Health Careers 1 Syllabus Instructor Dianne Rider Lake Area Multi-District 1311 Third Ave. NE Watertown, SD 57201
Work Phone – (605) 882-6380 Email:
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Course Description Aim: Students enrolled in this class will be given the opportunity to explore Health Science Careers and evaluate personal career aspirations. They will discover and develop foundation skills that are essential to all health care workers. This will be accomplished by student participation in a variety of activities that includes medical ethics, communication, safety practices and career exploration lessons. Topics covered: Career exploration Healthcare delivery system Healthcare legal and ethical issues Safety practices in the healthcare environment Communication in healthcare Place within the program of study: Grade Level: 10, 11, 12 Length: Semester long, 50 minute periods Prerequisite: None Instructional Philosophy and Instructional Delivery Plan Expectations for student performance: Students are expected to meet all of the course goals and be able to demonstrate their understanding of the underlying concepts. Students will complete all course requirements at a minimum of 70% to pass the course. How the instruction will be delivered: The class will be presented through Blackboard and supported with interactive video (DDN). The instruction will include demonstrations by the instructor with return demonstrations done by students, class discussions, a healthcare facility tour, SCRUBS camp participation, activities and projects. How students will work: Students will be assigned activities and projects that will require them to work independently and in groups. January 2, 2012
How the community will be used: Community healthcare facilities will be accessed for a tour and a shadowing experience with a healthcare professional as available. How will students be evaluated: Activities and projects will be scored on rubrics. A final written assessment will be completed. Course Goals Students will learn how to: A. Explore career options in the health sciences. B. Analyze careers in the health sciences in respect to job duties, training and qualifications needed. C. Assess personality interests that are common in healthcare careers. D. Demonstrate basic technical skills representative of entry level healthcare jobs. E. Analyze soft skills needed in healthcare careers. F. Apply skills to an authentic situation in a healthcare facility.
Health Care Skill Standards By completing this course, students will achieve the following standards: Indicator # 1: Identify health career options, characteristics and key employability skills using the career decision-making process.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Analyzing
Standard and Examples. HC1 1.1 Compare careers within the health science career pathways. Examples: Identify pathways within health science cluster Classify careers in each pathway Report on a career in each pathway
Analyzing
HC1 1.2 Examine levels of education, credentialing requirements, employment opportunities, workplace environments, and career growth potential. Examples: Identify two health science careers of interest and compare job
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Understanding
duties and benefits Select a health science career of interest and shadow a healthcare worker in that career Analyze careers of interest to match student personality and talent
HC1 1.3 Classify personal traits or attitudes desirable in a member of the healthcare provider. Examples: Define respectful and empathetic behavior appropriate in a healthcare setting Discuss solutions to problems using critical thinking skills independently and in teams Explain the benefits and potential consequences of accepting responsibility for own actions
Indicator # 2: Examine the healthcare delivery system and teamwork. Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Understanding
Standard and Examples. HC1 2.1 Understand the healthcare delivery system. Examples: Describe an organizational chart of a healthcare facility Identify the career roles within various healthcare facilities Explain impact of emerging issues such as technology, epidemiology, bioethics, and socioeconomics on healthcare delivery systems Discuss common methods of payment for healthcare, including third party payers, managed care, and governmental programs.
Applying
HC1 2.2 Demonstrate roles and responsibilities of team members. Examples: Communicate verbally and non-verbally with team colleagues to assure a best outcome for the client Collaborate with others to formulate team objectives Complete assigned tasks in a timely and effective manner as a responsible team member Actively listen to other team members Recognize characteristics of effective teams
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Indicator # 3: Apply communication skills needed in a healthcare setting. Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Applying
Standard and Examples. HC1 3.1 Examine subjective and objective information to communicate patient status. Examples: Utilize SOAP charting format to interpret communication Dramatize a situation where a patient is in pain and interpret subjective symptoms Discuss problems that occur when healthcare workers write incorrect information in the patient’s record
Understanding
HC1 3.2 Comprehend speaking and listening skills using the sender-receiver model. Examples: Illustrate the sender-receiver model in a communication poster or through role playing Discuss the potential of problems to occur when information is not received as it was intended Give an example of a patient/healthcare provider communication barrier Explain how to use listening techniques in patient care Explain correct reflection, restatement, and clarification techniques when listening to a patient
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Indicator # 4: Examine legal / ethical responsibilities and limitations of the healthcare worker. Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Understanding
Standard and Examples. HC1 4.1 Explain practices that could result in malpractice, liability, and/or negligence. Examples: Define privileged communication and confidentiality Discuss Professional Standards Understand scope of practice
Understanding
HC1 4.2 Explain the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Examples:
Analyzing
Define implication of HIPAA law Dramatize a situation showing implications of a breech of confidentiality Prepare a presentation explaining the HIPAA law
HC1 4.3 Examine ethical and legal issues and the implications on health care. Examples: Dramatize a legal or ethical situation Draw a Venn Diagram illustrating medical ethical and legal issues Describe implications of unethical behavior Dramatize a situation that requires use of one of the rights from the Patients’ Bill of Rights Discuss implications of failure to use the Patients’ Bill of Rights
Analyzing
HC1 4.4 Examine religious and cultural values as they impact ethical issues in healthcare. Examples: Discuss the impact of religions and cultures on those giving and receiving health care Illustrate what one believes are some of the more prominent values in today’s society Demonstrate respect of an individual’s cultural, social, and ethnic diversity
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Indicator # 5: Apply safety practices in the healthcare environment. Bloom’s Taxonomy Level Applying
Standard and Examples. HC1 5.1 Demonstrate methods of controlling microorganism growth (standard precautions). Examples: Demonstrate handwashing with aseptic techniques Demonstrate use of personal protective equipment including isolation procedures Demonstrate donning and removing sterile gloves and setting up a sterile treatment tray Demonstrate cleaning of a hard surface contaminated with body fluid and disposal of contaminated waste Illustrate an exposure incident with correct safety actions using protocol for exposure incidents
Applying
HC1 5.2 Apply principles of body mechanics and ergonomics in the healthcare environment. Examples: Interpret the acronym STABLE Demonstrate proper body mechanics to prevent injury Identify injuries that occur when proper body mechanics are not utilized
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