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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

• Introduction to Health Occupations: (10-12 grade high school students/ 1/2 credit)
  
  This class follows the Health Care Core Curriculum which aligns with Minnesota Academic Standards and the National Health Science and Technology Education Foundation Standards. Topics explored: career exploration, medical terminology, healthcare ethics, safety and standard precautions, communication between client/staff and behaviors for success in healthcare. Regional healthcare businesses are encouraged and invited to speak to students as well as offering student tours of facilities. Intro to Health Occupations provides students with skills and academic competencies needed for employment and continuing education in a variety of health care fields. Students will recieve a Healthcare Industry Certification upon successful completion of course.
  
  
• Work-Based Learning (Internship) (11-12 grade high school students/ 1/2 credit/ paid or unpaid experiences).
  
  Career Internship experiences assist students in understanding and applying work-related activities and learning in school. These experiences connect students to career options and opportunities, which help to plan career paths. The internship coordinator secures the workplace and matches the student with the workplace in order to meet the student's career goal. Student's personal goals and abilities are always taken into account. The ultimate decision for workplace assignment is made between the internship coordinator and the employer. Internships are designed to allow students to apply basic skills to the workplace, develop employability skills, practice authentic problem solving skills, increase self esteem by becoming a valuable and productive worker, focus on a career interests and recognize the connection between school and the workplace and how both are related and necessary to achieve personal and professional goals.
  
  
• Certified Nursing Assistant (11-12 grade high school students/ 1/2 credit).
  
  

  The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program provides classroom and clinical training for individuals interested in pursuing direct patient care in hospitals, nursing homes or home health care settings.  The course includes orientation, basic skills assessment tests, classroom/lab training and hands-on clinical training at a local health care facility. Upon completion of all class hours, students will be eligible to take the state exam (fee applies) offered at South Central College and upon passing, will be recognized by the state of Minnesota in it's registry of Certified Nursing Assistants.  This course is a prerequisite to most LPN or RN programs in Minnesota and is valuable to anyone interested in direct patient care.   Since clinicals and lab testing will be done at a local health care facility, students must provide their own transportation to and from the facility and have parent permission to participate.

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