High Health Science Foundations

Segment 1:

• Describe types of healthcare providers and the range of services available
• Identify factors that influence the current delivery system of health care
• Identify differences between each health care cluster
• Identify employment opportunities and career growth potential for healthcare workers
• Describe personal traits or attitudes desirable in a member of the healthcare team
• Describe appropriate professional behavior
• Develop an appropriate résumé and cover letter for a job in the healthcare profession
• Identify basic observational skills and related documentation strategies in written and oral form
• Describe subjective information and objective information
• Identify examples of courteous and respectful behavior in the health care field
• Identify the composition and functions of a healthcare team
• Demonstrate methods for building positive team relationships
• Demonstrate effective techniques for managing team conflict
• Identify potential malpractice
• Differentiate between legal and ethical issues
• Describe the code of ethics in health care
• Identify and report illegal and/or unethical practices

 

Segment 2:

• Describe technology applications in health care
• Identify characteristics of science and its limitations
• Identify basic medical abbreviations
• Describe ways to promote disease prevention
• Identify complementary and alternative health care
• Identify adverse effects of using alcohol and tobacco
• Identify the five schedules of controlled substances
• Demonstrate positive self-image, wellness, and stress
• Develop wellness and stress control plans
• Describe medical and surgical asepsis
• Differentiate fact and fallacy about disease transmission and treatment caused by bloodborne pathogens and Hepatitis B
• Identify legal aspects of HIV/AIDS to include issues related to testing
• Describe the theory of root-cause analysis
• Demonstrate personal safety procedures based on the CDC and OSHA regulations
• Demonstrate procedures for properly identifying patients
• Demonstrate proper body mechanics and ergonomics
• Identify vital signs and their measurements
• Obtain and maintain training or certification on CPR, AED, FBAO (Foreign Body Airway Obstruction), and First Aid

Required:

• Washable paint
• Rubber gloves
• PPE face mask

Optional:

• Chocolate syrup
• CPR certification card

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***

***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.  

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.