Health Sciences
Diversified Health Occupations
Open to: All
Prerequisite: None
Duration/Credit: 1 semester / ½ credit
Level: Standard
Diversified Health Occupations (DHO) is an introductory course that allows students to explore the many various health science careers. Soft skills such as employability, communication, and technology are investigated as a necessary part of healthcare employment. The concepts of job requirements, career searching, interaction with patients and family members, health, wellness, and preventative care are evaluated, as well as the legal and ethical responsibilities of the healthcare provider. Fundamental healthcare skills are demonstrated as specific careers are studied. This course is articulated with Quinebaug Valley Community College; students can earn three college credits at no cost by completing registration with the community college.
Sports Medicine
Open to: All
Prerequisite: None
Duration/Credit: 1 semester / ½ credit
Level: Standard
This course is an introduction to athletic training procedures as they relate to the athlete, the parent, the physical educator, coach, and athletic trainer. This course includes history of the athletic training profession, ethics, basic information and skills important in the recognition of, care, prevention, and preliminary rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Students should take this course if they are considering careers such as athletic training, physical therapy, medicine, nursing, fitness, physiology of exercise, or kinesiology.
Medical Terminology I
Open to: Juniors, Seniors
Prerequisite: Biology
Duration/Credit: 1 semester/ 1⁄2 credit
Level: Standard
Medicine has a language of its own. This one semester course is a study of medical language. It offers an introduction to medical terms through an analysis of word construction (prefix, suffix, root, and combining forms). It is designed for the student who is considering a career in the allied health profession. This course will guide the student toward gaining a successful grasp of medical language, while offering a glimpse of its application in medical professions. The student will then apply medical terminology to anatomy and physiology content of the human body systems. Topics discussed will include body structure, the integumentary system, musculoskeletal system, endocrine system, cardiovascular system, and lymphatic system.
Medical Terminology II
Open to: Juniors, Seniors
Prerequisite: Medical Terminology I
Duration/Credit: 1 semester/ 1⁄2 credit
Level: Standard
Students will continue the study of medical language through analysis of word construction with the use of prefix, suffix, root, and combining forms. The students will continue the application of medical terminology with a discussion of human body systems and their relationship to anatomy and physiology. The emphasis of Medical Terminology II will focus on the respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, nervous system, the senses, pharmacology, and special topics. This course is articulated with Quinebaug Valley Community College; students can earn three college credits at no cost by completing registration with the community college.
Honors Introduction to Nursing Assistant
Open to: Seniors (Juniors, if space permits)
Prerequisite: None
Duration/Credit: 1 semester/ ½ credit
Level: Honors
This is an introductory course that prepares the student for clinical experience in a local long term care facility. Topics covered are role of the nurse aide, infection control, basic health skills, first aid and CPR, ethics and legalities in healthcare and characteristics of the elderly. Students may progress to the Advanced Nursing Assistant course with successful completion of this course.
Honors Advanced Nursing Assistant
Open to: Seniors (Juniors, if space permits)
Prerequisite: Top 10 students in Introduction to Nursing Assistant, Teacher Approval
Duration/Credit: 1 semester/ ½ credit
Level: Honors
This course provides clinical training for those students in Introduction to Nursing Assistant who are interested in becoming a certified nursing assistant. They will actively participate in a clinical setting for a minimum of 60 hours, thus becoming eligible for the Prometric Registry Examination. Students are expected to adhere to a strict schedule for clinical and academic attendance. Students will participate in the care of the elderly who cannot care for themselves in all areas of daily living (feeding, dressing, toileting, grooming, etc.). Transportation to and from the nursing facility is the responsibility of the student.