Question

How do you think medical terminology course will assist you in a healthcare career? Do you think a medical terminology course should be required for care providers? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Healthcare is a broad sector which aims in saving the lives.It is often filled with medical terminologies.This can help in many ways like

• To maintain confidentiality
• If is a common language by all medical professionals
• To communicate a lengthy condition in to a simple single word for example: hypovolemia (refers to decreased blood or fluid volume)
• Stops usage of unnecessary confusing words
• Maintains professionalism in workplace

Care providers generally don't have a brief knowledge of the medical terms. Being with the patient and caring for them without this can make things little complicated (for example if a provider informs to a care provider "start oxygen if the patient is dysnoeic" if the care provider is not aware of the term dyspnea he cannot start oxygen and making things worse..

Hence everyone who are in patient care shoukd be given a course on medical terminologies