A variety of patient situations are covered during home health aide training in NYC. One issue you are sure to encounter is patient mobility. One’s mobility may be impaired due to bone fractures, osteoporosis, cognitive disorders, stroke, and a host of other health...
Patient Nutrition Tips
Proper nutrition is important for everyone, but, for a patient who is elderly or dealing with the after-effects of chemotherapy or other treatment, the right nutrients are absolutely essential. While the following tips are just a few of the many covered in home health...
Best Bedsore Prevention Techniques
One of your important tasks as a home health aide in NYC is to help prevent bedsores. These pressure sores occur in people who are unable to change body position. Extended periods of pressure on one area reduces the blood supply, eventually causing the skin and...
Top 4 Reasons to Become a Patient Care Technician
The healthcare industry offers many job opportunities. One of them is the role of patient care technician (PCT), in which you’re directly involved in the basic care of patients. You’ll monitor their health on a daily basis. Training to be a patient care technician in...
Medical Billers and Coders: An Integral Part of the Healthcare Industry
When it comes to the healthcare industry, doctors and nurses receive the most attention and kudos. While these professions are the face of the industry and interact most with patients, many forget about the professionals who work behind the scenes to provide quality...
The Importance of Nurse Aides in Healthcare
When you get on the bus or subway train, there is a driver or conductor to ensure it operates correctly and you arrive safely at your stop. You will find MTA personnel located at stations to provide assistance and directions for people, too. If you ride a bike around...
Demand for Medical Coders Increasing
If you have an eye for detail, and you’re looking for a steady job with wage growth potential in the health care industry, medical coding may provide just the career you’re seeking. Demand for medical coders is increasing, and the field is relatively easy to break...
Confessions of a Bartender
By Dave Herwitz, Director, ABC Training Center I came across a great article recently (Confessions of a Bartender: 10 Things Every Bartender Absolutely Hates About You) on the online version of the Huffington Post which offers humorous but true advice on how to...
Never Missing a Beat
By Dave Herwitz, Director, ABC Training Center As I write this, the Tri-State area is still recovering from Hurricane Sandy. Many homes are still without power. Parts of Queens and Staten Island look like war zones. The geography of the Jersey shore is changed...
Information is Power
By Dave Herwitz, Director of Admissions, ABC Training Center This month’s job tip illustrates the importance of researching any potential employers BEFORE the interview. OK so you’ve done your due diligence and have sent out dozens of resumes. Your persistence has...
"No Experience Necessary" – A Cautionary Tale
By Dave Herwitz, Director of Admissions, ABC Training Center A few years ago I wrote the following article for a local magazine here in New York City. It was done in response to a disturbing trend that saw scam artists taking advantage of recent immigrants,...
6 Seconds
By Dave Herwitz, Director of Admissions, ABC Training Center 6 seconds. Not a lot of time. It will probably take you 6 seconds to read the title of this blog post and the first sentence or two. Yet according to research done by the Ladders employment website, job...