everywhere like hospitals, vocational schools, junior colleges, and private schools.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a LPN because I don’t have patience for many stuff and dealing with people would probably make me loose my patience.

Student Success Statement

“It’s not the will to win but, the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.”

Paul Bear Bryant

This quote is true because you can’t just win automatically, you need to plan and prepare. It takes a lot to reach goals, sometimes, but when you conquer all the problems that’s when you really win and that’s when you become a champion. Champions are not formed over night it takes a lot of perseverance and dedication the only difference from them and regular people is that they are willing to do it all.

Paul Bear Bryant

 

 

Paul Bear Bryant was born on September 11, 1913. He was a college football player and coach. He mostly known as the head coach of the University of Alabama. He was coach for 25 years in which he six national championships and thirteen conference titles. When he retired he held the record of most championships. He then died of a heart attack on January 26, 1983.

Industrial Hygienist

Duties and Responsibilities: Industrial Hygienists evaluate health hazards and check for health risking situations in the workplace. They also provide consultation. They also collect samples and perform lab experiments. Other duties include checking worker exposure to radiation, test equipment, and conduct epidemiological research.

Salary: $40,000-$60,000

Education: You will need a high school diploma or GED. Then you will need a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in occupational health, environmental health engineering, or physical sciences. Some jobs may require a master’s degree in any of these or related majors.

 

Reflection: It does seem like an interesting job and I would like to keep it in mind for a possible career.

Student Success Statement

 

 

“Righteous community unity starts with ONE upright soul, whether it is a community of family members, students, neighbors, teammates, or business associates. Unity conquers worthy pursuits more quickly and with less effort than individual effort alone.”

Mr. Haymore

I think this quote is true. Working by yourself can be powerful but working as a team is even more powerful and can have a great impact on anyone or anything. A good example would be a group project, you can choose to do it on your own but if you work in a team then it can be done way faster. We should show people that change is real and that it can happen with ones will.

 

Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities: Home health Aides work for companies who provide in home assistance to the ill or in need. They usually take the temperature, blood pressure, and pulse of the patients.  They also assist their patients in case they need help getting out of bed, changing, or taking a shower.

Salary: $8,000 - $18,000

Education: To be a Home Health Aide you basically just need a high school diploma or GED. However some community colleges offer training.

 

I don’t think I would like to be a Home Health Aide because it doesn’t seem so interesting to me and I wouldn’t like it to be my career.