Student Success Statement

“Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, it’s ended up not being right.”

Mario Cuomo

I think this quote means that if you think that something you are about to do is wrong then you shouldn’t do it. You cannot play the fool and act as if what you are doing is right. You have to find the courage to avoid this act. If you have already done this act then you must find the courage to accept the consequences. Usually people ignore the rules of right and wrong, but you need to fight the temptation of ignorance and accept that you need to do what is right.

Cytotechnologist CPCC

Cytology is the study of cells. Cytologists examine different cells by using a microscope to patiently study and classify the cell. They work on a wide range of cells including cancer cells and inflammatory cells. In order to be a cytotechnologist one must be patient, observant, detail oriented, and an individual thinker. All of those qualities are foreign to me. I do not think it would suit me to be a cytotechnologist. I would most definitely screw everything up. But this career is definitely interesting, to me at least.

Cytotechnologist

(Cytology)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Cytology is the study of human body cells. Cytotechnologists are specially trained clinical technologists who study human body cells. They examine cells to identify changes that may indicate diseases like cancer.

Their duties include preparing microscope slides of cell samples, examining cell samples using microscopes, identifying abnormalities in shape, size, or color, using other automated lab equipment to perform tests, and analyzing report test results to physicians.

Cytotechnologists usually work in hospitals, clinic, or private laboratories. They also work in universities or for other researchers.

Average Salary: $30,000 - $50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.

Almost all cytotechnologists earn bachelor’s degree in medical or clinical technology programs that include a year-long clinical internship in the field.

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Student Success Statement

“Only I can change my life. No one can change it for me.”

Carol Burnett

I think this quote means that the life decisions you make are yours and only yours, and that no one else can take blame for them or change them. I agree with this quote up to a certain point. While I do believe that the decisions you make are your own fault and responsibility, I also believe that someone else’s actions can alter or influence the choices that you will make. Everything can alter or influence your choices that you will make later on, actually. Every little action, event, or choice that you or someone else makes will affect your future in some way. Even if you make your life what it is and the actions you make are yours alone, some sort of choice started the chain reaction that is your life. And some set of events has guided it until where it is today.

Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their job to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patients’ doctors and family. Counselors may work in provide practice, for schools, industry, or in hospital or residential health care settings. Counselors often;

§ Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicting to drugs.

§ Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas.

§ Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological tests.

§ Help patients find and keep jobs.

Average Salary: $25,000 - $45,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum.

A bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.

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Student success Statement

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

Henry David Thoreau

I think that the quote can mean that if you invest in being a good person by committing yourself to being good, then you will not fail yourself. I think this quote is pretty simple but means a lot. If you stay a good person for a long time then you won’t have to be afraid of failure. I would think that investing in not being good, wouldn't be such a good idea.

Health Information Specialist

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Educational Requirements:

Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English.

Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Training is usually conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges. To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.

Accredited record technicians must earn an associate’s degree from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program. Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination.

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Student Success Statement

“A good name will shine brightly.”

ANON

I think this quote means that if you are a good person towards others then they will see you as a good person because you showed them kindness. Usually people that are thought nicely of are very popular among communities or groups. Since you are popular and are thought of greatly, you shine! BRIGHT! SO BRIGHT!!!!!!!! Yeah, so be a good person.

Health Information Specialist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Health information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients.

There are a variety of jobs specialize within this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists. Administrators coordinate the various information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists. Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research. Coding specialists assign and post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and report codes to records to insurance companies.

Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

Average Salary:

$20,000 -$25,000 (Coding Specialists)

$23,000- $30,000 (Record Technicians)

$30,000- $40,000 (Record Administrators)

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Student Success Statement

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.”

French Proverb

I think this means that having a clear head is more comforting than having a guilt ridden mind. This quote is using a sort metaphor by saying that a clear conscience is as relaxing and as soothing as having a very soft pillow. I think this is true, if you have a clear head then you won’t be as un-relaxed as you would be if your mind was being weighed down by negative thoughts. An example would be if you did something wrong and you felt extremely guilty about it, your mind would be guilt ridden and you wouldn’t be at ease. If you confessed your crimes then you would be soothed.

Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are advanced practice registered nurses who have received special courses and training. They usually work closely with doctors and can perform many high-level primary care tasks. They often specialize in specific types of practices such as pediatrics, psychiatry, or obstetrics. Some establish private practices; however, most work in doctors’ offices, hospitals, or neighborhood health centers. Duties often include:

·     Taking detailed medical histories and performing complete physical exams.

·     Providing diagnoses and recommending treatment plans.

·     Treating common medical conditions, illness, and injuries.

·     Prescribing limited medications.

·     Counseling patients and families.

Average salary: $39,000- $70,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.

Students must complete all of the education requirements to become a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. They must then complete additional master’s level training and pass a certification examination.

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Student Success Statement

“I shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness I can show, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it; for I shall never pass this way again.”

ANON

I think that this quote means that you will only pass through this life once and you won’t get any second chances at this life. And by that logic, we should always do our best to be good, so when we look back at our life, we know that we did the most that we could in this world. We only have one chance in this world and what is the point in living it if we don’t choose to be the best we can be.

