HSC TASTER SESSIONS 1&2

LEVEL 3 CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL EXTENDED CERTIFICATE IN Y12

• WORTH 1 FULL A LEVEL AT THE END OF Y12.

• BREADTH OF UNITS OPENS UP CAREER POSSIBILITIES

• UNIT 1 – BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN HSC (PORTFOLIO)

• UNIT 2 – EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS IN HSC (EXAM)

• UNIT 3 – HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY IN HSC (EXAM)

• UNIT 4 – ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HSC (EXAM)

• UNIT 5 – INFECTION CONTROL (PORTFOLIO)

• UNIT 13 – SEXUAL HEALTH, REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT(PORTFOLIO)

A TASTER OF Y12

UNIT 1

SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION = SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS

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Square on

Open posture

Leaning forwards

Eye contact should be appropriate

Relaxed

UNIT 3

• HEALTH, SAFETY & SECURITY

• MORE THAN JUST RISK ASSESSMENTS, FIRE DRILLS AND FIRST AID KITS!

• FOOD SAFETY

• ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• LONE WORKING

• STORAGE & DISPENSING OF MEDICATION

• LEGISLATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES (EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES & CLIENTS)

• MANAGING INCIDENTS & EMERGENCIES

UNIT 3 – BRIDGING WORK

• ANSWER THIS QUESTION – “WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A FIRST AIDER?”

• CHECK OUT HTTP://WWW.SJA.ORG.UK/SJA/FIRST-AID-ADVICE/WHAT-TO-DO-AS-A-FIRST-

AIDER/THE-ROLE-OF-A-FIRST-AIDER.ASPX

UNIT 4

• CORONARY HEART DISEASE (INCLUDING ANGINA/HEART ATTACK)

UNIT 4 BRIDGING WORK

• ANSWER THIS QUESTION:

“EVALUATE HOW A PERSON’S LIFESTYLE CAN INFLUENCE THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING CORONARY HEART DISEASE”

• TO DO THIS YOU WILL NEED TO:

• DISCUSS THE FACTORS WHICH CAUSE CORONARY HEART DISEASE

• LINK THESE FACTORS WITH LIFESTYLE CHOICES WHICH SOMEONE MAY CHOOSE

• CONSIDER HOW SOMEONE CAN REDUCE THEIR RISK OF DEVELOPING CORONARY HEART DISEASE

UNIT 5

UNIT 5 BRIDGING WORK• ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS IN WHICH TO PREVENT AND CONTROL THE SPREAD OF INFECTION IS TO

HAVE BASIC HYGIENE THROUGH REGULAR HANDWASHING

RESEARCH

• CREATE A FACTSHEET ON THE CORRECT WAY IN WHICH TO WASH YOUR HANDS INCLUDING DIAGRAMS

TO SHOW IT AS A STAGE BY STAGE PROCESS

• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HANDWASHING AND WHY IS IT USED

• THEN RESEARCH A DOCTOR BY THE NAME OF SEMMELWEISS AND FIND OUT WHAT HIS RESEARCH

SHOWED AND WHY HANDWASHING BECAME STANDARD PRECAUTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS

TO ADOPT (YOU COULD DO THIS AS A FLOW CHART)

USE THE INFORMATION ON THE SHARED AREA AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

HTTP://WWW.NPR.ORG/SECTIONS/HEALTH-SHOTS/2015/01/12/375663920/THE-DOCTOR-WHO-

CHAMPIONED-HAND-WASHING-AND-SAVED-WOMEN-S-LIVES