"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works their tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish their goals." - Larry Bird
Learning a new skill is never easy. Honing any skill takes hours of practice, patience, and perseverance. As a new HOSA member, you may feel pessimistic, lack confidence, and even feel intimidated when it comes to learning procedures such as applying a nasal cannula, transferring an injured patient, and/or providing CPR-First Aid, but over time these feelings are certain subside. Your attitude will change, your confidence will grow, and pessimism will be replaced with optimism as you perfect these procedures through practice, practice, and more practice.
Below are links to health care procedures found within HOSA’s Competitive Events Program. Although these skills will not match the HOSA rubrics entirely; the videos should give you a clearer understanding of what is being asked of you in the events (SD HOSA is not responsible for inappropriate comments on the linked sites.)Events should be practiced using the HOSA rubrics.
BIOTECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Pouring an agarose gel
Bradford protein quantitation assay
DNA gel electrophoresis
Using micropipets and transfer pipets
Bacterial transformation
Calculations of transformation efficiency
Restriction digestion reaction
CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE SKILLS
Infection control and transmission-based precautions
ABO blood typing
Streaking an agar plate
Preparing a blood film or smear
Staining a blood film or smear
Physical examination of urine (NO LINK)
CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS
Nasogastric tube insertion
Withdrawing medication from a vial
Subcutaneous injection
Intramuscular injection (I)
Intramuscular injection (II)
Performing a sterile wound irrigation
Assisting postoperative exercises
Postmortem care of the body
CPR/FIRST AID AND EMT SKILLS
Patient assessment- Trauma
Spinal immobilization- Supine patient
BLS with an AED
DENTAL SCIENCE SKILLS
Assembly of anesthetic syringe
Patient education-brushing and flossing
Treament of contaminated tray in sterilazation center
HOME HEALTH AIDE SKILLS
Applying an elasticized stocking
Changing a dry dressing using non-sterile technique
Moving a patient up in bed using a drawsheet
Taking an adult tympanic temp
MEDICAL ASSISITNG SKILLS
Perform a telephone screening
Measure height and weight
Test urine with reagent strips
Assist with a routine physical exam
Obtain and record a patient history
NURSING ASSISTING (CNA) SKILLS
Handwashing
Making a Closed Bed
Transferring a patient from bed to wheelchair
Measuring and recording blood pressure
Taking vital signs
Caring for an ostomy
PHARMACY SCIENCE SKILLS
Filling a prescription
Patient screening for influenza vaccine
Withdrawing liquid from a vial
Compounding an oral suspension
Aseptic garbing, hand washing and gloving
Verifying controlled substance prescription content and DEA number
PHLEBOTOMY SKILLS
Tourniquet Application
Routine TES Venipuncture
Fainting During Venipuncture
Heel Puncture
PHYSICAL THERAPY SKILLS
Ambulating with a gait belt
Ambulating with crutches
Passive range of motion (ROM)
Transfer from supine to sitting
RESPIRATORY THERAPY SKILLS
Hand held nebulizer
Assessment of a newborn
Pulse oximetry
SPORTS MEDICINE SKILLS
Taping an ankle (basics)
Taping a wrist/hand
Shoulder spica
VETERINARY SCIENCE SKILLS
Preparation of the operative site
Simple fecal floatation
Lifting and restraining a dog
Wrapping a surgical pack
Preparing a feline to obtain a temperature