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    Introduction to Health Careers
    Introduction to Health Careers
    Introduction to Health Careers
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    Introduction to Health Careers

    By Sabrina Hutton Edmond MA.Ed

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    Release dateNov 30, 2011
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      Introduction to Health Careers - Sabrina Hutton Edmond MA.Ed

      Copyright © 2011 by Sabrina Hulton Edmond.

      Library of Congress Control Number:       2011918772

      ISBN:         Hardcover                               978-1-4653-8421-8

                         Softcover                                 978-1-4653-8420-1

                         Ebook                                      978-1-4653-8422-5

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      This book was printed in the United States of America.

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

      1-888-795-4274

      www.Xlibris.com

      [email protected]

      98329

      Contents

      Exploring Health-Care Careers

      Course Outline and Objectives

      Classroom Contract

      Interview Log

      Introduction to Health-Care Careers

      Minimal Skill Requirements for Health-Care Careers

      Some Other Careers in the Health Field

      Student’s Interview Sheet

      Health Careers

      The Reproductive System

      Communicable Diseases

      Communicable Diseases Grouped According to Transmission

      Universal Precautions for Communicable Diseases

      Common Bacterial and Viral Communicable Diseases

      Safety for Health-Care Careers

      General Rules for Institutional Safety

      Oxygen Safety

      Fire Safety

      Fire Safety

      Electrical Safety

      Chemical Safety

      Generic Incident Report

      A Ten-Step Triage Disaster Plan

      Evacuation Plans

      Universal Precautions

      Seven Areas of Precaution

      Universal Precautions

      Material Safety Data Sheet

      More Terminology

      Safety for Health-Care Careers

      Safety Review Worksheet

      Answer Sheet for Safety

      Eat a Variety of Foods

      Eat Foods with Adequate Starch and Fiber

      What’s in a Serving?

      Introduction to Body Systems

      The Skeletal System

      The Muscular System

      The Digestive System

      The Circulatory System

      The Respiratory System

      The Nervous System

      The Integumentary System

      The Urinary System

      The Endocrine System

      The Reproductive System

      Worksheet 1

      Worksheet 2

      Worksheet 3

      Worksheet 4

      Worksheet 5

      Worksheet 6

      Worksheet 7

      Worksheet 8

      Worksheet 9

      Worksheet 10

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Vocabulary Worksheet

      Body Systems

      Skeletal System

      Muscular System

      The Skeletal System

      The Muscular System

      The Digestive System

      The Circulatory System

      The Respiratory System

      The Nervous System

      The Integumentary System

      The Urinary System

      The Endocrine System

      Individualized Shadowing Evaluation Worksheet

      Introductory Health Science

      Body Systems 3

      Medical prefixes & suffix

      Sabrina’s Anatomy Puzzle

      Body Systems 2

      Career Planning

      Introduction to Medical Terminology

      Infection Control

      Understanding the Patient as a Person

      Basic First Aid

      Excretion

      The Safe Workplace

      Disasters: Preparedness, Hazards, and Prevention

      Bibliography

      Exploring Health-Care Careers

      Course Title: Exploring Health Service Careers

      Instructor: Mrs. S. Edmond

      Course Description: This course is designed to give the student an overview of the various entry-level occupations and work sites available in the health-care field. It will also provide them with pre-entry skills to help them when they take courses for the entry-level health-care field of their choice.

      Course Objectives: When you complete this course, you will

      1. have an overview of what the term health-care team refers to;

      2. have a basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology;

      3. have a general knowledge of health-care terminology;

      4. be familiar with the skills, education, and duties of at least two health-care careers;

      5. be knowledgeable of universal precautions in the health-care field;

      6. be aware of the various employment environments in the health-care field (hospital, HMOs, private offices, insurance offices, convalescence homes, etc.);

      7. perform basic vital functions;

      8. take basic vital functions;

      9. be knowledgeable of common communicable diseases;

      10. write a résumé and generic letter of application for entry-level employment in the health career field of your choice.

