Career Opportunities in Health Care (Career Opportunities Series) [Hardcover]

Shelly Field (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998 | ISBN-10: 0816033811 | ISBN-13: 978-0816033812

Landing a job in the 1990s takes skill, determination, and a little help from the Career Opportunities Series. This complete and up-to-date guide offers realistic information on more than 65 specific jobs in all areas of this industry, including medicine, dentistry, vision care, nursing, lab services, therapy, and more.

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Grade 7 Up-This handy volume presents clear, concise information on some 80 careers, grouped in 16 topical areas. Arranged on a spread with two columns per page, each entry opens with a career profile, listing duties, salary, prospects, prerequisites, and a potential career ladder. The text itself includes detailed descriptions of the work performed, the salary range, employment and advancement prospects, education and training required, personality traits and experience/skills necessary, unions or associations connected with the job, and practical tips for entering the field. Appendixes include degree and nondegree programs for a variety of medical careers, a list of associations and unions, a bibliography by topic, a concise glossary, and an extensive (and probably unnecessary) index. This book updates the 1997 volume and should be popular with students and career counselors.
Mary R. Hofmann, Rivera Middle School, Merced, CA
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Facts on File (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816033811
• ISBN-13: 978-0816033812
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,835,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED!, May 25, 2000

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Adriane Robin Heinlen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career Opportunities in Health Care (Career Opportunities Series) (Hardcover)

This is a great book for the person who is interensted in careers in the medical field. Details in ALOT of aspects of many careers. Full explinations of these careers. Packed full of all of the information you will need. Well worth the money! GREAT BOOK

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not All The Information You Need!, May 7, 2009

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This review is from: Career Opportunities in Health Care (Paperback)

I was disappointed with this book. One of the fastest growing jobs was absent, that of Medical Assistant. All nurses make care plans. The description of the RN following doctors' orders, soothing, and caring is what the profession is trying to downplay now. Nurses work for nurses, not doctors, and are highly skilled team members. Prospects for Nursing School Instructors are excellent, not just good. There is not only a shortage of nurses but of faculty, and without faculty, fewer people can be accepted to school. All MDs and DOs do a residency if they want to treat patients, not just an "internship" with residency for specialization. All medical fields are specialties. The "internship" (old term) is just the first year of residency, PGY-1 (post-graduate year 1). For one description, you are encouraged to write for more information. Really? This book is in its third edition? What happened to the good ol' World Wide Web? A lot of information is missing in the school listing, too. New Jersey, for instance, has many schools offering training in health care careers. Additionally, the book is very dry and boring, in my view. You'd do better to buy (don't know if I can mention other titles) one with "explosion" in the title. The author specializes in work with celebrities and, I believe, should stick with this subject matter.