Grade 8th
Georgia Standard
Georgia HOSA Competitive
How It Relates
Events
MSHS8-HS-1: Students will demonstrate the proper implementation of safe work practices to prevent injury or illness.
a) Compare and contrast hand washing *Personal Care (*PC)
*PC – Procedure I
with a surgical scrub.
Nursing Assisting (NA)
NA – Testing & Procedure I
b) Demonstrate the proper method for Biomedical Laboratory
BLS – Testing & Procedure II
donning sterile gloves.
Science (BLS)
MA – Testing & Procedure VIII
Medical Assisting (MA)
c) Demonstrate the proper method for *Personal Care (*PC)
*PC – Procedure IV
transferring patients to and from a
Nursing Assisting (NA)
NA – Testing & Procedure V
wheelchair and room chair.
d) Interpret the information on a
Medical Assisting (MA)
MA – Testing
Material Safety Data Sheet.
MSHS8-HS-2: Students will effectively communicate orally and in writing, applying knowledge of healthcare science communications.
a) Differentiate between verbal and
Biomedical Debate (BD)
BD – Communication
non-verbal communication and
CERT Skills (CT)
CT – Testing & Procedure III
evaluate the components and barriers
Community Awareness (CA) CA – Communication
to effective communication.
Creative Problem Solving
CPS – Communication
(CPS)
EMT – Testing & Procedures I & II
Emergency Medical
HE – Communication
Technician (EMT)
HGD – Testing
Health Education (HE)
THC – Testing
KT: Human Growth &
MA – Testing
Development (HGD)
PP – Communication
KT: Transcultural Health
PH – Communication
Care (THC)
PSA – Communication
Medical Assisting (MA)
Parliamentary Procedure
(PP)
Public Health (PH)
Public Service
Announcement (PSA)
b) Interpret basic medical abbreviations Dental Terminology (DT)
DT – Testing
selected from JCAHO’s (Joint
HOSA Bowl (HB)
HB – Round 2 questions
Commission on Accreditation of
Medical Spelling (MS)
MS – Testing & Spell down
Healthcare Organizations)
Medical Terminology (MT)
MT – Testing
recommended abbreviations list.
c) Analyze and define medical terms
Dental Terminology (DT)
DT – Testing
utilizing common medical prefixes,
HOSA Bowl (HB)
HB – Round 2 questions
suffixes, and word roots.
Medical Spelling (MS)
MS – Testing & Spell down
Medical Terminology (MT)
MT – Testing
MSHS8-HS-3: The student will describe the attributes of effective teamwork and leadership.
a) Describe Career and Technical
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Leadership development
Student Organizations and their
importance in leadership development,
and identify benefits of belonging to
Health Occupations Students of
America (HOSA).
b) Analyze different types of teams,
Biomedical Debate (BD)
BD – Teamwork
identify team members, and discuss
CERT Skills (CT)
CT – Teamwork
their roles and responsibilities.
Community Awareness (CA) CA – Teamwork
CPR/First Aid (CPR)
CPR – Teamwork
Creative Problem Solving
CPS – Teamwork
(CPS)
EMT – Teamwork
Emergency Medical
FM – Teamwork
Technician (EMT)
HCD – Teamwork
Forensic Medicine (FM)
HE – Teamwork
Health Career Display (HCD) HB – Teamwork
Health Education (HE)
MI – Teamwork
HOSA Bowl (HB)
MRC – Teamwork
Medical Innovations (MI)
PP – Teamwork
MRC Partnerships (MRC)
PH – Teamwork
Parliamentary Procedures
PSA – Teamwork
(PP)
Public Health (PH)
Public Service
Announcement (PSA)
c) Participate in effective teamwork
Biomedical Debate (BD)
BD – Teamwork
activities.
