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HS-IHS-1
Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry.
HS-IHS-4
Develop a Career Plan.
1. List the required or usual elements of a resume.

2. Describe what should be included in each section and paragraph of an introductory or cover letter
to a resume.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION AND GOAL STATEMENT

QUALIFICATIONS

CLOSING REMARKS

SINCERELY,

HS-IHS-2
Demonstrate standard safety practices for all classroom, laboratory and field experiences.
Understand the existing and potential hazards to clients, co-workers, and self, and prevent
Injury or illness through safe work practices by following current health and safety policies
and procedures.
3. What do the following symbols mean?

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4. List the steps to contain a fire using the RACE acronym:

R
A
C
E
5. Describe how to properly use a fire extinguisher.

6. Define a blood-bourne pathogen. Give an example. What PPE and safety practices, according to
OSHA should a healthcare worker use to protect themselves and their patients from these pathogens.

7. Define aseptic technique and the most important practice of this technique. Compare aseptic
technique to standard precautions.

8. Describe some important principles of good body mechanics.

USE A BROAD BASE OF SUPPORT
KEEP OBJECT CLOSE TO BODY
BEND WITH KNEES NOT BACK
KEEP HEAD AND CHEST UP
PIVOT WITH FEET, DO NOT TWIST

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HS-IHS-3
Describe how various healthcare roles fit into the office/department, the
organization and the overall health care environment. Identify how key systems
affect services performed and quality of care.
9. List at least 2 specific careers for each for each of the following career clusters.
Therapeutic WORKS TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE A PATIENTS HEALTH (EX: doctor, nurse
Physical therapist, EMT, mental health, counselor)
Diagnostic WORKS TO DETEMINE A PATIENTS HEALTH STATUS (Ex: Radiologist, radiology

technician, lab technician, sonographer)

Health Informatics- WORKS WITH THE PATIENT HEALTH RECORD OR THE TECHNOLOGY

THAT SUPPORTS INFORMATICS (Ex: Hospital Administrator, Medical Records clerk)

Support Services- supportive careers (Ex: cafeteria and janitorial staff)
Biotechnology- 5 Sub categories: GENETICS, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, MICROBIOLOGY,
TOXICOLOGY, FORENSICS

HS-IHS-5
Evaluate the impact of diversity and ethics on healthcare delivery.

10. What is the BEST approach for healthcare workers to take when caring for patients from different
cultures?
SENSITIVITY
HS-IHS-6
Demonstrate an understanding of the legal responsibilities, limitations, and
implications of their actions within the healthcare delivery setting. Evaluate the
importance of their duties according to regulations, policies, laws and legislated
rights of clients.
11. Define the following legal terms:
Patients Bill of Rights Advanced Directives Criminal law Civil law Tort Malpractice Negligence Assault and battery Informed consent False imprisonment Abuse-

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Defamation Contract-

HS-IHS-7
Identify and demonstrate the various methods of providing and obtaining
information from patients, family members, other agencies, and other members of
the healthcare team.
12. When gathering information from patients both types of data may be used. Compare and contrast this
type of information: Give examples of each
Objective

subjective

DESCRIBES WHAT CAN BE SEEN, HEARD,

FELT OR SMELT

DESCRIBES SOMETHING THE PATIENT STATES

OR CLAIMS

HS-IHS-8
Practice preventive health behaviors personally and professionally.
13. List alternative or complementary medicine therapies:
Chiropractor
Acupuncture
Naturopathy
Massage therapy
Reflexology
HS-IHS-9
Analyze different types of microorganisms and their defining characteristics to
reduce the risk of infection or illness. Demonstrate physicochemical methods and
the use of PPE in preventing and controlling the spread of microbial growth.
14.
VIRUS
BACTERIA
PROTOZOA
FUNGUS
Characteristics Smallest type of Classified by shape
Largest of the
microbe
and arrangement
microbes
Invades a host
Lives in moist
cell for DNA
environments
Examples

HIV
Herpes

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How to
prevent
microbial
growth

Medications
used

ANTI-VIRAL

ANTIBIOTICS

ANTI-PROTOZOAL

ANTI-FUNGAL

HS-IHS-10
Demonstrate CPR, First Aid and the AED utilizing current standards.

Review the protocols for adult, child, and infant CPR and how to help a choking victim.
MILD CHOKING
Victim can cough, or talk
RESPONSE:
Stay with victim
Help if choking becomes severe

HS-IHS-11

SEVERE CHOKING
Victim is unable to make noises, or cough
Grabs neck
RESPONSE:
Ask if they are choking
Place arms around victim and place fist
between the belly button and sternum.
Make quick upward thrusts until item is
removed or victim becomes unconscious.
Then begin CPR.

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Describe the stages of development from birth to adulthood (i.e. neonatal period,
infancy, childhood, adolescence and puberty, adulthood, and geriatrics).

15. Complete Maslows Hierarchy of needs:

16. List the life stages the development occurring in each.

Life stage
Physical
Mental
Emotional

Social

Eriksons
basic conflict

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17. Discuss some of the basic needs of adolescents and problems that may develop during this life
stage.

HS-IHS-12
Utilize information technology applications required within all career specialties.
Demonstrate use as appropriate to healthcare applications.
HS-IHS-13
Apply mathematical computations related to healthcare procedures.
HS-IHS-14
Explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education
courses through leadership development, school and community service projects,
entrepreneurship development, and competitive events.