Unit 1: Introduction to Healthcare Analysis
Duration: 4 weeks
Description: Students will begin the year by being introduced what leadership is, the theory, value how to
implement these skills by completing part 1 of the HOSA “THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP THEORY AND
PRACTICE” unit. Students also learn about HOSA competitive events (CE) by participating in the CE:
“Prepared Speaking”. This event encourages students to improve their speaking skills, while presenting facts
about a related theme or topic. Students also will begin the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this
event students will create a goal and plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their
healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students will also add, subtract, multiply, divide and perform combined operations of whole numbers. The
students will use these operations to solve practical problems related to health science. They will analyze
the problems by determining the relevant data and then perform the appropriate computations. Students will
learn how to read important information from tables and different types of graphs.
Required Assignments:
THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE: Students will participate in a 5-part lesson
based around the power of leadership. Each part of the lesson is to be created by the teacher based around
the topics. Several online resources will support the creation of the lesson.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/Part1_Leadership%20Theory%20and%20Practice%20Lesson%20Pl
an%204-10-13.pdf)
-Preparing your Elevator Speech (http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/careerservices/content/elevatorspeech.pdf)
-Reflecting on Personal Leadership Experiences/Leadership Assessment Questionnaire
(https://www.optimalthinking.com/business-optimization/leadership-assessment/)
-Building a Legacy (http://www.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=1474)
-What You Want Others to Know About You?/Write your own obituary
(http://www.legacy.com/news/advice-and-support/article/your-story-your-words-how-to-write-yourown- obituary)
-Scenarios–What Would You Do?/Ethics (https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focusareas/bioethics/resources/cases-in-medical-ethics-student-led-discussions/)
HOSA CE: Prepared Speaking
Purpose: To encourage HOSA members to improve their skills in speaking and their ability to organize and
present facts (or information) about a topic which is related to a specific theme.
Description: Competitors shall develop a speech related to a selected topic.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/PS15.pdf)
HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle
Purpose: Healthy living reduces the cost of healthcare. Health professionals who practice a healthy lifestyle
can be positive role models for their patients and more credible as health experts. For many health
professionals, health promotion is a part of their job description. The purpose of this event is to provide the
HOSA member with an opportunity to learn healthy living concepts and apply their learning to a personal
healthy lifestyle goal.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/HL15_1.pdf#overlay-context=node/117)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 2-33
Students will complete practical problems such as completing a work time card, calculating weight loss and
calculating oral intake.
HASPI Medical Math Module – Vaccination and Immunity
Your class has been exposed to Wookiefacia and you will use probability tools to determine what happens to
each patient. Students will calculate the probability of patients being hospitalized or dying and compare
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vaccinated to unvaccinated probabilities. They will then model what would happen if exposed to this disease
with different probabilities of contracting the disease for students with and without immunization.
(http://www.haspi.org/medical-math.html)
Suggested Assignments:
How to Choose a HOSA Competitive Event That’s Right For You!
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/15-16WhatsrightforyouinCE.pdf#overlay-context=node/116)
Text: Problem #5 p. 16
A Hands On Activity with graduated cylinders. Students will measure graduated cylinders of an unknown
volume and determine the total volume of those cylinders.
Materials:
HOSA CE: Prepared Speaking
¨ Competitive event room with lectern, desk chairs or table and chairs for judges.
¨ Note pads and pencils for judges
¨ Event topic on card stock for judges
¨ Rating sheets – one per judge per team
¨ Evaluation Forms – competitor, judge, and personnel
¨ #2 lead pencils with eraser to complete evaluations
¨ Stopwatch
¨ Flash card for 1 minute remaining
HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle
ortfolio contents to be turned in before the interview with judges.
Hands on activity
Graduated Cylinders, Computer with Internet access
HASPI Medical Math Module – Vaccination and Immunity
Student Handouts
Copies of Medical ID Bracelets
Printouts of Signs
Cut out of each patient number
Penny
Dice (2)
Deck of Cards
20 sided die or online random number generator (random.org)
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 1 pgs. 2-33
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Unit 2: Introduction to math in medicine (Common Fractions)
Duration: 4 weeks
Description: Students will prepare, participate and judge the HOSA competitive event: Extemporaneous
Health Poster. The purpose of the poster is to encourage HOSA members to improve their ability to analyze
and interpret current health and healthcare related issues and express and communicate this interpretation
through development of a poster. Students will work on the poster individually while analyzing a provided
health related article.
