More Than 30 Useful Tools to Prepare Your Health Science Students for HOSA Competitions November 23, 2021

Competitive events offered by HOSA, the future healthcare professionals student organization, provide today’s health science students with valuable skills, knowledge and insights. HOSA is a national Career and Technical Student Organization specifically for health science students. It offers competitive events that focus on a variety of skills, from character development and critical thinking to interpersonal communication and career preparation. Like any competitive event, dedicated preparation can really set competitors up for success. Realityworks’ health science products can help prepare your students for competition while providing hands-on opportunities to practice important health care skills. In fact, here are more than 30 useful tools to prepare your Health Science students for HOSA competitions.

Behavioral Health

It’s highly likely that your health care students will need to care for someone with a mental illness, intellectual disability or who suffers from PTSD. Adequate soft skills designed specifically to teach strategies for communicating and caring for these patients ensures your students have real-world, hands-on practice opportunities.

From the HOSA website: Behavioral Health provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills surrounding psychology, the mind, mental health and substance use disorders.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Behavioral Health event? We recommend our Soft Skills Program for Caring for Patients with Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Illness, or PTSD

Medical Law and Ethics

Medical Law & Ethics provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills regarding U.S. medical law, ethics and bioethics. This competitive event consists of a written test with a tiebreaker essay question. This event aims to inspire members to learn about ethical and legal terms as well as how to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information related to this field.

Preparing your students for the Medical Law and Ethics event? We recommend our Ethical and Legal Issues in HealthCare Program and Online Course

Human Growth & Development

By exposing your students to the many milestones in the human life cycle, you can help them develop knowledge and skills related to important human growth and development topics.

From the HOSA website: Human Growth & Development provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills regarding biophysical, mental/cognitive, social, and emotional development in the human life span.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Human Growth & Development event? We recommend these products:

Pharmacology

The elderly often have difficulties opening and dispensing their medication. Students can experience the challenges of medication management for geriatric patients with Realityworks’ Geriatric Medication Management Simulation Kit.

From the HOSA website: Pharmacology provides HOSA members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills regarding the area of healthcare concerned with uses, effects, and modes of actions of drugs.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Pharmacology event? We recommend our Geriatric Medication Management Simulation Kit

Clinical Nursing

Designed for various nursing courses to teach clinical nursing and patient care skills, Realityworks’ manikins provide realistic, interactive scenarios enhanced by taking advantage of the included curriculum.

From the HOSA website: Clinical Nursing provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required in the nursing field.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Clinical Nursing event? We recommend these products:

Clinical Specialty

Help train your students for high-demand, high-skilled, high-paying jobs in health care with pathway packages that offer realistic skills training. These convenient packages offer future health professional a glimpse into a variety of health careers such as EMT, EMR, nursing and more.

From the HOSA website: Clinical Specialty provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills about a health career of their choosing.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Clinical Specialty event? We recommend these products:

Health Aide

Create interactive scenarios for your CNA students to practice real-world experiences right in your classroom. Your students can gain empathy and understanding of mobility and sensory impairments that are often associated with old age.

From the HOSA website: Home Health Aide provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for supporting patients in their homes.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Health Aide event? We recommend these products:

Medical Assisting

From learning basic patient care skills to practicing common workplace soft skills, there are many steps you can take to ensure your students are successful, well-rounded health care professionals.

From the HOSA website: Medical Assisting provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required to assist in administrative and clinical tasks.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Medical Assisting event? We recommend these products:

Nursing Assisting

By providing realistic skills practice opportunities that are based on the INACSL Standards of Best Practice, you’re helping ensure your health science students are learning more about providing quality care.

From the HOSA website: Nursing Assisting provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for patient care in medical settings.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Nursing Assisting event? We recommend these products:

Personal Care

What makes a useful manikin? Our Geriatric Nursing features realistic joints and size with over 15 basic nursing functions, from hair and face washing to colostomy care. It includes curriculum that addresses basic patient care procedures as well as soft skills.

From the HOSA website: Personal Care provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for patient care in medical settings. This event is specifically for HOSA members who are classified under IDEA.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Personal Care event? We recommend our Geriatric Nursing Manikin or our Ostomy Trainer

Physical Therapy

Simulation is a powerful teaching method. With the right wearable simulators, your students can experience the same challenges their patients might be going through. These experiences help students gain greater empathy and understanding of patients’ limitations.

From the HOSA website: Physical Therapy provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for assisting patients with recovery.

Preparing your students to succeed in thePhysical Therapy event? We recommend these products:

Sports Medicine

By allowing for hands-on learning within small and large groups, this supply pack is convenient and budget-friendly. It includes enough materials to practice common immobilization and splinting techniques on students, standardized patients, or medical manikins. Additionally, the included 4-hour curriculum completes the experience for both instructors and their students.

From the HOSA website: Sports Medicine provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for patient care in a sports medical setting.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Sports Medicine event? We recommend We recommend our Joint Model Set or our Taping and Wrapping Skills Sim Kit

Veterinary Science

Introduce your competitive students to basic companion animal anatomy, and offer a solid foundation for veterinary science students, with Realityworks’ vet science models and curriculum.

From the HOSA website: Veterinary Science provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for diagnosis and treatment of animals.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Veterinary Science event? We recommend these products:

CERT Skills

Arm your students with knowledge on how to handle life-threating situations with hands-on simulation tools that can be used for repeated practice and assessment.

From the HOSA website: CERT Skills provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for disaster preparedness and response.

Preparing your students to succeed in the CERT Skills event? We recommend these products:

CPR/First Aid

Give your students the confidence to step up and provide lifesaving actions before medical personnel can arrive with interactive tools that meet current AHA CPR guidelines.

From the HOSA website: CPR/First Aid provides members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for team first aid and basic life support.

Preparing your students to succeed in the CPR/First Aid event? We recommend these products:

Life Support Skills

From BLS/CPR to choking to splinting, these simulation tools will provide repetitive first aid skills practice for your students.

From the HOSA website: Life Support Skills provides HOSA members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required for basic life support. This event is specifically for HOSA members who are classified under IDEA.

Preparing your students to succeed in the Life Support Skills event? We recommend these products:

Leadership Events

Interviews, presentation skills, and respect are a few of the 20 most employer-requested soft skills included with our employability and leadership skills programs.

From the HOSA website: Leadership Events including Interviewing Skills; Job Seeking Skills; Organizational Leadership; Prepared Speaking; and Speaking Skills provide HOSA members with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills required to apply for and obtain employment; develop organization and Parliamentary Procedure; and develop effective oral communication

Preparing your students to succeed in the Leadership Events? We recommend these products:

By pairing lesson plans with hands-on learning aids (plus activities and assessments), these products can help you prepare your Health Science students for HOSA competitions. They’ll also help your students gain practical career preparation skills that will help them succeed in competitions – and in life.

Learn more

Looking for more information to prepare your Health Science students for HOSA competitions (and future success)? Consider these resources:

In a recent webinar, Realityworks Product Manager Denise DuBois shared her favorite tools for HOSA competition preparation, including selections for middle school events like Foundations of Nutrition. You can watch her complete webinar on-demand anytime here:

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