Health Assisting
Are you interested in a career in Nursing? The Health Assisting pathway is a great way to get hands on experience with nursing and even become a Certified Nursing Assistant before leaving Brockton High. Health Assisting III is registered by the Department of Public Health and prepares you for the CNA Certification Exam.
Health Assisting I
An introductory course that will help students understand the skills, attitudes, and behaviors needed in health assisting and related professions. In health and medical assisting professions, students must have a good understanding of clinical terms, human physiology, pathological diseases, procedures, and protocols.
Health Assisting II
This course explores health assisting and its related tasks as it walks students through the study of body systems and their common diseases and disorders. The students will gain an understanding of the specific health assisting skills associated with these conditions.
Health Assisting III: Nurse Assistant Training
Students will explore diseases and disorders that are connected with select body systems with an emphasis on the specialized nursing assistant. Students will learn procedures and skills to pass the Home Health Aide test with CPR & First Aid and enable them to become eligible to take the CNA test. Prepares students to test for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Certification exam for Nursing Assistants and gain a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certificate.
Health Assistant Externship
The goal of this course is to provide an opportunity for Junior/Senior students who have completed courses Health Assisting II or Health Assisting III to become teaching assistants in either Health Assisting II or III. Assistants will serve as an extension of the classroom teacher. The extern will be responsible for the preparation and demonstration of procedures. Students will also provide feedback and support to students for individual student-procedure demonstrations under the supervision of the teacher.
