Fairview High School
Inventing Quality Work For Students

Health Science
Essential Outcomes
Fairview High School

Health Science A

Foundations of Medicine

• Demonstrate use of medical terminology including root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations.

• Employ principles of basic anatomy and physiology and body organization in assessing health.

• Evaluate the history of health care.

• Assess the importance of effective communication.

• Adapt communication to individual needs.

• Research use of tele-health care.

Role of Health Care Provider

• Analyze the range of medical services provided.

• Evaluate the impact of current trends in medicine.

• Demonstrate problem solving and critical thinking skills.

• Proficiency in computer operation skills.

• Compare various career options including required education, certification, and licensure.

Legal and Ethical

• Examine the legal aspect of client/patient care including HIPPA guidelines, confidentiality, consent, and negligence.

• Analyze the phrase "operate within the scope of care" including licensure, accreditation, and legislation affecting professionals and facilities.

• Analyze legal requirements in documentation.

• Examine global, ethnic, and cultural issues, negligence, and legal documentation.

• Examine legal aspects of patient care such as HIPPA, confidentially, consent, and negligence.

• Analyze Patient's Bill of Rights and compare needs of patients.

• Interpret a Code of Ethics.

Safety

• Demonstrate use of Standard Precautions and OSHA standards.

• Apply principles of body mechanics.

• Demonstrate cleaning methods for equipment.

• Employ emergency procedures and protocols.

• Analyze activities that adversely affect health, safety, or welfare of patients.

HOSA

• Relate the background of HOSA, including purposes and principles.

• Diagram the organization levels of HOSA.

• Demonstrate team membership skills.

Performance Appraisal

• Demonstrate good leadership skills.

• Demonstrate good time management skills.

• Demonstrates attendance/promptness as expected in professional settings.

• Maintains dress in accordance to school guidelines and appropriate professional dress on designated days.

• Demonstrates good ethical and moral standards.

• Demonstrates responsibility.

• Demonstrates respect for authority figures.

Health Science B

Foundations of Medicine

• Demonstrate the use of medical terminology including root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations.

• Employ principles of basic anatomy and physiology and body organization in assessing health.

• Perform mathematical operations to convert body temperature and weight.

Safety

• Demonstrate use of Standard Precautions and OSHA standards.

• Apply principles of body mechanics.

• Demonstrate cleaning methods for equipment.

• Employ emergency procedures and protocols.

• Analyze activities that adversely affect health, safety, or welfare of patients.

HOSA

• Demonstrate team membership skills in competition guidelines.

• Demonstrate use of HOSA guidelines.

Physical Assessment Skills

• Measure vital signs.

• Perform health assessment.

• Employ principles of nutrition.

Emergency Care

• Demonstrate principles of first aide.

• Demonstrate CPR emergency procedures.

Performance Appraisal

• Demonstrate good leadership skills.

• Demonstrate good time management skills.

• Demonstrates attendance/promptness as expected in professional settings.

• Maintains dress in accordance to school guidelines and appropriate professional dress on designated days.

• Demonstrates good ethical and moral standards.

• Demonstrates responsibility.

• Demonstrates respect for authority figures.

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