Students will also participate in the HOSA CE: Medical Math. Students will take a practice test from the
textbook or test created by the teacher. Students will then be scored. The test plan should follow that of the
HOSA rules and procedures.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students will also add, subtract, multiply, divide and perform combined operations of fractions. They will learn
how to simplify a fraction to lowest terms and convert improper fractions to mixed numbers. The students will
solve practical problems related to health science involving common fractions. They will analyze these
problems by determining the relevant data and then perform the appropriate computations. Students will learn
how to read important information from tables and different types of graphs.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Medical math
Description: This event shall be a written test dealing with selected problems involving conversions between
the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales and the metric and household systems of measurement. It will also involve
identification of related symbols and abbreviations, in addition to other complex math functions practiced in the
health professions. (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/MM15.pdf)
HOSA CE: Extemporaneous Health Poster
Description: The instructor will choose an article based around math in medicine for this CE. This event shall
be in the form of an individual creation of a poster conducted in a setting with work tables and sufficient space
for each competitor to carry out his/her form of artistic expression, to be completed within three (3) hours of
work time. (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/EH15.pdf)
HASPI Medical Math Module – Body Mass Index
Obesity is on the rise and it is important for doctors to be able to identify a patient’s health risk with a simple
calculation. BMI is weight/height2 and students rewrite the equation and ultimately create a graph by hand
showing all of the inequalities that determine the parameters for underweight, overweight, obese and morbidly
obese BMI categories. Next they are asked to use technology to re‐create and interact with the
graph. (http://www.haspi.org/medical-math.html)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 36-72
36-72. Students will complete practical problems such as calculating cough medicine dosage, patients’
hemoglobin levels and infant growth rate.
Suggested Assignments:
Temperature Tracking
Students will log and graph real temperature data for a week. The teacher can use temperatures off the
internet or have students go outside and measure with thermometers then will measure a classmates
temperature and make comparisons. Students should discuss which form of graph would be most appropriate
to represent the data. Given the conversion formula F=9/5C+32, students will explore how to convert their data
measured in degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius. This conversion formula will be addressed again in Unit
6.
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Materials:
Extemporaneous Poster Supplies
Poster paper (National HOSA shall provide poster board [size: 22" x 28"])
Supplies are limited to:
Pencils
Crayons
Ruler
Instruments used for drawing arcs, angles and curves (For example: Tsquare,
protractor)
Ink pens
Colored markers and colored pencils
Erasers
Charcoal and pastels
Pencil sharpener
Art spray fixative or non-scented hairspray
Wet wipes
Paper towels
White Out
HOSA CE: Medical math
Sample set of medical math questions. May be generated from the textbook and/or other sources.
HASPI Medical Math Module – Body Mass Index
Student Handouts
Calculators
Computers (or tablets or even phones)
Temperature Tracking
Thermometers
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Unit 3: Developing Leadership through a School wide campaign (Decimal Fractions)
Duration: 4 Weeks
Description: Students test their leadership abilities and build teamwork skills, while planning and leading a
school wide campaign to help create healthy habits. The campaign can be selected from those offered or
another idea that they may find interesting. When planning the campaign they will consider the culminating
event, create a timeline, and review the rubric that will be used to assess the process and results of their work.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/Part0_Leadership%20Enhancement%20Instructional%20Materials%20
Overview%204-10-13.pdf) Students campaign will be advertised using the Public Service Announcement
(PSA). Students will work in groups to create a PSA to promote Improving health practices in the school.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students will also add, subtract, multiply, divide and perform combined operations of decimal fractions. They
will learn place value and how to round the numbers. They will discover the relationship between fractions and
decimals and practice converting fraction to decimal and decimal to fraction. The students will solve practical
problems related to health science involving decimal fractions. They will analyze these problems by
determining the relevant data and then perform the appropriate computations. Students will learn how to read
important information from tables and different types of graphs.
Required Assignments:
IMPROVE HEALTH PRACTICES SCHOOL WIDE CAMPAIGN: Students will create a campaign base around
a health practices topic. The campaign may include any of the following topics or may be assigned by the
teacher or created student groups
- Create A Fitness Track
- How to Keep a Food Journal
- Ethnic Food Pyramids Awareness
- Fitness Breaks Have Advantages
- Gets Fit: A Wellness Project
HOSA CE – Public Service Announcement
Description: In this event, teams consisting of three-six (3-6) members will produce a 30-second Public Service
Announcement (PSA). The PSA will promote a health service organization, bring awareness to a health
situation, or educate the public at large in regard to health and wellbeing.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/PA15_0.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 74-112
Students will complete practical problems such as calculating total cost of supplies, a patient’s balance of a
hospital bill and the amount of a drug received per day.
