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2015-06-12T16:53:01-04:00
2015-06-12T16:53:01-04:00
D2L Corporation
Introduction to Medical Professions
This course provides a general overview of the many health-related occupations and the special concerns of the health care worker.
2015-06-10
2006
Arkansas Department of Career Education
1:
Unit
Medical History and Events
1.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to personal medical history
1.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
1.2
Knowledge Statement
Describe the origin of health care institutions from ancient Greek/Roman times through the 19th century
1.2.1
Application
Prepare and present a paper on a chosen era/invention/inventor/discovery
1.2.2
Application
Discuss changes in health care and how these changes influence today's health care
1.3
Knowledge Statement
Outline the major advances in the 20th century regarding health care
1.3.1
Application
Discuss changes in the workforce
1.3.2
Application
Research advances in the 20th century
1.3.3
Application
Assess cultural roles and changes in the 20th century
1.4
Knowledge Statement
Describe new and future developments and technology that will affect the health care industry
1.4.1
Application
Investigate a recent health care issue, development, or technology and its implications
2:
Unit
Health Care Systems
2.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to health care systems
2.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
2.2
Knowledge Statement
Describe the major types of health care facilities and agencies at the local, state, national, and international level
2.2.1
Application
Distinguish among health care facilities according to their services
2.2.2
Application
Assess a community's responsibility for the health of its citizens
2.2.3
Application
Compare the basic differences between a for-profit and not-for-profit organization
2.2.4
Application
Discuss the roles of the major national and international health care agencies
2.3
Knowledge Statement
Explain health insurance plans
2.3.1
Application
Analyze different health care plans, including HMO, PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Worker's Compensation, and managed care
2.4
Knowledge Statement
Identify the purpose of organizational structures for health care facilities
2.4.1
Application
Prepare an organizational chart for a local health care facility
2.4.2
Application
Show the responsibilities of each department in a particular health care facility
3:
Unit
Health Care Careers
3.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to health care careers
3.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
3.2
Knowledge Statement
Describe the education requirements for health care professionals
3.2.1
Application
Differentiate between secondary and postsecondary education
3.2.2
Application
Distinguish among the requirements to earn associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees
3.3
Knowledge Statement
Distinguish among the different types of certification, registration, and licensure
3.3.1
Application
Analyze the differences in certification, registration, and licensure
3.3.2
Application
Research health care regulatory agencies
3.3.3
Application
Determine which health care professionals need to maintain certification, registration, or licensure
3.4
Knowledge Statement
Name available health care career opportunities
3.4.1
Application
Prepare and present a paper on a selected health care profession
3.4.2
Application
Predict changes in health care and how these changes will impact the medical profession workforce
3.4.3
Application
Note nontraditional occupations
3.4.4
Application
Research and compare the future job outlook for various health care careers
3.5
Knowledge Statement
Identify abbreviations used in health occupations
3.5.1
Application
Prepare a list of common health care professionals and their abbreviations
3.6
Knowledge Statement
List the occupational environment, job duties and responsibilities, and personal attributes associated with different health care careers
3.6.1
Application
Determine the working conditions of various health care professionals
3.6.2
Application
Show personal characteristics and attributes needed by different health care workers
4:
Unit
Professionalism, Ethics, and Legalities
4.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to professionalism, ethics, and legalities
4.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
4.2
Knowledge Statement
Identify tort laws that affect health care
4.2.1
Application
Discuss the effects of tort laws on health care
4.2.2
Application
