Introduction to Healthcare Standards:
HS-IHS-1Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry.
HS-IHS-2Demonstrate 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.
HS-IHS-3Describe 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.
HS-IHS-4Develop a Career Plan.
HS-IHS-5Evaluate the impact of diversity and ethics on healthcare delivery.
HS-IHS-6Demonstrate an understanding of the legal responsibilities, limitations, and implications of actions within the healthcare delivery setting. Evaluate the importance of duties according to regulations, policies, laws, and legislated rights of clients.
HS-IHS-7Identify and demonstrate the various methods of providing and obtaining information from patients, family members, other agencies, and other members of the healthcare team.
HS-IHS-8Practice preventive health behaviors personally and professionally.
HS-IHS-9Analyze 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.
HS-IHS-10Demonstrate CPR, First Aid, and the AED utilizing current standards.
HS-IHS-11Describe the stages of development from birth to adulthood (i.e. neonatal period, infancy, childhood, adolescence and puberty, adulthood, and geriatrics).
HS-IHS-12Utilize information technology applications required within all career specialties. Demonstrate use as appropriate to healthcare applications.
HS-IHS-13Apply mathematical computations related to healthcare procedures.
HS-IHS-14Explore 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.