CERT Skills (CT)
CT – Teamwork
Community Awareness (CA) CA – Teamwork
CPR/First Aid (CPR)
CPR – Teamwork
Creative Problem Solving
CPS – Teamwork
(CPS)
EMT – Teamwork
Emergency Medical
FM – Teamwork
Technician (EMT)
HCD – Teamwork
Forensic Medicine (FM)
HE – Teamwork
Health Career Display (HCD) HB – Teamwork
Health Education (HE)
MI – Teamwork
HOSA Bowl (HB)
MRC – Teamwork
Medical Innovations (MI)
PP – Teamwork
MRC Partnerships (MRC)
PH – Teamwork
Parliamentary Procedures
PSA – Teamwork
(PP)
Public Health (PH)
Public Service
Announcement (PSA)
MSHS8-HS-4: Students will assess the career pathways available in the nursing field.
a) Compare and contrast the roles and Clinical Nursing (CN)
CN – Testing
responsibilities of registered nurses,
Health Career Display (HCD) HCD – Career exploration
licensed practical nurses, and nursing
HOSA Bowl (HB)
HB – Round 2 questions
assistants, along with their education
Nursing Assisting (NA)
NA – Testing
and training requirements, salary
ranges, job outlooks, and facilities in
which they work.
b) Describe the personal
characteristics, attitudes, and rules of
appearance that apply to individuals in
nursing careers.
c) Describe how social, religious, ethnic,
and cultural beliefs impact patient care
d) Identify moral and ethical issues
impacting nursing care.
e) Evaluate the roles of advanced
practice nurses (e.g., nurse
practitioners, nurse anesthetists).
f) Perform vision screening and
colorblindness screening.
g) Sample tasks: Demonstrate at least
one of the following: • Measuring and
recording of height and weight. •
Measuring and recording of TPR
(temperature, pulse, and respiration). •
Measuring and recording of blood
pressure. • Graphing of vital signs. •
Formulation of a discharge plan. •
Clinical Nursing (CN)
Nursing Assisting (NA)
CN – Testing
NA – Testing
Clinical Nursing (CN)
KT: Human Growth &
Development (HGD)
KT: Transcultural Health
Care (THC)
Nursing Assisting (NA)
Clinical Nursing (CN)
KT: Medical Law & Ethics
(L&E)
Nursing Assisting (NA)
Health Career Display (HCD)
HOSA Bowl (HB)
CN – Testing
HGD – Testing
THC – Testing
NA – Testing
Medical Assisting (MA)
MA – Testing & Procedure VI
*Personal Care (*PC)
Clinical Nursing (CN)
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Medical Assisting (MA)
Nursing Assisting (NA)
*PC – Procedure V
CN – Testing
HHA – Testing & Procedures I & II
MA – Testing & Procedure IV
NA – Testing & Procedures VI & VII
CN – Testing
L&E – Testing
NA – Testing
HCD – Career exploration
HB – Round 2 questions
Measuring oral fluid intake. • Provision
of patient education.
MSHS8-HS-5: Students will evaluate careers available in the field of medicine.
a) Compare and contrast the roles and Health Career Display (HCD) HCD – Career exploration
responsibilities of physicians,
HOSA Bowl (HB)
HB – Round 2 questions
physician’s assistants, and medical
Medical Assisting (MA)
MA – Testing
assistants, along with their education,
training requirements, salary ranges,
job outlooks, and facilities in which
they work.
b) Describe various medical specialties. Biomedical Laboratory
BLS – Testing
Science (BLS)
CN – Testing
Clinical Nursing (CN)
DS – Testing
Dental Science (DS)
EMT – Testing
Emergency Medical
FM – Testing
Technician (EMT)
HHA – Testing
Forensic Medicine (FM)
L&E – Testing
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Pharm – Testing
KT: Medical Law & Ethics
MA – Testing
(L&E)
NA – Testing
KT: Pharmacology (Pharm)
PT – Testing
Medical Assisting (MA)
SM – Testing
Nursing Assisting (NA)
VS – Testing
Physical Therapy (PT)
Sports Medicine (SM)
Veterinary Science (VS)
c) Sample tasks – Demonstrate at least Medical Assisting (MA)
MA – Testing & Procedures III & V
one of the following: • Obtaining a
history. • Listing the steps involved in
performing a physical exam. •
Performing a 5-minute neurological
exam. • Use of a stethoscope to
evaluate lung sounds. • Removal of
sutures.