Predict the legal consequences of tort laws that are not upheld
4.3
Knowledge Statement
Describe the effect of privileged communication in health care
4.3.1
Application
Research articles dealing with legalities in the health care profession
4.3.2
Application
Analyze the ramifications of sharing privileged communication with individuals who are not privy to such information
4.3.3
Application
Differentiate between what is and what is not privileged communication information
4.4
Knowledge Statement
Identify ethical considerations in the health care profession
4.4.1
Application
Address the ethical and legal responsibilities of health care workers
4.4.2
Application
Simulate a situation that depicts ethical and unethical conduct
4.4.3
Application
Develop a code of ethics for the classroom
4.4.4
Application
Develop a code of ethics that would apply to any health care worker
4.4.5
Application
Address the legal, employment, and professional consequences of unethical or illegal conduct
4.5
Knowledge Statement
Identify the rights of the patient
4.5.1
Application
Compare copies of patients' rights from local health care agencies
4.5.2
Application
Prepare a living will
5:
Unit
Qualities of a Successful Health Care Worker
5.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to qualities of a successful health care worker
5.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
5.2
Knowledge Statement
List personal qualities of a health care worker
5.2.1
Application
Perform an inventory of personal qualities as they relate to a career in the health care field
5.2.2
Application
Note desirable personal qualities of a health care worker
5.3
Knowledge Statement
Identify factors that contribute to good health
5.3.1
Application
Evaluate personal health
5.3.2
Application
Predict the personal health consequences of unhealthy lifestyle choices
5.3.3
Application
Prepare a list of unhealthy lifestyle choices
5.4
Knowledge Statement
Describe appropriate clothing for a health care worker
5.4.1
Application
Note possible risks of wearing inappropriate clothing
5.4.2
Application
Differentiate between acceptable and unacceptable clothing for different health care workers
5.5
Knowledge Statement
State the importance of good personal hygiene for the health care worker
5.5.1
Application
Determine good personal hygiene habits
5.5.2
Application
Discuss behaviors that would be considered poor personal hygiene
5.5.3
Application
Predict the consequences to self and patients from poor personal hygiene
5.6
Knowledge Statement
Identify professional appearance of a health care worker
5.6.1
Application
Critique the appearance of health care workers in selected photographs
5.6.2
Application
Predict possible ramifications of an unprofessional appearance
5.7
Knowledge Statement
State the importance of relationship skills in the health care field
5.7.1
Application
Note desired qualities of a team player
5.7.2
Application
Assess the positive outcomes of desirable relationship skills
5.8
Knowledge Statement
Describe ways to build working relationships with staff members
5.8.1
Application
Role-play strategies that can help a health care worker deal with stressful situations in the workplace
5.9
Knowledge Statement
Identify employment skills that both females and males need in the health care field
5.9.1
Application
Relate employment skills that both males and females need to cope in a constantly changing workplace
5.9.2
Application
Determine desirable employment skills needed by both females and males in the health care field
5.10
Knowledge Statement
Differentiate between stereotyping and discrimination
5.10.1
Application
Discuss strategies to overcome stereotyping and discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and disability
6:
Unit
Nutrition and Health
6.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to nutrition and health
6.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
6.2
Knowledge Statement
Describe the effects of nutrition on health
6.2.1
Application
Show the beneficial effects of proper nutrition on health
6.2.2
Application
Predict the ill effects of improper nutrition on health
6.2.3
Application
Show the components of proper nutrition
6.2.4
Application
Differentiate among different types of eating disorders
6.2.5
Application
Use different types of body composition indicators appropriately
6.3
Knowledge Statement
Discuss diseases or health problems that can be prevented by good nutrition
6.3.1
Application
Show the more common nutrition-related diseases that can be prevented by proper nutrition
6.3.2
Application
Differentiate between obesity and overweight
6.3.3
Application
