PACING GUIDE for HEALTH SERVICES
Grade Level: 10-12Big Idea: Health Science IIPrepared by: Union County Schools
Time Frame / 3 days / 5 days and ongoing / 70 days / 5 days and ongoingUnit Topic
(Specify skills/information that will be learned.) / Health Care Systems / Employability Skills / Anatomy and Physiology / SafetyEnduring Understandings
(Give and/or demonstrate necessary information) / A good understanding of how health care systems operate is vital for optimal performance in the health care setting. / Excellent employability skills are vital to successful employment. / Students will demonstrate knowledge re: the various body systems by labeling, testing, and applicable classroom activities. / Students must understand and practice safety in the healthcare environment at all times.Essential Questions
(Steps to check for student understanding) / Compare healthcare delivery systems (public, private, government, and nonprofit).Explain factors influencing healthcare delivery systems.
Describe responsibilities of consumers within the healthcare system. / Discover personal traits or attitudes desirable in a member of the healthcare team. Summarize basic professional standards of healthcare workers as they apply to hygiene, dress, language, confidentiality, and behavior. Formulate solutions to problems using critical thinking skills by analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating independently and in teams. Apply employability skills in healthcare / Students will be able to classify basic structural and functional organization of the human body (chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, and system), to identify body planes, directional terms, quadrants, and cavities, to analyze basic structure and function of the human body, to describe the physical, emotional, and social changes associated with each life stage and the stages of grieving, to describe common diseases and disorders of each body system / Practice principles of infection control. Describe methods of controlling growth of microorganisms. Apply personal safety procedures based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Disease Control regulations. Apply principles of body mechanics and ergonomics. Evaluate environment to recognize safe and unsafe working conditions. Apply safety techniques to prevent accidents and to maintain a safe work environment.
PACING GUIDE for HEALTH SERVICES
Grade Level: 10-12Big Idea: Health Science IIPrepared by: Union County Schools
Time Frame / 3 days / 5 days and ongoing / 70 days / 5 days and ongoingEssential Questions
(Steps to check for student understanding) / Explain the impact of emerging issues such as technology, epidemiology, bioethics, and socioeconomics on healthcare delivery systems. Discuss common methods of payment for healthcare. Discuss complementary and alternative health practices. / Exemplify professional characteristics. Engage in continuous self-assessment and career goal modification for personal and professional growth. Compare careers within the health science career pathways. Recognize levels of education, credentialing requirements, employment opportunities, workplace environments, and career growth potential. Complete components of a personal portfolio. Demonstrate process for obtaining employment. Participate in work based learning activities. / (prevention, pathology, diagnosis, and treatment), to recognize emerging diseases and disorders, to investigate biomedical therapies as they relate to prevention, pathology, and treatment of disease, to apply mathematical computations related to healthcare procedures (metric and household conversions and measurements), to analyze diagrams, charts, graphs, and tables to interpret healthcare data, and to record time using 24-hour clock. / Recognize Materials Safety Data Sheets. Comply with safety signs, symbols, and labels. Recognize implications of hazardous materials. Practice fire safety in a healthcare setting. Apply principles of basic emergency response in natural disasters and other emergencies.Apply behaviors that promote health and wellness. Describe strategies for prevention of diseases including health screenings and examinations. Apply practices that promote prevention of disease and injury. Apply appropriate safety practices as related to high-risk behaviors. Explain the benefits of positive relationships among community health professional in promoting a healthy community.
PACING GUIDE for HEALTH SERVICES
Grade Level: 10-12Big Idea: Health Science IIPrepared by: Union County Schools
Time Frame / 3 days / 5 days and ongoing / 70 days / 5 days and ongoingStandards
/ Foundation Standard 3: SystemsHealthcare professionals will understand how their role fits into their department, their organization and the overall healthcare environment. They will identify how key systems affect services they perform and quality of care. / Foundation Standard 4:
Employability Skills
Healthcare professionals will understand how employability skills enhance their employment opportunities and job satisfaction. They will demonstrate key employability skills and will maintain and upgrade skills, as needed. / Standard 1: Academic Foundation
Healthcare professionals will know the academic subject matter required for proficiency within their area. They will use this knowledge as needed in their role. / Standard 7: Safety Practices
Healthcare professionals will understand the existing and potential hazards to clients, coworkers, and self. They will prevent injury or illness through safe work practices and follow health and safety policies and procedures.
Standard 9: Health Maintenance Practices
Healthcare professionals will understand the fundamentals of wellness and the prevention of disease processes. They will practice preventive health behaviors among the clients.