      Course Outline and Objectives

      Course:           Health Science

      Phase:             1

      Description:    Introduction to the Body Systems

      I. General Objectives

      The student who successfully completes this phase will be able to do the following:

      1. Identify the ten body systems.

      a. The skeletal system

      b. The muscular system

      c. The digestive system

      d. The circulatory system

      e. The respiratory system

      f. The nervous system

      g. The integumentary system

      h. The urinary system

      i. The endocrine system

      j. The reproductive system

      2. Demonstrate understanding of the major functions of each of the ten body systems.

      3. Complete each unit worksheets.

      4. Define body system.

      5. Define the major organs in each body system.

      II. Performance Objectives

      This phase consists of ten units. For each unit, the student will

      1. read the instructor-developed reading materials for each unit,

      2. actively participate in lecture/discussions,

      3. complete each unit worksheet,

      4. complete each unit test with a minimum score of 60%,

      5. complete the final phase evaluation test with a minimum score of 70% or better.

      III. Instructional Strategies

      The instructional strategies will include the use of various commonly acknowledged teaching techniques, including lectures, class discussions, quizzes, demonstrations, individualized instructions, group instructions, and guest speakers when possible. Audio and video materials will be used when available. Students will be encouraged to read outside materials covering the concepts being taught.

      IV. Grading System

      1. Each unit will have a twenty-question quiz.

      2. Each unit quiz will carry the same weight as far as grading is concerned.

      3. Quiz grades will be as follows:

      90% to 100%     A

      80% to 85%       B

      70% to 75%       C

      60% to 65%       D

      Lower than 60%       No Pass

      4. A final evaluation quiz will cover all ten units. It will weigh as 50% of the final phase score.

      The final evaluation quiz will be graded as follows:

      90% to 100%     A

      80% to 85%       B

      70% to 75%       C

      60% to 65%       D

      Lower than 60%       No Pass

      5. The final grade will be based on the average score of the ten unit tests combined with the final evaluative test scores.

      V. Evaluation

      1. The final grade will be based on the average score of the ten unit tests combined with the score of the final evaluation test.

      2. To pass this phase, the student must meet the following standards:

      a. The student must receive a minimum score of 60% in each of the unit test.

      b. The students must receive an average score of 70% in the ten unit tests.

      c. The student must receive a minimum score of 70% in the final evaluation test.

      d. The student must achieve an average score of 70% in the ten unit tests combined with the final exam.

      VI. Retaking Test

      1. Students may retake the test during the last week of the quarter if they

      a. score less than 60% in any unit test,

      b. have an average score of less than 70% on the unit test,

      c. score less than 70% on the final evaluation test.

      2. Students failing to meet the minimum standard of a 70% average score will retake the class.

      1. The skeletal system can be compared to a _________.

      a. car

      b. movie

      c. telephone

      d. horse

      e. none of the above

      2. The basic framework of the body is called the _________.

      a. cardiac system

      b. endocrine system

      c. skeletal system

      d. muscular system

      e. none of the above

      3. The muscular system can be seen as the body’s _________.

      a. framework

      b. movers

      c. workers

      d. digestive system

      e. none of the above

      4. Muscles work in _________. by pulling.

      a. sections

      b. place

      c. composition

      d. pairs

      e. none of the above

      5. Muscles compose nearly _________. of our body weight.

      a. 95%

      b. 90%

      c. 9%

      d. 25%

      e. none of the above

      6. Bones are composed of _________.

      a. tissues

      b. blood vessels

      c. nerves

      d. all of the above

      e. none of the above

      7. The body has _________. kinds of muscle tissues.

      a. 2

      b. 4

      c. 6

      d. 8

      e. none of the above

      8. Bones are connected by _________.

      a. ligaments

      b. nerves

      c. muscles

      d. joints

      e. none of the above

      9. Smooth muscles are _________. muscles.

      a. involuntary

      b. voluntary

      c. the strongest

      d. all of the above

      e. none of the above

      10. Immovable joints are _________.

      a. fibrous

      b. cartilaginous

      c. synovial

      d. skeletal

      e. none of the above

      11. Skeletal muscles are _________. muscles (controlled by will).

      a. involuntary

      b. reflex

      c. smooth

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