Determine factors that contribute to obesity
6.4
Knowledge Statement
Name essential nutrients and their functions
6.4.1
Application
Give examples of essential nutrients and their functions
6.4.2
Application
Predict the health risks associated with inadequate and excessive intake of each essential nutrient
6.5
Knowledge Statement
Identify sources of nutrients
6.5.1
Application
Analyze the nutritional value of personal daily intake for any inadequate or excessive intake of a nutrient
6.5.2
Application
Associate nutrients with their food sources
6.6
Knowledge Statement
List simple and complex carbohydrates
6.6.1
Application
Define simple and complex carbohydrates
6.6.2
Application
Determine sources of simple and complex carbohydrates
6.6.3
Application
Differentiate among the functions of each type of carbohydrate
6.7
Knowledge Statement
Select saturated and unsaturated fats
6.7.1
Application
Distinguish among the effects saturated and unsaturated fats have on the body
6.7.2
Application
Demonstrate the body's role in producing cholesterol
6.7.3
Application
Predict and describe the health risks associated with excessive intake of cholesterol
6.7.4
Application
Discuss the effects of cholesterol on the body
6.8
Knowledge Statement
Describe functions and sources of cholesterol
6.8.1
Application
Show sources of cholesterol
6.8.2
Application
Discuss the body's role in producing cholesterol
6.8.3
Application
Predict and describe the health risks associated with excessive intake of cholesterol
6.8.4
Application
Explain the functions of cholesterol in the body
6.9
Knowledge Statement
Describe proteins and the role they play in contributing to good health
6.9.1
Application
Identify complete and incomplete proteins
6.9.2
Application
Give examples of sources that contain complete proteins
6.9.3
Application
Produce combinations of complementary proteins
6.9.4
Application
Predict health risks associated with inadequate or excessive intake of protein
6.10
Knowledge Statement
Describe the functions of vitamins
6.10.1
Application
Illustrate good food sources of each vitamin
6.10.2
Application
Differentiate between water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins
6.10.3
Application
Compare vitamins, their sources, and the role each plays in contributing to good health
6.10.4
Application
Predict possible health risks associated with inadequate or excessive intake of each vitamin
6.11
Knowledge Statement
Describe the functions of minerals
6.11.1
Application
Plan a day's menu that incorporates foods high in an assigned mineral
6.11.2
Application
Analyze minerals
6.11.3
Application
Discover the functions of minerals
6.11.4
Application
List minerals, their sources, and the role each plays in keeping the body healthy
6.11.5
Application
Predict possible health risks associated with inadequate or excessive intake of each mineral
6.11.6
Application
Select and describe the two classifications of minerals
6.12
Knowledge Statement
State the importance of water in the diet
6.12.1
Application
Explain the need for adequate daily intake of water
6.12.2
Application
Distinguish between under-hydration and over-hydration
6.12.3
Application
Predict the health risks associated with hydration
6.12.4
Application
Discuss symptoms of dehydration
6.13
Knowledge Statement
Outline the processes of digestion, absorption, and metabolism
6.13.1
Application
Analyze digestion, absorption, and metabolism
6.13.2
Application
Show the sites of digestion and absorption
6.13.3
Application
Diagram the role of enzymes in digestion and absorption
6.13.4
Application
Discuss common digestive enzymes
6.14
Knowledge Statement
Outline the process of calculating a total day's energy need/Estimated Energy Requirement (EER)
6.14.1
Application
Compute EER
6.14.2
Application
Discuss how sex, weight, age, and height affect EER
6.14.3
Application
Calculate EER
6.14.4
Application
Determine personal EER
6.15
Knowledge Statement
Identify the food pyramid
6.15.1
Application
Plan a day's menu that incorporates food groups from the pyramid and the appropriate number of servings according to personal calorie needs
6.16
Knowledge Statement
List the guidelines regarding calorie needs
6.16.1
Application
Calculate personal daily calorie needs
6.16.2
Application
Discover factors that affect an individual's calorie needs
6.17
Knowledge Statement
Identify the various therapeutic diets, fad diets, and their purposes
6.17.1
Application
Compare and describe different types of therapeutic diets
6.17.2
Application
Discuss the purposes of various therapeutic diets
6.17.3
Application
Give examples of disease states appropriate for each type of therapeutic diet