Integrations
(with other discipline areas) / All areas of healthcare are affected by various types of systems. Reading, ELA, writing, research, media usage. / Business: resumes, cover letters, seek & maintain employment. Reading, ELA, writing, research, media usage. / Reading, research, hands on activities, media usage, classroom activities. / Reading, research, hands on activities, media usage, role play.District Assessments
(culminating assessments) / N/A / N/A / N/A / N/APACING GUIDE for HEALTH SERVICES
Grade Level: 10-12Big Idea: Health Science IIPrepared by: Union County Schools
Time Frame / 7 days ongoing / 10 days / 7 days and ongoing / 3 days and ongoingUnit Topic
(Specify skills/information that will be learned.) / Medical Terminology / First Aid / Legal Responsibilities / Personal & Professional Qualities of a Healthcare WorkerEnduring Understandings
(Give and/or demonstrate necessary information) / Students must have a good understanding of medical terminology and abbreviations to effectively function in the healthcare system. / Students will have a basic understanding and will be proficient in performing CPR, 1st Aid, and AED for infant, children, and adults. / Obeying the SC Laws re: healthcare workers is vital. You must operate within your scope of practice. / Good work ethics, professional appearance, and team work are vital to a successful career.Essential Questions
(Steps to check for student understanding) / Interpret verbal and nonverbal communication. Recognize barriers to communication. Report relevant information in order of occurrence. Report subjective and objective information. Recognize elements of communication using a sender-receiver model. Apply speaking and active listening skills. Demonstrate interviewing skills. Adapt communication to accommodate individual needs. / Apply procedures for measuring and recording vital signs. Apply skills to obtain training or certification in CPR, AED, FBAO and first aid. Report client vital signs and other indicators of health status. Record client health information according to facility protocol. Collect appropriate supplies and equipment necessary for a procedure. Explain procedures to the client. Maintain equipment. Describe therapeutic diets. / Analyze legal responsibilities and limitations. Explain practices that could result in malpractice, liability, and/or negligence. Apply procedures for accurate documentation and record keeping. Comply healthcare facility policies and procedures. Use problem solving techniques when confronted with legal dilemmas or issues. Apply standards for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Describe advance directives. / Differentiate between ethical and legal issues impacting healthcare. Compare personal, professional, and organizational ethics. Recognize ethical issues and their implications related to healthcare. Apply ethical behaviors in healthcare. Apply procedures for reporting activities and behaviors that affect health, safety, and welfare of others. Recognize religious and cultural values as they impact healthcare.PACING GUIDE for HEALTH SERVICES
Grade Level: 10-12Big Idea: Health Science IIPrepared by: Union County Schools
Time Frame / 7 days ongoing / 10 days / 7 days and ongoing / 3 days and ongoingEssential Questions
(Steps to check for student understanding) / Use medical terminology appropriately in verbal and nonverbal communication. Provide written and/or electronic communication (spelling, grammar, formatting, and confidentiality. Describe techniques for planning and organizing. / Summarize the Patient’s Bill of Rights. Understand Informed consent. Determine when an incident is reportable. Analyze legislated scope of practice of healthcare professionals. Explain the laws governing harassment, labor, and employment. /Demonstrate respectful and empathetic interactions with diverse age, cultural, economic, ethnic, and religious groups.
Standards
/ Standard 2: CommunicationsHealthcare professionals will know the various methods of giving and obtaining information. They will communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. / Standard 10: Technical Skills
Healthcare professionals will apply technical skills required for all career specialties. They will demonstrate skills and knowledge as appropriate. / Foundation Standard 5:
Legal Responsibilities
Healthcare professionals will understand the legal responsibilities, limitations, and implications of their actions within the healthcare delivery setting. They will perform their duties according to regulations, policies, laws, and legislated rights of clients. / Foundation Standard 6: Ethics
Healthcare professionals will understand accepted ethical practices with respect to cultural, social, and ethnic differences within the healthcare environment. They will perform quality healthcare delivery.
Foundation Standard 8: TeamworkHealthcare professionals will understand the roles and responsibilities of individual members as part of the healthcare team, including their ability to promote the delivery of quality healthcare. They will interact effectively and sensitively with all members of the healthcare team.
Integrations
(with other discipline areas) / Reading, research, hands on activities, media usage, classroom activities. / Reading, research, hands on activities, media usage, role play. / Reading, writing, research, media usage, role play. / Reading, writing, role play, demonstration.District Assessments
(culminating assessments) / N/A / N/A / Obeying the SC Laws re: healthcare workers is vital. You must operate within your scope of practice. / Good work ethics, professional appearance, and team work are vital to a successful career.