Advanced professionals Exam Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Connecting school & career

• The process of becoming a healthcare professional started the day you started classes.

• The process involves understanding the attitudes, personal characteristics, and habits of a successful professional.

• Students who have good habits in school carry the same habits into work.

Time management (study skills)

Between class, study time, work, and family involves prioritizing and careful planning.

Success in school depends heavily on how well you organize your time.

Oral communication (skills)

Strong communication is needed for success.

Asking & answering questions.

Necessary for establishing a bond with instructors & classmates.

All jobs today require good communication skills (especially in healthcare).

Taking notes (skills)

Important to note: take info on job openings, interview dates and times, and directions to the facility.

After interview you may want to note job requirements, additonal info to send to interviewer, and other important facts.

Make mistakes (Your right as a student)

Good grades do not guarantee mastery

Ask questions

Take advantage of school resources

Have your privacy protected.

Your responseibilities as a student

Attend all scheduled learning activities

Apply your best effort to learning (reading, completing assignments)

Professors can’t cover everything you need to know; learning requires effort.

Ask for help when you need it

Five Ps of marketing

Planning, production, packaging, presentation, and promotion.

You are the product.

What do Employers want? (SCANS REPORT)

Employer survey to determine the competencies of all entry-level workers.

Applies to all employment categories, including healthcare.

SCAN = Secretary’s Commission For Achieving Necessary Skills. Published in 1991.

National healthcare skills standard

Developed by the national consortium for health science education.
Goal = Ensure a well-prepared health care workforce.

Foundation standards apply to all healthcare workers.

Questions come from “what does a worker need to know to provide safe and effective healthcare”.

Examples of National healthcare skill standards

Listening & speaking skills.

Basic professional standards (hygiene, clothing, language, confidentiality, behavior).

Recognize technology applications in healthcare.

Apply ethical standards to healthcare interactions with diverse age, culture, ethnic, and religious groups.

Philosophy of work

Personal beliefs about work.

incorporates our values.

Includes what is important to each of us.

What makes work worthwhile to you?

Sources of satisfaction in Healthcare work

Meaningful work.

Career stability.

opportunities for advancement.

Interesting work environment.

Oppertunity to serve