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Health Science Education
Health Science Education
1 term-1 credit
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Health Science C14H14 is a prerequisite to all other Health Science courses. This introductory course acquaints the student with beginning principles of health care, services offered by health care systems, careers in the healthcare industry, the fundamentals of nutrition, and basic patient care skills. Components of human growth and development, cultural diversity, and communication skills are emphasized as they relate to the medical setting. Other highlights include current events in medicine, medical math, medical ethics, and medical terminology.
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy & Physiology
1 term-1 credit
Grades 11, 12
Prerequisite for concentrators: Health Science Education, Biology I
Prerequisite for science credit only: Biology I; Recommended: Chemistry I
Anatomy and Physiology is designed to develop an understanding of the structures and functions of the human body, while relating those to knowledge and skills associated with pathophysiology. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to (1) apply the gross anatomy from earlier courses to a deeper understanding of all body systems, (2) identify the organs and structures of the support and movement systems, (3) relate the structure and function of the communication, control, and integration system, and (4) demonstrate a professional, working understanding of the transportation, respiration, excretory, and reproduction systems. Students may take this course as one of the three needed to be a concentrator in Health Sciences, or they may take it for a science credit.
Medical Therapeutics
Medical Therapeutics
1 term-1 credit
Grades 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Health Science Education
Medical Therapeutics is an applied course designed to prepare students to pursue
careers in therapeutic and nursing services. Upon completion of this course, a proficient
student will be able to identify careers in therapeutics services; assess, monitor,
evaluate, and report patient/client health status; and identify the purpose and
components of treatments.
This class is a dual enrollment course through TCAT.
** Potential Certification in CPR
Nursing Education Clinicals
Nursing Education Honors
1 term - 2 blocks = 2 credits
Grade 12
Prerequisites: Health Science Education, Medical Therapeutics, Anatomy and Physiology
Recommended: Biology and Chemistry
Nursing Education is a capstone course designed to prepare students to pursue careers
in the field of nursing. Upon completion of this course, a proficient student will be able to
implement communication and interpersonal skills, maintain residents’ rights and
independence, provide care safely, prevent emergency situations, prevent infection
through infection control, and perform the skills required of a nurse aide. At the
conclusion of this course students who have met all state requirements and have
successfully completed requirements of the class are eligible to take the certification
examination for a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA). This is an “application only” class and also
involves working in a Long Term Care facility providing direct Patient Care throughout
training. This course is available for Senior level students only.
This class is a dual enrollment course through TCAT.
This course meets the state framework requirements to be designated an honors class
and is eligible for the additional percentage point weighting.
**Potential Certification Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and CPR
Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
1 term -= 1 credit
Grade 11, 12
Prerequisites: Health Science Education, Medical Therapeutics, Anatomy and Physiology
Recommended: Biology and Chemistry
Medical Terminology is a course designed to provide students with the opportunity to
develop working knowledge of the language of healthcare professionals. Students will
acquire vocabulary building and problem-solving skills by learning prefixes, suffixes,
roots, combining forms, and abbreviations commonly used in medical fields. Utilizing a
body systems approach, students will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms
relating to structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, and
pharmacology. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will be able to apply
problem-solving skills to the documentation of medical phenomena and will be able to
communicate fluently in the language of medicine when working in healthcare settings.
This class is a dual enrollment course through Roane State Community College.
I just wanted to say thank you! The CTE classes have helped me so much with choosing my career. Going into High School, I knew I wanted to be in the medical field, but I was unsure where to start. Now being a senior and in my final months of High School I look back and see how I grew relationships with not only my peers, but my teachers. They have been such a strong light in my life and I know I can always count on them. This week was our last week of rotation at Shannondale Assisted Living for the Nursing Education program and my group was with a few students from an area school. I got the chance to talk to one of the girls and she was telling me how she would love to see a live birth before the class was over, and I asked her if they had a clinical class that went to the hospital. She said no, and asked me if WB did, and I said yes. I told her about our CTE program and she told me that she would have loved to have had the opportunity to get to see some of the stuff I told her about. This conversation made me think of all of the stuff that I saw in a completely different way. I can’t explain how thankful I am to William Blount, the staff, and the CTE program. I have enjoyed every minute of high school and it will never forget how good y’all have been to me! Thank you!
- Hallie (Class of 2022)
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