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High school students on frontlines of healthcare careers

High school students on frontlines of healthcare careers

Career
Starting with a professional journey is a significant step, and the timing of when to start crafting one's career path is becoming an increasingly important consideration in today's bustling world of career possibilities. Jenna Russell's article, "Hospitals Are Desperate for Workers. They Might Find Them in High Schools," dives into an innovative project supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. This transformative effort is taking root in Boston, where a substantial $38 million investment by Bloomberg Philanthropies is set to reshape the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers. The academy, currently a modest-sized high school, is on the brink of a significant expansion to accommodate 800 students. What makes this initiative truly groundbreaking is its adaptability. It recogni...
Your Career as a Nursing Assistant

Your Career as a Nursing Assistant

Health
Nursing assistants play a central role in the health care field. Nursing assistants participate in caring for the most important aspects of a patient's life. They maintain the patient's appearance by assisting with bathing, dressing, and grooming needs, with nutritional needs by monitoring and assisting with the intake of foods and fluids, and they help the patient to remain functional by assisting with mobility. No one is more central in the patient's health care team than the nursing assistant as they are the person that spends the most time at the bedside. Nursing Assistant Schools If you have been considering a career as a nursing assistant then there are several options that you will want to consider for obtaining the education that you require to obtain success and happines...
How product design is aiding hospital hygiene

How product design is aiding hospital hygiene

Health
When the term "hospital hygiene" is branded about, most people's first thought is to think of countless bottles of disinfectant. Sure enough, this is most certainly one of the most effective ways to clean a hospital and you only have to look at something like CIDEX OPA to see how much importance medical establishments place on efficient disinfectant products. If one were to analyze this element of hospitals intently, something else would become clear though. Product designers are playing a huge role in how hospitals are maintaining their cleanliness. We're not talking about standard medical equipment here either; most of the time it just revolves around basic furniture which is found around the wards. To give more of an idea of how smart product design can come to the rescue of hospi...