Clinical Technologists

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Clinical technologists perform more complex laboratory tests and procedures than technicians. They also supervise technicians, confirm their tests, and manage laboratory quality control programs.

Most clinical laboratory specialists work in hospitals, but they are also employed by private practices, medical groups, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and universities.
Average Salary:

$20,000 -$28,000(Clinical laboratory technicians)

$25,000 -$40,000(Clinical technologists)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in, science, math, and English.

An associate’s degree in the field or completion of a specialized in-house training program is required to become a clinical laboratory technologist.

 A bachelor’s degree in the field is normally required to become a clinical technologist; however some employers accept an associate’s degree and extensive clinical experience as a substitute. Many technologists pursue additional graduate education or specialized training to advance their careers in clinical chemistry, blood banking, and microbiologists.

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Student Success Statement

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

Robert E. Lee

I think this means that you always have the choice to do what is right. There is never a time where the right choice is not present. Also as you do it more, you will begin to find it easier to do these acts. The more you do them, the more you get used to these acts of right. The same goes for doing the wrong. The more wrong choices you do, the more you get used to them and the more they get easier. Also the more you do these acts of rightness, the more they feel good. You begin to feel that your conscience has been fed. Not only will you feel good inside though, you might also get gifts from people that appreciate your acts. They may be physical gifts or verbal gifts. All gifts are good. Unless they are from your grandma. Knit sweaters aren’t good gifts.

Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Laboratory Specialists include both Clinical Laboratory Technicians and Clinical Technologists. These professions are also referred to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technologists.

Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopes, laboratory equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They collect blood specimens and prepare culture media. They conduct tests and prepare reports for clinical technologists or physicians.

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Student Success Statement

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

W. Clement Stone

I think this quote means that everyone should have the courage to reject wrong things, such as drugs, alcohol, addiction, etc. Also the quote is saying that we should have the courage to face the truth to our problems. Without the courage to look at the truth to these problems, we deny ourselves the solutions.

Chiropractor

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Educational Requirements:

Students who want to become chiropractors should take challenging high school science, math and English courses.

Chiropractors must complete a ten semester program in a chiropractic college after completing two years of college or junior college study.

Most states require that chiropractors pass a certification examination before being granted a license to practice.

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Student Success Statement

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it”
Marcus Aurelius

I think this quote is simple and self-explanatory. So the theme of all these quotes is “choose the right”. The first half of this quote is basically another way of saying that. The second half of the quote is saying not to lie. Obviously we all lie. Everyone in the world has at least told some form of lie for some type of reason, may it be good or bad. I lie, of course. I lie a lot. BUT I do not lie for the wrong reasons. I do not lie to hurt anybody nor do I lie to conceal information that would be important to someone. I only lie to encourage someone, compliment someone, even to save time on telling the truth. Lying is only bad when you make it bad. But of course it is viewed as negative, so for all intents and purposes—Lying is bad! Don’t do it, its evil.

The Honest Four

 Four students from Patterson University “broke into” a convenient store but turns out not to be a break in at all. The four students simply walked in because the front door was unlocked and the lights were on. The students found no one handling the register so they simply left the money for their items on the counter. They even left some extra for taxes.  They were later tracked down and rewarded with gift cards. To me, I thought this event was pretty neat. I’m surprised that this happened. They were four grown men, who could easily overpowered anyone in their way, and they also attended university, and we all know how tight money can be in a university. If I were in that situation I probably would've stolen something small and paid for something else so I wouldn't feel bad about it. But I wouldn't pay taxes.

Chiropractor

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractors and their patients believe that problems with bone and nerve alignment can cause illness and problems in other parts in the body, a view not widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional medical practitioners.

Chiropractors manipulate their patients’ spinal columns for treatment. They may prescribe specific diets or exercises, but not drugs. Chiropractors cannot perform surgery.

Most chiropractors establish a private practice and some provide home treatments. Others form group partnerships in clinics or chiropractic hospitals.

Average Salary: $30,000 -$100,000

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Student Success Statement

“I have three messages:

(1)       We should never, ever give up.

(2)       You are never too old to chase your dreams.

(3)       It looks like a solitary sport, but it takes a team.”

Diana Nyad, American Swimmer

I think that the first message is a good message. We should never give up on any task or challenge, unless it will endanger our or someone else’s physical or mental health. The second statement is a great message as well. Age shouldn't matter when you are trying to fulfill a dream. Of course as we get older our physical health starts to weaken so we shouldn't do something that we know we wouldn't be able to handle physically. The third message is true because usually you can never accomplish something huge without the help from others. Sometimes we don’t want to accept that we might need the help of others but we still need it otherwise. Whether it be direct support towards your goal or just moral support, we can’t do everything on our own. 

Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Biomedical equipment technicians inspect, maintain, and repair different types of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat disease. They perform safety checks and train practitioners to safely operate equipment. Biomedical equipment technology has been one of the fastest growing medical career fields in recent years.

Average Salary: $20,000-$38,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging science, math, and electronic courses in high school.

Following high school, biomedical equipment technicians complete one to three years of course work in biomedical equipment technology, medical-electronics, or biomedical-engineering. Most programs lead to certification and/or associate degrees. Some employers will hire electronics technicians and provide on-the-job biomedical technology training.

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