Medical terminology as entry-level job requirement

[jswitch]

Hi everyone,

I'm a journalism major making the jump to nursing and I see that a lot of entry-level jobs require knowledge of medical terminology. However, that seems kind of vague to me and I was wondering if anyone in the field could tell me just what kind of vocabulary I would need to know.

Thanks!

[truern]

If you go to nursing school you learn medical terminology. Not sure what jobs you're talking about, though.

[jswitch]

I was referring to entry-level jobs like clerical work a medical office. I'm not in nursing school yet.

[Prettyladie]

well.. you might want to take a medical terminology course. there is a lot of termininology and it varies. im a nursing major and ive taken anatomy and chem, and stuff like that so thats what i classify my medical terminology is. and most of the times you can just wing it. you know im sure you know what biology means.. bio=life ology= study of.. study of life..so you get it.. its not too hard. dont worry so much about it.

[truern]

I was referring to entry-level jobs like clerical work a medical office. I'm not in nursing school yet.

Ok....at most community colleges they teach a course in medical terminology that would be helpful :)

[seasoned hopeful]

taking medical terminology is really cool. it unscrabbles the mystery of the medical terms by breaking them down into parts that are easy to figure out. it is kind of like a puzzle and really cool to watch something on tv and hear a term that you know the meaning of. it is not a hard course and you can even take it online. i really enjoyed it. good luck to you.

[Equinox_93]

To understand pretty much *anything* in the field, you need to know the terminology. Thus the med term. requirements :) To deal with even a clerical position- you must understand what you're reading/filing/dealing with- at least to a passable degree...

[jswitch]

Thanks, everyone!