HASPI Medical Math Module - Bone Density & Osteoporosis
Bone density is an important measurement to determine bone strength. As people age, especially women,
they tend to get osteopenia or osteoporosis which can lead to severe bone breakage. In this module students
will calculate the density of various bone samples as cubes or cylinders. (http://www.haspi.org/medicalmath.html)
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
HOSA CE – Public Service Announcement
Technology to record and present the videos.
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 3 pgs. 74-112
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HASPI Medical Math Module - Bone Density & Osteoporosis
Student Handouts
Calculators
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Unit 4: Preparing for a Career in Healthcare (Percent, Interest, and Averages)
Duration: 3 weeks
Description: Students will participate in the HOSA CE: Job Seeking Skills. During this competitive event,
students will prepare a cover letter and resume. They then will need to complete a job application and
participate in an interview by professionals or a student panel.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students will discover the relationship between decimal, fraction and percent and learn to convert each. They
will calculate percent, rate, simple interest, compound interest and discount rates in practical health science
problems. Students will learn to compute the mean, median and mode of a sample of data.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Job Seeking Skills
Competitors shall apply for any health related position for which they are trained or are being trained.
Competitors will prepare a cover letter and resume to bring with them to the conference (class). At the
conference (class), competitors will complete a job application (at orientation) and participate in a job interview
(assigned time received at orientation.). (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/JS15.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 114-144
Students will complete practical problems such as calculating how many lymphocytes in a blood sample,
interest on a bank loan and weight loss of patients.
HASPI Medical Math Module - Accuracy & Precision
Each calculation done by a student has inherent error, and in this module they learn how many digits to keep
from their calculator in order to show the limitations of their input data. They are first introduced to significant
figures and identification of place value, then they apply these to calculations. Students practice using values
from normal lab tests and need to do research in order to find a diagnosis for each patient based on their lab
tests. (http://www.haspi.org/medical-math.html)
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
HOSA CE: Job Seeking Skills
Computer for Resume
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 4 pgs. 114-144
HASPI Medical Math Module - Accuracy & Precision
Student Handouts
Calculators
Computers or tablets for research questions
Unit 5: Public Health (Ratio and Proportion)
Duration: 3 weeks
Description: Students will prepare for the Community Service project in Unit 5 by completing the HOSA CE:
Public Health. The topic can be chosen by the students or teacher. The purpose of the HOSA CE is “To
encourage HOSA members to work as a team to plan and teach others in their community about public health
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initiatives. (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/PH15.pdf) Students will work in teams to select a topic of
public concern.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students will learn what ratios are and how they are expressed. They will use ratios to create proportions with
a variable. Students will solve for the variable using cross-multiplication.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE – Public health
Description: This event involves a team of 2-6 members who select a topic of public health concern and create
an effective, dynamic and creative public health presentation to educate the public on the chosen topic.
Specific topic selection will be based on a category announced annually
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/PH15.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 146-160
Students will complete practical problems such as calculating the ratio of monocytes to leukocytes in a blood
sample, the amount of distilled water to be added to a bleach solution and proper dosage of Demerol for a
patient.
HASPI – Medical Math Module: Radiology & Half Lives
Radioactive tracers and other radioisotopes are an important diagnostic tool in modern medicine.In this module
students work with the half‐life formula which is an exponential decay formula, in order to find the amount
remaining after a specific period of time. (http://www.haspi.org/medical-math.html)
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
HOSA CE – Public health
Presentation tools such as PowerPoint, posters, music, props, costumes, and other presentation tools may be
used, with the goal of developing and presenting a creative and effective public health presentation.
