HEALTH ASSISTANT ONE

 

TEACHER:  JAN MEEHAN R.N., C.M.T.

 

TIME:  THIRD AND FOURTH PERIOD

                AUGUEST THROUGH JUNE

 

LOCATION: HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ROOM

                          VOCATIOAL WING, LOWER LEVEL

                           BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

 

CLINICAL ROTATIONS:  LOCATED AT THE KROONTJE HEALTH CENTER HELD ON MONDAY’S AND WEDNESDAY’S FROM 9; 30 TO 11, OCTOBER TO MAY.

 

CO CIRRICULAR CLUB: H.O.S.A. (HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENT’S OF AMERICA)

 

 

©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© PROJECTED TIME FRAME FOR THIS COURSE (THIS MAY VARY SOMEWHAT)

 

FIRST SIX WEEKS

 

CHAPTER ONE    --------- INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE AGENCIES,

PAGES 1-10 (HMS 8331.001) WEEK ONE

 

CHAPTER TWO ---------- THE NURSING ASSISTANT

PAGES 11-34 (HMS 8331.004) WEEK TWO AND THREE

 

CHAPTER THREE------ WORK ETHICS

PAGES 35-52 (HMS 8331.004) .085 AND .091) WEEK TWO AND THREE

 

CHAPTER FOUR -------- COMMUNICATING WITH THE HEALTH TEAM, PAGES 53-90 (HMS 8331.005) WEEK FOUR

 

CHAPTER FIVE------ UNDERSTANDING THE PERSON

PAGES 91-105 (HMS 8331.005) WEEK FOUR

 

CHAPTER TEN—PREVENTIG INFECTION, PAGES 207-240, HMS 8331.023, WEEK FIVE

 

CHAPTER NINE-----SAFTEY, PAGES 163-206, HMS 8331.022, WEEK SIX

 

 

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SECOND SIX WEEKS

 

CHAPTER ELEVEN------- BODY MECHANICS, PAGES 163-206, HMS 8331.026, WEEK ONE

 

CHAPTER 12----- THE PERSON UNIT, PAGES 281—291, HMS 8331 .005, WEEK TWO

 

CHAPTER 1---BEDMAKING, PAGES 282—291, HMS 8331 .010, WEEK THREE

 

CHAPTER 14---PERSONAL CARE AND GROOMING, PAGES 352—373, HMS 8331 .012 AND .013, WEEK FOUR – SIX

 

CHAPTER 19--- MEASURING VITAL SIGNS, PAGES 475-505, HMS 8331.049

 

 

THIRD SIX WEEKS 

 

 

CHAPTER 18--------- NUTRITION AND FLUIDS, PAGES 440---474, HMS 8331.006-.070, WEEK ONE AND TWO

 

CHAPTER 38---- MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, PAGES 825—830, HMS 8331 .030-.047, WEEK TWO

 

CHAPTER 6 ---- BODY STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS, HMS 8331 .030 .047 WEEK THREE

 

CHAPTER 30---- RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS, PAGES 687-715, HMS .037-.047, WEEK THREE –FOUR

 

CHAPTER 29—HEARING AND VISION PROBLEMS, PAGES 671 –681, HMS 8331 .037, WEEK FOUR

 

CHAPTER 7 ---GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, PAGES 130- 144, HMS 8331. 080, WEEK FIVE

 

CHAPTER 32—CONFUSION AND DEMENTIA--, PAGES 731-734, HMS 8331 .083, WEEK SIX

 

 

 

 

FOURTH SIX WEEKS

 

CHAPTER 33—DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PAGEAS 743-750, HMS 8331 .080, WEEK ONE

 

CHAPTER 37 ---- THE DYING PATIENT, PAGES 813 – 824, HMS 8331 .084 POST MORTUM CARE (PAGE 831) WEEK ONE

 

CHAPTER 31—MENTAL HEALTH—PAGES 724-730, HMS .HMS 8331.005, WEEK TWO

 

CHAPTER 19 --- MEASURING VITAL SIGNS, PAGES 474-505, WEEK TWO AND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR, HMS8331.048- .049

 

CHAPTER 16--- URINARY ELIMINATION, PAGES 374-411, HMS 8331 .056, WEEK THREE

 

CHAPTER 17-- BOWEL ELIMINATION, PAGES 412-439, HMS 8331 .062, WEEK THREE AND FOUR

 

CHAPTER 28--- REHAB. AND RESTORATIVE CARE -, - PAGES 639—669, HMS 8331 .054 (BRACES, SUPPORTS AND PROSTHESIS) HMS 8331.t.054, WEEK FOUR AND FIVE

 

CHAPTER 29—OXYGEN NEEDS---, PAGES 631-659, HMS 8331. 055, WEEK 5

 

 

 

 

FIFTH SIX WEEKS

 

 CHAPTER 20—EXERCISE AND ACTIVITY--, PAGES 506—531, HMS 8331. 082, WEEK ONE

 

CHAPTER 21--- COMFORT AND REST, PAGES 531-546, HMS 8331. 082, WEEK ONE

 

CHAPTER 22 ADMISSIONS, TRANSFERS AND DISCHARGES, PAGES 541-561, HMS 8331 .053 (HEIGHT AND WEIGHT) WEEK TWO

 

CHAPTER 23—ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAM, PAGES 562—568, HMS 8331 .052, WEEK TWO

 

CHAPTER 24—THE PERSPN HAVING SURGERY, PAGES 570- 589, HMS 8331 .052  (APPLY ELASTIC STOCKINGS) WEEK THREE

 

CHAPTER 25 – WOUND CARE – PAGES 593-613

HMS 8331 .071-.079, WEEK FOUR

 

CHAPTER 26—HEAT AND COLD APPLICATIONS, PAGES 615 –630, WEEK FOUR

 

REVIEW SKILLS, USING THE NURSE AIDE CANDIDATE HAND BOOK AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, WEEK FIVE

 

CHAPTER 36---BASIC EMERGENCY CARE / FIRST AID, PAGES 785-810, HMS 8331 .071-079 WEEK SIX AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS

 

 

SIX –SIX WEEKS

 

 

 

WE WILL CONTINUE ON WITH FIRST AID AND C.P.R., USING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FORMAT, VARIOUS MATERIALS WILL BE USED, EXAMPLE GRAY, S ANATOMY ETC., WEEKS ONE AND TWO

 

CHAPTER 34---SEXUALITY, PAGES 751—758, HMS8331, 041 .080 WEEK THREE

 

 

WRAP UP COURSE, GET READY FOR EXAMS AND

C.N.A, STATE BOARDS

    

 

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT AND FULLFILLING YEAR!

 

 

“GO CONFIDENTIALY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS, LIVE THE LIFE THAT YOU IMAGINED” by Henry David Thoreau

 

SOL CORRELATION BY TASK :

 

ENGLISH  ; 11.1,11.4 ,11.7, 11.9

 

SCIENCE   ; BIO 1, 2 , 5

 

HIST AND SOCIAL SCIENCE  ; GOVT .16,17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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