1. Health Careers Mortuary, Nursing, and Nutrition and Dietary

2. Mortuary Careers Mortician (Funeral Director or Undertaker) Mortician (Funeral Director or Undertaker) Embalmer Embalmer Mortuary Assistand Mortuary Assistand

3. Mortician Provide support to the survivors Provide support to the survivors Interview the family of the deceased to establish details of the funeral ceremonies Interview the family of the deceased to establish details of the funeral ceremonies Review arrangements to deceased person requested prior to death Review arrangements to deceased person requested prior to death Prepare the body following legal requirements Prepare the body following legal requirements Secure the body following legal requirements Secure the body following legal requirements Secure information for legal documents Secure information for legal documents File death certificates File death certificates

4. Mortician continued Arrange and direct all the details of the wake and services Arrange and direct all the details of the wake and services Make arrangements for burial or cremations Make arrangements for burial or cremations Direct all business activities of the funeral home Direct all business activities of the funeral home Help surviving individuals adapt to the death by providing post-death counseling and support group activities Help surviving individuals adapt to the death by providing post-death counseling and support group activities Most funeral directors are also licensed embalmers Most funeral directors are also licensed embalmers

5. Embalmers Prepare the body for interment Prepare the body for interment Was the body with germicidal soap Was the body with germicidal soap Replace the blood with embalming fluid to preserve the body Replace the blood with embalming fluid to preserve the body Reshape and restructure disfigured bodies Reshape and restructure disfigured bodies Apply cosmetics to create a natural appearance Apply cosmetics to create a natural appearance Dress the body Dress the body Position the body in a casket Position the body in a casket Maintain embalming reports Maintain embalming reports Itemize lists of clothing or valuables Itemize lists of clothing or valuables

6. Nursing Careers Provide care for patients as directed by physicians Provide care for patients as directed by physicians Care focuses on the mental, emotional, and physical needs of the patient Care focuses on the mental, emotional, and physical needs of the patient

7. Nursing Careers Registered Nurse (RN) Registered Nurse (RN) Licensed Practical/Vocational nurse (LPN, LVN) Licensed Practical/Vocational nurse (LPN, LVN) Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)

8. Registered Nurse Master’s or Doctorate degree Master’s or Doctorate degree Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree Diploma program Diploma program Associate’s degree Associate’s degree

9. Registered Nurses (RNs) Work under the direction of physicians Work under the direction of physicians Provide total care to patients Provide total care to patients Observe patients Observe patients Assess patients’ needs Assess patients’ needs Report to other health care personnel Report to other health care personnel Administer prescribed medications and treatments Administer prescribed medications and treatments Teach health care Teach health care Supervise other nursing personnel Supervise other nursing personnel

10. Nurse Practitioners (CRNP or NP) Take health histories, perform basic physical examinations, order laboratory tests and other procedures, refer patients to physicians, help establish treatment plans, treat common illnesses and teach and promote optimal health Take health histories, perform basic physical examinations, order laboratory tests and other procedures, refer patients to physicians, help establish treatment plans, treat common illnesses and teach and promote optimal health

11. Nurse Midwives (CNM) Provide total care for normal pregnancies, examine the pregnant woman at regular intervals, perform routine tests, teach childbirth and childcare classes, monitor the infant and mother during childbirth, deliver the infant, and refer any problems to a physician Provide total care for normal pregnancies, examine the pregnant woman at regular intervals, perform routine tests, teach childbirth and childcare classes, monitor the infant and mother during childbirth, deliver the infant, and refer any problems to a physician

12. Nurse Educators Teach in HOE programs, schools of nursing, colleges and universities, wellness centers, and health care facilities Teach in HOE programs, schools of nursing, colleges and universities, wellness centers, and health care facilities

13. Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) Administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery, and assist anesthesiologists (who are physicians) Administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery, and assist anesthesiologists (who are physicians)

14. Clinical Nurse Specialists Registered nurses with advanced degrees who specialize in specific nursing areas such as intensive care, trauma or emergency care, psychiatry, pediatrics (infants and children), gerontology (elderly), or neonatology (care of premature infants) Registered nurses with advanced degrees who specialize in specific nursing areas such as intensive care, trauma or emergency care, psychiatry, pediatrics (infants and children), gerontology (elderly), or neonatology (care of premature infants)