HASPI – Medical Math Module: Radiology & Half Lives
Student handouts
Calculators
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 5 pgs. 146-160
Unit 6: The Power of Leadership Theory and Practice (Metric and Other Measurements)
Duration: 4 Weeks
Description: The final component of the “The Power of Leadership Theory and Practice” takes students
beyond the school campus into the community where they can practice both their leadership and team building
skills with a different audience and in a different setting. As students prepare the community service project,
they will review the Introducing Community Services handout for a better understanding of the purpose and
value of this experience.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/Part0_Leadership%20Enhancement%20Instructional%20Materials%20
Overview%204-10-13.pdf)
Students will present their community service project by following the HOSA CE: “Community Awareness”.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
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Students will explore problems involving metric and English units. They will learn how to convert metric units
(like cm to m) and between English and metric (like meters to yards). The types of measurements studied are
distance, mass and volume. Students will learn Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature conversions, Roman
Numerals, and the Apothecaries’ System of measurement.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Community Awareness
Description: Community Awareness is a service project designed to raise community awareness of a health
and/or safety related issue of local, state and/or national interest. The project, selected by the HOSA chapter,
should be one that addresses one specific health and/or safety issue, need or concern and makes a
worthwhile contribution to the community. The project should have a direct relationship to the organization's
purposes and to Health Science or Biomedical Science Education. Activities are then planned to make the
community aware of the health and/or safety issue. The chapter documents each activity as it is planned,
conducted and evaluated. When the project is completed, the chapter develops a portfolio that documents and
explains the project and activities. A team of 2-4 competitors presents the chapter’s project to a panel of judges
in an interview, using the portfolio as documentation of their accomplishments.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/CA16.pdf)
Part 3: LEADERSHIP THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE
Students will select a project from the Community Services Activities List or propose a different activity that
may be more appropriate for the audience and community to be served. They will also reflect back on their
personal Leadership: How Do I Rate? self-assessment results. This will help students determine what role
needs strengthening as they make selections about their individual Roles and Responsibilities of Each Team
Member. The Community Services Activities Timeline will provide a visual organizer to support students’
success. As part of this component, students will review the Activity Rubric that will be used to determine their
team and individual leadership growth and achievements.
- Community Service Project
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 162-202
Students will complete practical problems such as calculating the length of a protozoa, the weight of a newborn
infant and the amount of fluid removed during a dialysis treatment.
HASPI Medical Math Module- IV Fluids
Description: Each IV bag contains a very specific concentration of solute which is compatible (isotonic) with
cells. In this module students will rearrange formulas and use units in order to work through problems.
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
HOSA CE: Community Awareness
Materials necessary to plan the Public Health activities required in the HOSA CE: Community Awareness
Official HOSA notebook or portfolio from Awards Unlimited (NBK150, NBK 250, or PBK2002)
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 6 pgs. 162-202
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Unit 7: Medical Innovations (Measurement Instruments)
Duration:4 Weeks
Description: Students will create their own medical innovation following the HOSA CE: Medical Innovation.
The purpose of the medical innovation is to: “To encourage HOSA members to analyze up-and-coming
technologies in health that relate to science, computers, engineering, biotechnology, math, and/or the delivery
of healthcare, and to share their understanding with others.”
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/MI15%20Mar05_0.pdf#overlay-context=guidelines) Students research
innovations to prepare and will work in groups to create an actual medical innovation following the HOSA
guidelines.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students learn how to read and use instruments of measurement. They will start with measuring distance using
rulers and tape measures. Students will learn how to measure mass with a beam balance and infant scale.
They will learn how to read many instruments used in health science careers such as thermometer,
sphygmomanometer gauge, syringe, urinometer and microhematocrit centrifuge.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Medical Innovation
Description: Teams consisting of two to four (2-4) competitors shall develop a visual display and/or
demonstration of an aspect of a medical innovation to be presented to the judges. Competitors will be judged
on their understanding and insight into the use and value of the medical innovation, as well as their ability to
present themselves and communicate the use of a medical innovation.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/MI15.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 204-244
Students will complete practical problems involving precisely reading a scale, ruler and thermometer.
HASPI Medical Math Module – pH and Drug Absorption
Students study the pH of different areas of the digestive tract to discover which types of medicines absorb in
which area of the body. The pH scale is logarithmic, so students use log10 to solve problems, and revere the
log with 10‐pH to find the concentration of hydrogen ions in each solution.
Suggested Assignments:
Measuring Length
Teacher chooses a length that each student will measure. Examples: height, foot length, wing span, etc.
Students will then collect the sample of all data and create a histogram. Students can then find the standard
deviation by hand, spreadsheet or graphing calculator.
Materials:
HOSA CE: Medical Innovation
Materials to support the medical innovation
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 7 pgs. 204-244
Infant scale
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Unit 8: Health Education (Graphs and charts)
Duration: 3 Weeks
Description: Students will participate in the HOSA CE: Health Education. This includes students developing
and teaching a lesson based around health-related concepts. The students will teach a health lesson to a
population chosen by the students or teachers. This may be taught to any age.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
Students will chart and graph health data like temperature, pulse and respiration. They will learn how to chart
patient intake and output data. Students will read and interpret height/weight measurement graphs.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Health Education
Description: This event involves a team of 2-4 members who select a health-related concept or instructional
objective, then prepare a lesson, provide instruction, and evaluate results. The instruction must include the use
of presentation tools such as a student-made video, computer demonstration software, or any other form of
media. Teams will provide instruction to a selected group of learners.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/HE15_0.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 246-277
Students will complete practical problems involving completion of a patient graphic chart, intake and output
record and reading a height/weight graph.
