Public Health (PH) Public Service Announcement (PSA) b) Interpret basic medical abbreviations selected from JCAHO’s (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) recommended abbreviations list. Dental Terminology (DT) HOSA Bowl (HB) Medical Spelling (MS) Medical Terminology (MT) DT – Testing HB – Round 2 questions MS – Testing & Spell down MT – Testing c) Analyze and define medical terms utilizing common medical prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Dental Terminology (DT) HOSA Bowl (HB) Medical Spelling (MS) Medical Terminology (MT) DT – Testing HB – Round 2 questions MS – Testing & Spell down MT – Testing MSHS8-HS-3: The student will describe the attributes of effective teamwork and leadership. a) Describe Career and Technical Student Organizations and their importance in leadership development, and identify benefits of belonging to Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). All Competitive Events Leadership development b) Analyze different types of teams, identify team members, and discuss their roles and responsibilities. Biomedical Debate (BD) CERT Skills (CT) Community Awareness (CA) CPR/First Aid (CPR) Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Forensic Medicine (FM) Health Career Display (HCD) Health Education (HE) HOSA Bowl (HB) BD – Teamwork CT – Teamwork CA – Teamwork CPR – Teamwork CPS – Teamwork EMT – Teamwork FM – Teamwork HCD – Teamwork HE – Teamwork HB – Teamwork MI – Teamwork MRC – Teamwork
Medical Innovations (MI) MRC Partnerships (MRC) Parliamentary Procedures (PP) Public Health (PH) Public Service Announcement (PSA) PP – Teamwork PH – Teamwork PSA – Teamwork c) Participate in effective teamwork activities. Biomedical Debate (BD) CERT Skills (CT) Community Awareness (CA) CPR/First Aid (CPR) Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Forensic Medicine (FM) Health Career Display (HCD) Health Education (HE) HOSA Bowl (HB) Medical Innovations (MI) MRC Partnerships (MRC) Parliamentary Procedures (PP) Public Health (PH) Public Service Announcement (PSA) BD – Teamwork CT – Teamwork CA – Teamwork CPR – Teamwork CPS – Teamwork EMT – Teamwork FM – Teamwork HCD – Teamwork HE – Teamwork HB – Teamwork MI – Teamwork MRC – Teamwork PP – Teamwork PH – Teamwork PSA – Teamwork MSHS8-HS-4: Students will assess the career pathways available in the nursing field. a) Compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants, along with their education Clinical Nursing (CN) Health Career Display (HCD) HOSA Bowl (HB) Nursing Assisting (NA) CN – Testing HCD – Career exploration HB – Round 2 questions NA – Testing
and training requirements, salary ranges, job outlooks, and facilities in which they work. b) Describe the personal characteristics, attitudes, and rules of appearance that apply to individuals in nursing careers. Clinical Nursing (CN) Nursing Assisting (NA) CN – Testing NA – Testing c) Describe how social, religious, ethnic, and cultural beliefs impact patient care Clinical Nursing (CN) KT: Human Growth & Development (HGD) KT: Transcultural Health Care (THC) Nursing Assisting (NA) CN – Testing HGD – Testing THC – Testing NA – Testing d) Identify moral and ethical issues impacting nursing care. Clinical Nursing (CN) KT: Medical Law & Ethics (L&E) Nursing Assisting (NA) CN – Testing L&E – Testing NA – Testing e) Evaluate the roles of advanced practice nurses (e.g., nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists). Health Career Display (HCD) HOSA Bowl (HB) HCD – Career exploration HB – Round 2 questions f) Perform vision screening and colorblindness screening. Medical Assisting (MA) MA – Testing & Procedure VI g) Sample tasks: Demonstrate at least one of the following: • Measuring and recording of height and weight. • Measuring and recording of TPR (temperature, pulse, and respiration). • Measuring and recording of blood pressure. • Graphing of vital signs. • Formulation of a discharge plan. • *Personal Care (*PC) Clinical Nursing (CN) Home Health Aide (HHA) Medical Assisting (MA) Nursing Assisting (NA) *PC – Procedure V CN – Testing HHA – Testing & Procedures I & II MA – Testing & Procedure IV NA – Testing & Procedures VI & VII
Measuring oral fluid intake. • Provision of patient education. MSHS8-HS-5: Students will evaluate careers available in the field of medicine. a) Compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of physicians, physician’s assistants, and medical assistants, along with their education, training requirements, salary ranges, job outlooks, and facilities in which they work. Health Career Display (HCD) HOSA Bowl (HB) Medical Assisting (MA) HCD – Career exploration HB – Round 2 questions MA – Testing b) Describe various medical specialties. Biomedical Laboratory Science (BLS) Clinical Nursing (CN) Dental Science (DS) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Forensic Medicine (FM) Home Health Aide (HHA) KT: Medical Law & Ethics (L&E) KT: Pharmacology (Pharm) Medical Assisting (MA) Nursing Assisting (NA) Physical Therapy (PT) Sports Medicine (SM) Veterinary Science (VS) BLS – Testing CN – Testing DS – Testing EMT – Testing FM – Testing HHA – Testing L&E – Testing Pharm – Testing MA – Testing NA – Testing PT – Testing SM – Testing VS – Testing c) Sample tasks – Demonstrate at least one of the following: • Obtaining a history. • Listing the steps involved in performing a physical exam. • Performing a 5-minute neurological Medical Assisting (MA) MA – Testing & Procedures III & V
exam. • Use of a stethoscope to evaluate lung sounds. • Removal of sutures. MSHS8-HS-6: Students will differentiate careers available in the field of health informatics/healthcare information systems. a) Compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of healthcare administrators, medical illustrators, health information technologists, medical coders, and health unit coordinators, along with their education, training requirements, salary ranges, job outlooks, and facilities in which they work. Health Career Display (HCD) HOSA Bowl (HB) HCD – Career exploration HB – Round 2 questions b) Identify what information may be kept in a patient’s medical record. Medical Assisting (MA) MA – Testing & Procedures II & III c) Recognize how technology may be used to improve the delivery of patient care and patient charting. Medical Assisting (MA) MA – Testing & Procedures II & III d) Define the term HIPAA and recognize the importance of patient privacy. Home Health Aide (HHA) KT: Medical Law & Ethics (L&E) KT: Pharmacology (Pharm) Medical Assisting (MA) Nursing Assisting (NA) Physical Therapy (PT) Sports Medicine (SM) HHA – Testing L&E – Testing Pharm – Testing MA – Testing NA – Testing PT – Testing SM – Testing e) Sample tasks – Demonstrate at least one of the following: • Proper phone etiquette and recording of a phone message during simulated phone calls. • Proper filing of patient charts (e.g., Epidemiology (Epi) Extemporaneous Health Poster (EHP) Health Career Display (HCD) Health Education (HE) Epi – Testing EHP – Medical illustration HCD – Medical illustration HE – Educational presentation MA – Testing & Procedures I & II