Juniors in the Clinical Health Careers (CHC) class at Heights High demonstrate the use of personal protective equipment in preparation for their clinical experience at HealthSpan on Severance Circle.
“Learning the proper way to apply, use and take off the protective equipment is just one of the skills that students learn before the clinical rotations,” said Nancy Ballou, RN, Clinical Health Careers teacher.
Junior Clinical Health career
students wearing personal protective equipment: Amber Rainey, Niya Mack, Janae Laird, Jon'nae Jackson,
Vanessa Stewart and Nancy Ballou, RN, instructor, (L-R).
The CHC program is housed at the Delisle Center and features a lab for practicing procedures and skills needed for real clinical settings.
The clinical experience is an opportunity for students to put the skills they have learned in the lab to use in the real world setting as they work with clients and medical professionals for 2.5 hours a day for four weeks. Rotations include oncology, gastroenterology lab, emergency, outpatient surgery and podiatry.
In the senior year CHC students complete 16 hours of direct patient care at McGregor Nursing Home as part of their Nurse Aide Training.