HASPI Medical Math Module – Bacterial Growth
Description: Bacteria grow at exponential rates when put in the ideal medium and temperature. In this module
students come up with the equation for bacterial growth, calculate the amount of bacteria present as time
progresses, and then graph their data of exponential growth, comparing the growth of 5 types of bacteria over
time.
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
HOSA CE: Health Education
Presentation tools such as a student-made video, computer demonstration software, or any other form of
media
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 8 pgs. 246-277
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Unit 9: Healthcare Accounting and Business
Duration:3 Weeks
Description: Students will participate in the HOSA CE: Extemporaneous Writing. Students will be given a topic
and will have the class period to create a writing based around the topic chosen by the teacher and following
the HOSA guidelines.
Students will continue the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
In this unit students will become familiar with several accounting and business bookkeeping practices. The
students will learn how to file, schedule appointments and calculate cash transactions using a balance sheet.
They will learn principles of maintaining accounts, writing checks, deposit slips and receipts.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Extemporaneous Writing
Description: The students will write an unprepared essay based around a topic. The topic shall relate to current
health issues or HOSA. All competitors shall write on the same topic. The topic is a secret topic that is not
disclosed until the event begins. (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/EW15.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 280-344
Students will complete practical problems involving calculation of patient bills, completion of a cash balance
sheet and account maintenance.
HASPI Medical Math Module - Body Surface Area
Description: Calculating the surface area of a human body is an indicator of metabolic mass – the amount of
your cells that are actively working. This is used for calculating kidney and heart health as well as
chemotherapy dosage. Students compare two different ways of calculating BSA (either with exponents or with
square roots) then apply the BSA to find the cardiac index for 5 patients.
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 9 pgs. 280-344
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Unit 10: Leadership through Persuasive (Math for Medications)
Duration: 3 Weeks
Description: Students will participate in the HOSA CE: Researched Persuasive Speaking. Students will be
given a controversial topic from the 2016-2017 HOSA CE Guidelines and shall prepare a presentation
supporting one side of the topic. The students will need to follow the HOSA CE guidelines.
Students will complete the yearlong HOSA CE: Healthy Lifestyle. In this event students will create a goal and
plan to improve their health. Students will track their progress in their healthy lifestyle portfolio.
In this unit students will learn how to make calculations using proportions to administer medications. The topics
covered are oral dosages, parenteral dosages, dosage by weight, pediatric dosage, intravenous flow rates and
preparing and diluting solutions.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Researched Persuasive Speaking
Description: Competitors shall write a paper and develop a speech in which they must take a stand, either in
favor of or opposed to a health related issue. Two topic areas will be selected each summer and will be
announced in HOSA publications. Competitors select one of the topics and develop a speech and written
paper to reflect the position taken on the selected topic, either for or against, supporting one position or the
other. (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/RS15.pdf)
Text: Practical Problems pgs. 346-418
Students will complete practical problems involving calculation of amoxicillin dosage, morphine dosage and
pediatric dosage based on a child’s weight.
HASPI Math Module - Pediatric Prescriptions
Description: In this module students will act as the pharmacist. They will determine the correct prescription
based on a patient’s symptoms, then calculate the dosing by weight based on the prescription and the
concentration of the medication. They must do a number of unit conversions and cancel out units in order to
work through these problems. Rather than a “worksheet” students complete the patient assessment form with
the information.
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 10 pgs. 346-418
Prescriptions & Medicine bottles on cardstock
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Unit 11: Exploration to Health Science careers
Duration: 1 Week
Description: Students will explore careers in the healthcare sector by participating in the HOSA CE: Health
Career Display. Students will work in teams of two to develop poster of a specific career in the health sector.
“The display allows the students to express ideas through an artistic medium to highlight the benefits of a
particular career focus. The students may also be judged on their ability to present themselves and
communicate the career information to others.” (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/HD15_0.pdf ) Students
will then judge each others posters using the provided HOSA rubric.
Required Assignments:
HOSA CE: Health Career Display
Description: Teams consisting of two (2) competitors shall develop a visual display of a specific career or
cluster of careers in health. The display allows the students to express ideas through an artistic medium to
highlight the benefits of a particular career focus. The students may also be judged on their ability to present
themselves and communicate the career information to others.
(http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/HD15_0.pdf)
Suggested Assignments:
Materials:
HOSA CE: Health Career Display (http://www.hosa.org/sites/default/files/HD15_0.pdf)
-Tri-fold presentation display board that is 48” x 36”
Practical Problems in Mathematics for Health Science Careers, 3rd edition, Unit 11 pgs. 420-440