Course Syllabus
The following table provides the course syllabus
for the Health Professions and Related Sciences
program at SUN Area Technical Institute.
| Objective |
Hours |
| 1st Quarter |
| Orientation to School and Shop Policies |
10 |
| Safety/Employability/Transferable Skills |
15 |
| Health History |
20 |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
50 |
| Health Care Basics |
100 |
| Medical Terminology/Abbreviations |
25 |
| Total |
220 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Safety/Employability/Transferable Skills |
10 |
| Approved State Nurse Aide Course |
50 |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
50 |
| Health Care Skills I |
110 |
| Medical Terminology/Abbreviations |
25 |
| Total |
245 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Safety/Employability/Transferable Skills |
10 |
| Approved State Nurse Aide Course |
50 |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
50 |
| Clinical Long Term Care |
50 |
| Health Care Skills II |
100 |
| Employment Seeking Skills |
25 |
|
|
| Total |
285 |
| 4th Quarter |
| Safety/Employability/Transferable Skills |
10 |
| Introduction to Health Careers |
30 |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
50 |
| Clinical Acute Care Hospital |
50 |
| Health Care Skills III |
100 |
| Total |
240 |
| Year Total: |
990 |
Course Activites
- 1st and 2nd Quarter
(Competency based)
- Orientation to school and program policies
- Employability skills
- Leadership/ HOSA
- Approved state nurse aide course
- Role and function
- Communication skills
- Infection control
- Safety/emergency
- Resident's Rights
- Resident's independence
- Personal care and basic nursing skills
- Provide safe, clean environment
- Restorative care
- Mental Health and Social service needs
- Care of cognitively impaired residents
- Vital signs
- 3rd Quarter
- Leadership/HOSA
- Completion of competency based Nurse Aide Course
- Clinical affiliation at RiverWoods Long Term Care Facility (54 minimum hours)
- Emergency Care
- Signs and Symptoms of common diseases and conditions of the body's systems
- Prevention of Abuse training and stress reductions techniques
- Care for the terminal resident
- Employment seeking skills
- Receptionist, Medical Assistant, Appointment Clerk, Patient Transporter Skills
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction to health careers
- Human needs
- 4th Quarter
- Leadership/HOSA
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Human Development
- Nutrition
- Infection Control
- Safety
- EKG Technician
- Lab Assistant, Medical Assistant, Phlebotomist
- Home Health Aide
- Physical Therapy Aide
- Central Supply/ Central processing Worker
- Medical clerical worker
- Clinical medical assistant
- Environmental services technician/housekeeper
- Food Service Worker
- Radiology Aide
- HOSA Community Related Activities
- Sold carnations to benefit the American Heart association.
- Sold daffodils to benefit the American cancer society.
- Held fundraisers for and participated in the children's miracle network telethon.
- Held fundraisers to benefit two accident victims.
- Donated money to four local fire companies.
- Held several blood drives.
- Sponsored a mitten tree for needy children.
- Sponsored toys for tots.
- Clothing drives for the red cross.
- Collected miscellaneous items for women in transition.
- Donated money to RiverWoods benevolence fund.
- Made and distributed Easter favors for the residents in a nursing home.
- Donated a radio/cassette player to Loving Care nursing home.
- Christmas caroling at nursing homes.
- Measure blood pressures at the mall and health fairs.
- Demonstrated hand washing to pre-school students.
- Participated in parades to promote organ donation.
- Dress down days to benefit cystic fibrosis.
- Dress down day to benefit feed a friend to buy turkeys for the needy.
- Taught proper oral hygiene to pre-school and head start.
- Helped promote driver safety at the mall.
- Sponsored an assembly for safe driving for prom night.
- Sponsored an assembly with the nurse of hope for anti-tobacco products.
- Collected boxtops for “school to education” for elementary school.
- Collected soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald house
- Day care presentation on dental health.
- Dental health month, taught dental health to Head start students.
- Held a leadership conference and training for the central region.
- Participated in vocational education week at the state capital.