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    When it comes to chronic pain, you can 't manage it yourself. Many members of the healthcare community advise pain killers as the primary method of treating serious, chronic pain. If this has been your experience - you are not alone. Most people who suffer with chronic relentless pain are given a prescription for pain medication and sent on their way. There are other, safer and more healthy ways to manage your pain - besides pain medication and/or surgery. Chronic pain sufferers often lose hope that

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    I interviewed a dental assistant by the name of Cheandrea Sanders the 19th of December and got plenty of information I could use in my career along the line. Her job is the same exact job I plan to do once I finish at Lawson. Working with kids has been something I’ve wanted to do since I was younger. One thing I may not like in this occupation is bad breath or a kid biting me, but seeing kids happy and smiling is something I live for on a day to day basis. Three ways the interview influenced me was

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    my head saying “help him, you can do it, you know how, help him”. I ran to where he was, asked my brother to dial 911, as I got near him, I started assessing for vital signs, taking in consideration my only previous health training was as medical assistant, I realized this man needed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), so I started with chest compressions. My hands were shaking, my heart racing, nevertheless I was sure of what I was doing. What felt like hours were only a few minutes, until paramedics

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    Over the past two years since I started working as a dental assistant at Kidwell and Albus Dentistry, watching and learning from the doctors, hygienists and assistants as well as helping them. I have realized that there is a lot of joy, and satisfaction when I help the patients improve their dental hygiene and provide the best service possible along with my coworkers. I have gained a lot of experience about what the job entails, the benefits, drawbacks, and ultimately concluded that dental hygienist

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    a. Reception/Outpatient Area: The reception area was taken care of by the Veterinary Assistants and the Veterinary Technicians. This is where they have their main computer and any files or folders for outpatients. Majority of the folders for patients just coming in are hung on their cages since normally they are in and out before they can be filed away, and to help keep employees updated throughout their shift. The patents folders include; chief complaint, any medications given/when to give them

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    practicing all year round and even volunteered part of my time to a community program teaching gymnastics to children. Gymnastics had a tremendous role in shaping me into the person I am today and it is what also lead me to want to become a Physician Assistant. Over the many years I’ve spent doing gymnastics, I’ve become a determined and motivated individual. Always striving to do better in everything I do whether it 's in my routines or raising my grades on every exam. Because in gymnastics to be the

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    moving places and standing up on her own because she fractured her left leg, arm, and hand. As the physician assistant of the team, I will examine, diagnose her injuries and illnesses, and provide treatment as she recovers from her accident. Physician assistants are part of the healthcare team who practice medicine with licensed physicians and provide primary care or specialized surgical care to patients. Their work in the hospital includes taking medical histories, order and interpret laboratory test

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    prescriptions play a major part in many lives. According to CFNC.org, the health care industry is the “largest and fastest growing industry in the United States.” This industry provides over 10 million jobs in more than 200 careers to people all over the country (CFNC.org). Out of the 200 career options, dentistry is one of the top flourishing fields. This field houses dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants. Out of the three, dentists are the ringleaders in their practices. “Dentists

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    began to integrate my growing cultural understanding into my scholarship of psychology; often finding myself asking questions to which there were few answers. These questions led me to begin my formal research career as an undergraduate research assistant at the Cooperative for African American Family Excellence (CAFÉ) at the University of Louisville. As a part of CAFÉ, I helped to examine relationships between child and parental anxiety in African American families through test administration (ADIS-IV)

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    Their uniforms consist of a non uniform. Dentists wear what they want as long as they have a lab coat over it being they don’t work too much with patients as much as dental assistants do. They are in the office until a something like a filling or extraction comes along. They have the same language like dental assistants but they too consist of young and old so they do things differently. Young dentist use new technology to assess patients, they wear gloves and don’t have to do much hands on being

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