The student has additional personal cost above the class fee. The number of projects required is determined by the instructor. This one semester course helps young men and women learn to manage their resources more effectively through a better understanding of consumer skills. Areas of study include decision making, understanding values and goals, managing personal income, principles of purchasing goods, consumer rights and responsibilities, and consumer swindles and misinformation. This course is designed for young men and women interested in health careers and places emphasis on family nursing procedures.
Emphasis is on the practice skills with patients and fellow health care workers.
Such things as learning to take TPR'S, making a bed, feeding a patient, charting a daily progress sheet, the importance of personality and manners in dealing with people, and various careers in the health field are covered. This course is designed to help young men and women gain perspective on life adjustment through an understanding of themselves and others. The course places more emphasis on individual application of basic nutrition and cooking principles. The course deals with cooking terms, label information and spending the food dollar wisely. Laboratory experiences include basic breads, cakes, casseroles, vegetable dishes, and fruit dishes.