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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.

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.

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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
Diagnostic
Health Informatics
Support Services
Biotechnology

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?

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 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

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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

HS-IHS-8
Practice preventive health behaviors personally and professionally.
13. List alternative or complementary medicine therapies:

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
Characteristic
s

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Examples

How to
prevent
microbial
growth

Medications
used

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.

HS-IHS-11
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:

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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.