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Personal Care Aides

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics five of the fastest growing health professions are Personal care aides, Registered nurses, home health aides, nursing assistants, and medical assistants.
Personal care aides also called caregivers or personal attendants, help clients with self-care and everyday task such as help prepare and plan meals, shop for personal items and groceries, housekeeping chores, and help clients pay bills or manage money. No formal education credentials are required and most personal care aides are trained on the job, although most aides have a high school diploma. Most employers require aides to have certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and may be required to complete a formal training …show more content…

They help older adults who needs assistance and people with disabilities, chronic illness, or cognitive impairment with activities of daily living. Just like personal care aides no formal education is required but most home health aides have a high school diploma, although requirements for certification vary from state to state. Home health aides are trained on the job with housekeeping tasks, cooking for clients with special diets need, and how to respond to an emergency, and must have CPR certification. They must be detail oriented, have integrity, have interpersonal skills, and physical stamina for performing physical tasks such as lifting or turning clients. In some states they might give a client medications or check client’s vital signs under the supervision of a nurse or other healthcare practitioner. Employment of home health aides had a job growth of about 348,400 in 2014, that’s an increase of 6.5 percent from 2013, and is projected to grow 38 percent from 2014 to 2024. Mostly they work in a client’s home or might work in small group homes or larger care communities and help people in hospices and day services programs, and also help people with disabilities go to work and stay engaged in their …show more content…

They prepare patients for exams, records medical history, takes vital signs, record medical history, prepare and maintain equipment and supplies and also performs secretarial and receptionist duties. The duties vary with location and size of the medical practice. Programs for medical assistants are available at community colleges, universities, and vocational colleges and take usually one year to complete. In most states there are no formal educational requirements and qualified candidates learn through on the job training, although some employers might prefer to hire candidates who have completed medical assistants programs and are certified. Job growth for medical assistants like in most healthcare related field is promising, with a job growth of 138, 900 in 2014 and expected to grow by 23 percent by the year

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