Link to SD Health Occupations Standards from the Department of Workforce and Career Preparation.
Health Occupations Syllabus
Lake Area
Multi-District, Watertown, SD
Course Description
Students
will be introduced to the field of health care.
Students completing the course will be able to demonstrate the following:
1.
Identify health care facilities and careers.
2.
Describe the role and demonstrate the skills of the
nursing assistant.
3.
Identify and demonstrate care required for specific
patient situations.
4.
Know and identify how to safely administer
medication.
5.
Know and comprehend medical terminology.
6.
Recognize medical emergencies and demonstrate first
aid skills.
7.
Participate in career shadowing.
8.
Demonstrate ability to read, interpret and write
professional communications.
This course
is recommended for all students who may want to prepare for further study in a
health care career. Health
Occupations is a yearlong program presented in 90 minute blocks five days a
week. Health Occupations is
currently being offered as one science credit and one elective credit towards
high school graduation requirements. Portions
of the curriculum will articulate to the post secondary health occupations
programs at SD Technical Institutes.
Students are
expected to meet all of the course goals listed below and be able to demonstrate
their understanding of the underlying concepts.
Students will complete all course requirements at a minimum of 68% to
pass the course. The instruction
will include laboratory experiences, simulations, demonstrations, interactive
computer software, lecture, tours, job shadowing and guest speakers.
Projects require students to use resources such as the library, texts,
technical manuals, journals, Internet, resources within the school, post
secondary and community resources, CD-ROM and other professionals.
Students will receive a clinical experience in a licensed health care
facility. Upon successful mastery
of the nurse assistant skills, students may qualify to be a candidate for the
state certified nursing assistant exam. Upon
successful mastery of medication administration skills, students may qualify to
deliver medications under the supervision of a nurse.
Integrated Course Goals
1.
Students will identify and research health care
facilities and careers, how the health care delivery system utilizes facilities,
services and workers, and communicate the knowledge gained through written and
oral assessment.
2.
Students will describe the role and skills of the
nursing assistant through demonstration, graphing, oral and written
communication.
3.
Students will identify and demonstrate knowledge of
how to care for specific
patient situations by demonstration of skills, oral and written communication.
4.
Students will know and identify how to safely
administer medication through demonstration, oral and written communication.
5.
Students will know and comprehend human anatomy,
physiology, pathology and medical terminology through oral and written
communication.
6.
Students will be able to assess medical emergencies
and demonstrate first aid skills through simulation, oral and written
communication.
7.
Students will participate in job shadowing and
synthesize the knowledge gained through projects, oral and written
communication.
8.
The students will demonstrate ability to read,
interpret and write professional communications, in both classroom and clinical
settings.
By completing this course, students will demonstrate ability in the following academic skills:
Reading:
Goal 1,
Indicator 4, Benchmark:
a.
access and use multiple information sources for a
variety of purposes, e.g., Internet, CD-ROM, print materials, video materials,
library
c.
compile and synthesize
information to make reasonable and informed decisions
a.
apply complex conventions of language in written work.
b.
use varied, extensive vocabulary and accurate
spelling in written work.
c. revise
and edit written work, using essential and refined conventions of standard
English.
a. analyze and use appropriate organization, based on the established writing purpose and intended audience.
b.
analyze and use the writing format required for a
specific type of publication.
Listening and Viewing:
Goal 3
Indicator 1, Benchmark :
a.
analyze various cognitive and physical barriers to
effective listening and viewing, e.g., prejudice, prior knowledge/experience.
b.
apply effective listening techniques for creative
problem-solving and collaborative decision-making.
Indicator 3
Benchmark:
c. use
organizing and categorizing strategies to recall oral/visual information.
MATHEMATICS 9-12:
Algebra:
Goal 1,
Indicator1, Benchmark:
a.
use
practical applications to model the properties of equality and inequality.
Indicator 2,
Benchmark:
a.
analyze mathematical simulations to interpret the results of change, e.g.
motion, time.
Measurement:
Goal 3,
Indicator 2, Benchmark:
a. determine
measurement necessary to
achieve indicated degree of accuracy or precision.
Statistics and Probability:
Goal 6,
Indicator 1, Benchmark:
a. support
conclusions and make decisions based on graphic and/or algebraic models of data.
SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Nature of Science:
a. analyze
the potential and benefits of
scientific investigations.
b.
demonstrate various safety precautions when engage
in scientific activity.
Physical Science:
Goal 2,
Indicator 3, Benchmark:
a.
compare and contrast
fundamental forces and their forms.
Indicator 3,
Benchmark:
a.
evaluate relationships between force and motion.
b.
analyze the forces and motions of moving objects.
LIFE SCIENCE:
Goal 3
Indicator 1, Benchmark:
a.
analyze the relationship between structure and
function at various
levels of organization.
b.
analyze relationships and interactions of systems
in organisms.
Indicator 2,
Benchmark:
a.
analyze factors impacting species and populations
changes.
Indicator 3,
Benchmark:
a.
analyze how environmental factors affect all living systems.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and SOCIETY:
Goal 5,
Indicator 1, Benchmark:
a.
analyze how progress in science can be affected by social issues
and challenges.
b.
analyze roles and responsibilities of scientific
research in relation to environmental concerns.
c.
Interpret the impact of scientific discoveries from
historical, social, economic, and ethical perspectives.
Indicator 2,
Benchmark:
a.
analyze the relationship between human activity and the environment.
By
completing the course, students will demonstrate the following transferable work
skills:
FOUNDATION SKILLS:
Basic
Skills—reading, writing, arithmetic and mathematics, speakin and listening;
Thinking Skills—thinking creatively, making decisions, solving
Resources – allocating time, materials & space
Interpersonal
Skills – working on teams, teaching other, serving
Information
– acquiring and evaluating data, interpreting communicating, and
using computers to process information
Systems
– understanding social, organizational, and technological
Technology
– selecting equipment and tools, applying technology to specific tasks
MAJOR
COURSE PROJECTS:
1.
Tours: Hospital,
health and wellness facilities, Emergency Medical Systems, funeral home,
post-secondary technical institutes, cadaver laboratories.
2.
Internship/Job Shadowing
3.
Health Education project
4.
Skills USA—VICA membership and projects
5.
Career Portfolio
COURSE ASSESSMENT PLAN:
Assessment will cover technical processes,
procedures, and competencies; academic knowledge; and transferable work skills.
A variety of assessment strategies including paper and pencil tests,
demonstrations, oral presentations, models, etc. will be used.
ASSESSMENT
STRATEGY
DESCRIPTION
WEIGHT %
Assignments
Reports, workbook,
30%
Reaction papers
Skills
Demonstrations
Demonstrate knowledge and
40%
Skills, using oral and written
Communication, models,
Simulations, laboratory test-outs.
Tests
Multiple choice, true-false, short
30%
Answer given periodically.
Grading
scale:
A --
100-92%
B
--
91-84%
C
--
83-76%
D
-- 75-68%
F
-- <68%