15. Licensed Practical/Vocational nurse (LPN, LVN) Work under the supervision of physicians or RNs Work under the supervision of physicians or RNs Provide patient care requiring technical knowledge but not the level of education required of RNs Provide patient care requiring technical knowledge but not the level of education required of RNs Care provided is determined by state laws regulating the extent of duties Care provided is determined by state laws regulating the extent of duties

16. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) aka Patient care technicians, nurse aides aka Patient care technicians, nurse aides Required under federal law to complete a mandatory, state-approved training program and pass a written and/or competency exam to obtain certification or registration Required under federal law to complete a mandatory, state-approved training program and pass a written and/or competency exam to obtain certification or registration Work under the supervision of RNs or LPNs Work under the supervision of RNs or LPNs Provide patient care such as baths, bedmaking, and feeding Provide patient care such as baths, bedmaking, and feeding Assist in transfer and ambulation Assist in transfer and ambulation Administer basic treatments Administer basic treatments Take and record vital signs Take and record vital signs Observe and report changes in a patient’s condition Observe and report changes in a patient’s condition

17. Geriatric Aides/Assistants Acquire additional education to provide care for the elderly Acquire additional education to provide care for the elderly Perform the same duties as nurse assistants Perform the same duties as nurse assistants

18. Home Health Care Assistants Receive special training to work in the patient’s home Receive special training to work in the patient’s home Perform the same duties as nurse assistants Perform the same duties as nurse assistants May perform homemaking duties such as meal preparation or cleaning May perform homemaking duties such as meal preparation or cleaning

19. Medication Aides Receive special training such as a 40 hour or more state-approved medication aide course to administer medications to patients or residents in long-term facilities or patients receiving home health care Receive special training such as a 40 hour or more state-approved medication aide course to administer medications to patients or residents in long-term facilities or patients receiving home health care Most states require that the aide be on the state-approved list for nurse or geriatric assistants before taking the medication aide course Most states require that the aide be on the state-approved list for nurse or geriatric assistants before taking the medication aide course Many states require a competency test Many states require a competency test

20. Surgical Technologist/Technician Operating room technician Operating room technician Work under the supervision of RNs or physicians Work under the supervision of RNs or physicians Prepare patients for surgery Prepare patients for surgery Set up instruments, equipment, and sterile supplies in the operating room Set up instruments, equipment, and sterile supplies in the operating room Assist during surgery by passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon Assist during surgery by passing instruments and supplies to the surgeon

21. Nutrition and Dietary Services Workers recognize the importance of proper nutrition to good health Workers recognize the importance of proper nutrition to good health Promote wellness and optimum health by providing dietary guidelines used to treat various diseases, teaching proper nutrition, and preparing foods for health care facilities Promote wellness and optimum health by providing dietary guidelines used to treat various diseases, teaching proper nutrition, and preparing foods for health care facilities

22. Nutrition/Dietary services Dietician Dietician Dietetic Technician Dietetic Technician Dietetic Assistant Dietetic Assistant

23. Dietician/Nutritionists Manage good service systems Manage good service systems Assess patients’/residents’ nutritional needs Assess patients’/residents’ nutritional needs Plan menus Plan menus Teach others proper nutrition and special diets Teach others proper nutrition and special diets Purchase food and equipment Purchase food and equipment Enforce sanitary and safety rules Enforce sanitary and safety rules Supervise and/or train other personnel Supervise and/or train other personnel Research nutritional needs and develop recommendations base on result of research Research nutritional needs and develop recommendations base on result of research Some dietitians specialize in the care of pediatric, renal, or diabetic patients or in weight management Some dietitians specialize in the care of pediatric, renal, or diabetic patients or in weight management

24. Dietetic Technician Work under the supervision of dietitians Work under the supervision of dietitians Plan menus Plan menus Order foods Order foods Standardize and test recipes Standardize and test recipes Assist with food preparation Assist with food preparation Provide basic dietary instruction Provide basic dietary instruction Teach classes on good nutrition Teach classes on good nutrition

25. Dietetic Assistant Food service workers Food service workers Work under the supervision of dietitians Work under the supervision of dietitians Assist with food preparation and service Assist with food preparation and service Help patients select menus Help patients select menus Clean work areas Clean work areas Assist other dietary workers Assist other dietary workers