Appendix A: Tables
Table A1: Biotechnology Research and Development Occupations Table A1: Biotechnology Research and Development Occupations Occupation Description Entry-Level Education Credentialing Requirements Median...
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Welcome to Career Cornerstones: Establishing a Foundation for a Career in Healthcare. This book was created for students entering their respective health profession’s program. This book is designed to...
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Chapter 1: Scholarly Research Skills
Learning Objectives Ascertain the value of evidence-based research. Identify appropriate search skills to locate a peer-reviewed article. Determine what a keyword is and why it is a more effective way...
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Learning Objectives Understand the importance of maintaining high integrity standards in academia. Differentiate between paraphrasing and summarizing in academic writing. Develop skills for avoiding...
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Chapter 3: Healthcare Careers
Learning Objectives Evaluate various healthcare careers based on job qualifications and industry outlooks. Assess the skills required to be a competent healthcare professional. Understand the...
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Chapter 4: Job Skills
Learning Objectives Differentiate between hard and soft skills in the workplace. Understand how to build a resume and effective cover letter. Describe strategies to find leads for jobs or other career...
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Chapter 5: Ethics
Learning Objectives Examine different ethical theories and the importance of ethics in healthcare. Assess the importance of patient confidentiality in healthcare settings. Investigate why consent in...
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Learning Objectives Assess why professionalism is important for those that work in all healthcare settings. Analyze how healthcare professionals approach challenging situations when working alone and...
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Chapter 7: Communication in Healthcare
Learning Objectives Evaluate interprofessional and patient/family communication in healthcare. Explore electronic and nonverbal communication in healthcare. Examine intercultural communication....
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Chapter 8: Life Management
Learning Objectives Examine the importance of a healthy lifestyle for healthcare professionals. Distinguish common causes of stress and evaluate techniques for mitigating burnout. Evaluate time...
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This is our second Open Educational Resource (OER) with Pressbooks. After seeing how greatly our previous OER book, Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professions, was received by our students along...
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Chapter 1 Image 1.1. Photograph #13719. CDC/ Amanda Mills. Licensed under a public domain license. Image 1.2. “Student Studying.” Paul O’Mara/The University of the South. Licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA...
View ArticleAppendix C: Offline Copies of Test Yourself Quizzes
Chapter 1 Test Yourself Choose the correct answer. ____ is the facts, examples, or sources used to support a claim. (Evidence/Facts) ____ are words that hold the essence, or the key idea, of what you...
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