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Healthcare Careers

Healthcare professionals should have several skills to do their job correctly. This can range from how they communicate, the interpersonal skills they possess, and how they deal with stressful situations. I have five qualities that can qualify me as a healthcare professional. These qualities include excellent communication skills, empathy, problem-solving skills, and stress management. With these qualities, I can become a nurse practitioner or a medical doctor. All these professions have different roles, but they match the qualities I possess. My qualities would therefore help me operate well in the three fields.

A nurse practitioner gives primary and specialty healthcare. They evaluate and diagnose patients, call for laboratory tests, give medical prescriptions, and manage healthcare conditions. In addition, they provide education for patients concerning their lifestyle choices. They work in various specialty areas such as women’s well-being, oncology, neonatal health, gerontology health, pediatric health, and psychiatric and mental health. They also work in sub-specialties, including hematology, oncology, urology, neurology, cardiovascular, and sports medicine. Nurse practitioners provide care in clinics, city community health centers, rural areas, campuses, office practices, worksite employee health centers, and managed care organizations and hospitals.

Nurse practitioners must have a master's degree in nursing, but one can go beyond that and get a doctorate. They should also have a nurse practitioner license issued by the state. It is required to be successful in a national certification exam for the specialty or population they are trained for. The pay varies from state to state and experience, but the medium salary is at 107,030 dollars. Nurse practitioners can anticipate an outstanding job outlook. It was predicted by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics that employment would rise by 36% from 2016 to 2026 (McKay, 2019). This is more rapid than the average job development for all professions.

Medical doctors work in surgical centers, clinics, hospitals, community health centers, and private or group-owned offices. They assess their patients’ conditions by calling for diagnostic tests and interpreting the results to determine their patients' illness or injury. After making the diagnosis, they create treatment plans. It is their responsibility to prescribe drugs or treatment plans for addressing the conditions their patients are experiencing. They determine the course of treatment, including how drugs should be taken over the specified period and how an injured individual should be rested. They also schedule follow-up visits when they see it necessary for restoring a patient to their total health. They can also refer patients who they are unable to treat or need specialized care. They also perform routine physicals for patients who are not injured or sick but seek to uphold their current health levels. The routine physical exams conducted by doctors include reviewing a patient’s history, vitals, discussing any health concerns the patient might have, and giving their patients instructions on a proper diet and exercising habits.

A medical doctor should have acquired a bachelor’s degree, followed by a master's or doctor's degree in medicine, premed, or biological sciences fields of study. They should also have a high school diploma, and their bachelor's degree should run for four years in medical school. State licensure is also mandatory in this field. The median annual salary for a medical doctor is 208,000 dollars or even more for surgeons and physicians. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook for medical doctors was anticipated to grow by 4% between 2019 and 2029 (Study.com, 20210. This is a good projection because more doctors will get employment vacancies in the medical field they desire. The medical doctor's scope of practice encompasses various challenges but is a very fulfilling field that involves dedicating one's life and professionalism towards improving patients' lives.

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