6.17.4
Application
Discuss fad diets
6.17.5
Application
Evaluate and compare different diet plans
7:
Unit
Career and Technical Student Organizations (SkillsUSA/HOSA)
7.1
Knowledge Statement
Define terminology related to student organizations
7.1.1
Application
Use terms appropriately in context
7.2
Knowledge Statement
Outline a self-assessment, and identify individual learning styles
7.2.1
Application
Show individual strengths
7.2.2
Application
Show areas in need of improvement
7.3
Knowledge Statement
Describe self-motivation techniques, and establish short-term goals
7.3.1
Application
Prepare a list of short-term goals
7.3.2
Application
Discuss ways to change or improve lifestyle, appearance, and behavior
7.4
Knowledge Statement
Give examples of individual time-management skills
7.4.1
Application
Prepare and maintain a time journal
7.4.2
Application
Outline ways to improve time-management skills
7.5
Knowledge Statement
Predict future occupations
7.5.1
Application
Research the Internet to explore career opportunities within specified fields of study
7.5.2
Application
Prepare a presentation on a specified career area
7.6
Knowledge Statement
Identify the customer
7.6.1
Application
Differentiate between external and internal customers
7.6.2
Application
Identify factors that contribute to poor customer relationships
7.7
Knowledge Statement
Identify the benefits of doing a community service project
7.7.1
Application
Outline ways to become involved in the community
7.7.2
Application
Develop a community service project
7.8
Knowledge Statement
Describe effective communication with others
7.8.1
Application
Note personal barriers to listening
7.8.2
Application
Relate a personal plan to overcome barriers to listening
7.9
Knowledge Statement
Give locations for a shadowing activity
7.9.1
Application
Summarize and relate an experience of job shadowing activity
7.10
Knowledge Statement
Identify the components of an employment portfolio
7.10.1
Application
Present parts of a portfolio
7.10.2
Application
Compile a personal employment portfolio for an interview
7.11
Knowledge Statement
List proficiency in program competencies
7.11.1
Application
Construct an interpersonal competency assessment
7.12
Knowledge Statement
Describe how to measure/modify short-term goals
7.12.1
Application
Discuss how to pursue short-term goals
7.13
Knowledge Statement
Identify stress sources
7.13.1
Application
Prepare a list of personal stress sources
7.13.2
Application
Outline techniques to cope with individual sources of stress
7.14
Knowledge Statement
Identify characteristics of a positive image
7.14.1
Application
List behaviors and traits that lead to a positive image
7.14.2
Application
Note behaviors and traits that lead to a negative image
7.15
Knowledge Statement
Describe how team skills can be applied to a group project
7.15.1
Application
Form a team to develop a class project
7.16
Knowledge Statement
Outline how to observe and critique a meeting
7.16.1
Application
Attend a formal meeting held in the community
7.16.2
Application
Prepare a critique of the meeting attended
7.17
Knowledge Statement
List business meeting skills
7.17.1
Application
Relate the basic rules required to ensure an orderly and business-like meeting
7.17.2
Application
Demonstrate with role-playing appropriate meeting skills
7.18
Knowledge Statement
Outline a survey for employment opportunities
7.18.1
Application
Compile information on a particular employment opportunity of interest
7.18.2
Application
Perform an Internet search of a specific career area
7.19
Knowledge Statement
Select a professional journal for review, and develop a three- to five-minute presentation
7.19.1
Application
Prepare a presentation on the content, purpose, and distribution of a particular professional journal
7.20
Knowledge Statement
Identify customer expectations
7.20.1
Application
List customer expectations
7.20.2
Application
Discover the consequences of unmet customer expectations
7.21
Knowledge Statement
List parts of a job application
7.21.1
Application
Prepare a job application from various businesses in the community
7.21.2
Application
Demonstrate a mock job interview
7.22
Knowledge Statement
Outline your employment portfolio
7.22.1
Application
Construct a personal employment portfolio
7.23
Knowledge Statement
Identify supervisory and management roles in an organization
7.23.1
Application
Prepare an organizational chart
7.23.2
Application
Outline the responsibilities of managers and supervisors
7.24
Knowledge Statement
Outline safety issues
7.24.1
Application
Research safety issues within a given career area