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5 Occupational Therapy Ideas Using Household Items
Occupational therapy assistants have one of the most creative jobs in the healthcare field. They customize treatments for each specific patient, so no two days are ever the same. If you’re someone who loves coming up with out-of-the-box solutions to everyday challenges, becoming an OTA might be the right career choice for you. Related resource: ...
A Day in the Life of a Dental Laboratory Technician
Have you considered becoming a dental laboratory technician? It’s a growing and lucrative healthcare field that offers a lot in terms of career stability and satisfaction, especially among creative individuals seeking a low-stress medical environment. To give you an inside look at what it’s like to be a dental laboratory technician student at Ameritech, we ...
Where Can a Medical Assistant Work?
Medical assistants are in high demand. That means, in addition to excellent job security, aspiring medical assistants can also look forward to enjoying a wide range of options when choosing a workplace. No two medical assistants are the same. Part of your job as a student is to research various types of institutions that employ ...
7 Essential NCLEX Study Tips
After all their hard work, nursing students graduate with one final test standing between them and their first nursing job: the National Council Licensure Examination, commonly called the NCLEX. If you graduated from a nursing school that prepared you well, you’ve already learned the foundations and the specialized knowledge you’ll need to become an incredible ...
Holistic Nursing: Its Origins and Its Future
At Ameritech, our nursing students develop a keen understanding of how holistic approaches can help them give the best care possible. In a recent interview with Kathy Holloway, DNP, RN, PC, CNE, AHN-BC, the healthcare thought leader stressed the importance of mental health considerations as part of every nurse’s holistic assessment of their patients: “We ...
How to Become a Dental Laboratory Technician
Becoming a dental laboratory technician is a stellar career choice for anyone interested in blending medicine, technology, and artistry. Many people don’t realize what an interesting and rewarding path it can be. So how do you go from zero to sixty as an aspiring dental lab tech? Just follow these straightforward steps: Find out why ...
Things Nobody Tells You About Being a Nurse
Even the most prepared of nursing students face surprises once they make their way into those first days on the job. Putting theory into practice brings revelations about what nursing is actually like day in, day out — the challenges, the rewards, and everything in between. Here are a few things nobody tells you about ...
How Ameritech Students Survive Winter in Draper, Utah
If your winter routine looks like this, you’re not alone: Wake → shower → don scrubs → work/school → school/work → eat → sleep → repeat. Going to school in Utah in the middle of winter has been known to spark the deep winter blues. If you or someone you know exhibits the following symptoms, ...