MSHS8-HS-6: Students will differentiate careers available in the field of health informatics/healthcare information systems.
a) Compare and contrast the roles and Health Career Display (HCD) HCD – Career exploration
responsibilities of healthcare
HOSA Bowl (HB)
HB – Round 2 questions
administrators, medical illustrators,
health information technologists,
medical coders, and health unit
coordinators, along with their
education, training requirements,
salary ranges, job outlooks, and
facilities in which they work.
b) Identify what information may be
Medical Assisting (MA)
MA – Testing & Procedures II & III
kept in a patient’s medical record.
c) Recognize how technology may be
Medical Assisting (MA)
MA – Testing & Procedures II & III
used to improve the delivery of patient
care and patient charting.
d) Define the term HIPAA and recognize Home Health Aide (HHA)
HHA – Testing
the importance of patient privacy.
KT: Medical Law & Ethics
L&E – Testing
(L&E)
Pharm – Testing
KT: Pharmacology (Pharm)
MA – Testing
Medical Assisting (MA)
NA – Testing
Nursing Assisting (NA)
PT – Testing
Physical Therapy (PT)
SM – Testing
Sports Medicine (SM)
e) Sample tasks – Demonstrate at least Epidemiology (Epi)
Epi – Testing
one of the following: • Proper phone
Extemporaneous Health
EHP – Medical illustration
etiquette and recording of a phone
Poster (EHP)
HCD – Medical illustration
message during simulated phone calls. Health Career Display (HCD) HE – Educational presentation
• Proper filing of patient charts (e.g.,
Health Education (HE)
MA – Testing & Procedures I & II
alphabetically, by patient number). •
Medical Assisting (MA)
MI – Educational presentation
Assigning of diagnostic and procedure
Medical Innovations (MI)
MP – Medical illustration
codes after reviewing patients’ charts.
Medical Photography (MP) PSA – Educational presentation
• Calculation of the percent increase or Public Service
RPS – Educational presentation
decrease, from year to year, of a
Announcement (PSA)
disease or condition in a population
Researched Persuasive
when given appropriate sets of data. • Speaking (RPS)
Creation of a medical illustration. •
Creation of an educational
presentation about a healthcare issue
or a body system.
MSHS7-HS-8: Students will explore the five healthcare career clusters/pathways developed by NCHSTE (the National Consortium on Health
Science and Technology Education).
a) Define diagnostic services,
Biomedical Laboratory
BLS – Testing
therapeutic services, support services,
Science (BLS)
CN – Testing
health informatics, and biotechnology
Clinical Nursing (CN)
DS – Testing
research and development.
Dental Science (DS)
EMT – Testing
Emergency Medical
FM – Testing
Technician (EMT)
HHA – Testing
Forensic Medicine (FM)
L&E – Testing
Home Health Aide (HHA)
Pharm – Testing
KT: Medical Law & Ethics
MA – Testing
(L&E)
NA – Testing
KT: Pharmacology (Pharm)
PT – Testing
Medical Assisting (MA)
SM – Testing
Nursing Assisting (NA)
VS – Testing
Physical Therapy (PT)
Sports Medicine (SM)
Veterinary Science (VS)
b) Define the term professional
organization and list the reasons a
healthcare worker might join one.
c) Create a presentation outlining a
student-chosen healthcare career, the
NCHSTE career cluster to which it
belongs, the education and training
required for the career, the salary
range and job outlook for the career,
facilities in which individuals choosing
that career might work, professional
organizations to which individuals
choosing that career might belong, and
how a worker in the chosen career
would interact with at least two other
members of the healthcare team.
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The competitive events program allows everyone to get involved
Health Career Display (HCD) HCD – Presentation outlining healthcare career
*Reading Standard – Medical Reading, Medical Terminology, Medical Spelling
*Writing Standard – Extemporaneous Writing, Prepared Speaking, & Researched Persuasive Speaking
*Entrepreneurship Standard – Creative Problem Solving & Medical Innovations