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Health Careers
Course Syllabus
2013-2014
Instructor: Steve Lubbehusen, MAE,LAT,ATC
Room: 529
Email: [email protected]
School Phone & Voice Mail: 260.338.5330 #3529 Mobile Phone:260.385.5823
Course Description:
The health careers class includes the four courses listed below and is a two period/blocked class that
meets for a full school year. These four courses are matched up to offer 2 hrs. Dual Credit NUR 101
through Ball State University.
Semester 1: Period 6 & 7
Health Science Education I
DOE No. 5282
CHS No.9221
Health Science Education I content includes skills common to specific health career topics such as patient
nursing care, dental care, animal care, medical laboratory, public health, an introduction to health care
systems, anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology. Leadership skills developed through HOSA
participation are also included. Lab experiences are organized and planned around the activities
associated with the student's career objectives. Job seeking and job maintenance skills, personal
management skills, self- analysis to aid in career selection and completion of the application process for
admission into a post-secondary program of their choice are also included in this course.
Health Careers Practicum
DOE No. 5207
CHS No.9231
Health Career Practicum is a two level course designed to provide students with the knowledge, attitudes,
and skills needed to make the transition from school to work. Varied instructional strategies and
technologies are used to emphasize the course content: Job seeking and job maintenance skills, personal
management skills, self-analysis to aid in career selection and completion of the application process for
admission into a post-secondary program of their choice. A second layer of the course is an extended
laboratory experience designed to provide students the opportunity to assume the role of a health care
provider and practice technical skills, previously learned in the classroom, at the clinical site of their
choice. HOSA, the health science student organization, encourages development of leadership,
communication, community service and health care related skills.
Semester 2: Period 6 & 7
Health Science Education II: Nursing
DOE No. 5284
CHS No.9222
Health Science Education II: Nursing is an extended laboratory experience at the student's choice of
clinical site designed to provide students the opportunity to assume the role of nurse assisting and
practice technical skills previously learned in the classroom, including information on the health care
system and employment opportunities at a variety of entry levels, an overview of the health care delivery
systems, health care teams and legal and ethical considerations. It prepares students with the
knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for providing basic care in extended care facilities, hospitals and
home health agencies under the direction of licensed nurses. These knowledge and skills include
recording patient medical histories and symptoms, providing medicine and treatments, consulting
doctors, operating and monitoring medical equipment, performing diagnostic tests, teaching patients and
families how to manage illness or injury, and perform general health screenings. This course also
provides students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to make the transition from school to
work in the field of nurse assisting, including self-analysis to aid in career selection, job seeking and job
maintenance skills, personal management skills, and completion of the application process for admission
into a post-secondary program. HOSA, the health science student organization, encourages development
of leadership, communication, community service and
Medical Terminology
DOE No. 5274
CHS No.9232
Medical Terminology prepares students with language skills necessary for effective, independent use of
health and medical reference materials. It includes the study of health and medical abbreviations,
symbols, and Greek and Latin word part meanings taught within the context of body systems. This
course builds skills in pronouncing, spelling, and defining new words encountered in verbal and written
information. Students have the opportunity to acquire skills in interpreting medical records and
communications accurately and logically. Emphasis is on forming a foundation for a medical vocabulary
including meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Medical abbreviations, signs, and symbols are included.
***Matched up with Ball State University’s NUR 101 Terminology for Health Care
Professionals and Consumers:
Vocabulary used in nursing and related health fields. Includes terms related to diagnostic tests and
pharmacology. Implications for use in communication and education of health care consumers.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
expected to:
1. Identifies word parts and rules for combining word parts.
2. Defines selected terms related to anatomy, pharm., diag. testing and health care.
3. Builds medical terms for selected definitions.
4. Pronounces selected terms related to anatomy, pharm., diag. testing and health care.
5. Spells selected terms related to anatomy, pharm., diag. testing and health care.
6. Interprets selected abbrev. for terms related to anat, pharm, diag testing and health care.
7. Analyzes case studies for meanings relevant to health care.
COURSE CONTENT : Topical areas of study include: Chapters 1-19
Learning Terminology- Chap 1
Prefixes & Suffixes- Chap 2
Body Structure- Chap 3
Integumentary system- Chap 4
Musculoskeletal system- Chap 5
Cardiovascular system- Chap 6
Respiratory system- Chap 7
Nervous system- Chap 8
Urinary system- Chap 9
Female Reproductive system- Chap 10
Male Reproductive system- Chap 11
Blood system- Chap 12
Lymphatic & Immune system- Chap 13
Digestive system- Chap 14
Endocrine system- Chap 15
Sensory system- Chap 16
Human Development- Chap 17
Terms in Oncology- Chap 18
Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery- Chap 19
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be
expected to:
1. Describe how health care is developed, delivered and organized.
2. Discuss health care delivery systems and trends.
3. Identify ethical and legal issues in health care.
4. Apply basic medical terminology principles.
5. Identify the basic organization of the human body, the body systems, and the stages
of growth and development.
6. Analyze behaviors for success in the health care field, including lifestyles
management, professionalism, and lifelong learning.
7. Describe personal and workplace safety measures including body mechanics,
infection control, and environmental safety.
8. Discuss principles of communication in a health care setting including treating the
patient with respect as an individual, accommodation of cultural diversity, identifying
and providing for patient needs.
9. Identify the purposes and procedures for medical documentation.
10. Compare various health care occupations, including education requirements,
credentialing or licensing, scope of practice, and workforce data.
COURSE CONTENT : Topical areas of study include:
Your career in health care
Current health care systems and trends
Ethical and legal responsibilities
Medical terminology introduction
Organization of the human body
Structure and function of the human body
Growth and development
Body mechanics
Infection control
Environmental safety
Lifestyle management
Professionalism
Lifelong learning
The patient as an individual
The communication process
Written communication
Documentation and medical records
Health care occupations overview
Essential Outcomes:
1. Students will understand the importance of heredity in their individual lives.
2. Students will understand the importance of change and staying up-to-date in
the medical community.
3. Students will develop basic knowledge in medical terminology and
abbreviations.
4. Students will become proficient in artificial respiration, CPR, and treatment of
airway obstructions.
5. Students will understand the anatomy and physiology of the body.
6. Students will become aware of the importance of taking care of themselves so
that they can better care for the needs of others.
7. Students will understand the importance of body substance isolation.
8. Students may opt to receive (2 hrs.) Dual Credit for NUR 101 from Ball State
University.
Student Evaluation:
Student grades will be figured with the following items weighted by percentage below.
Period 6- 18 week grade:
Chapter #1-17 packets
40%
Chapter #1-17 quizzes
60%
Period 7- 18 week grade:
Internship participation
60%
Internship paperwork
40%
Semester grade:
18 week grade
Final Exam grade
80%
20%
Late Work Policy:
A major portion of your grade is turning in paperwork ON TIME.
ORGANIZATION and COMMUNICATION ARE VITAL.
If a student has an excused absence, they will be given the same number of days as the rest of the
class to complete the assignment. If the assignment was given prior to the absence, it is still due upon
their return.
If a student has an unexcused absence, ISS, OSS, or truancy all assignments, tests, quizzes, and
projects will follow CHS policy.
Class Expectations:
1. Attendance & Punctuality
2. Professionalism
3. Communication
4. Willingness to new experience’s
5. Inquisitive
6. Academic achievment
7. Transportation
Classroom Rules:
1. Follow ALL school policies.
2. No food in class.
3. Drinks in plastic bottles with lids are acceptable.
4. Lap-tops, tablets, and Ipad’s may be used at discretion of teacher.
Revised 5/13