COURSE: Health Occupations
AREA OF STUDY: Science
COURSE LENGTH: Two Semesters
COURSE TYPE: Elective-highly suggested for students interested in pursuing medical careers
PREREQUISITE: Biology and Algebra
GRADE AVAILABILITY: 11 & 12
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course is designed to meet the Nebraska Department of Health training requirements for nursing assistant certification and employment in long-term care facilities. The course combines classroom lecture, laboratory application, and clinical experience for the development of basic skills needed to care for the elderly. Course content will focus on teaching the nursing assistant to provide safe, effective, and caring services to the elderly or chronically ill patient of any age, in a long term care facility. The nursing assistant course alternates with an Advanced Biology section taught by Fort Calhoun staff. A variety of human biology topics are explored, including history of disease, pathogens and resistance, cancers, and aging of the body systems. A fetal pig is dissected as a summative review of vertebrate systems. National Health Institute materials and medical apps are utilized to support the Advanced Biology section.
