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High School Students Learn about Injections in Practical Health and Medicine Class

High school students in Mrs. Melody’s “Practical Health and Medicine” class recently learned about the different types of injections used in health care during a skills lab on October 24. The class is part of a high school concentration on Health and Medicine.
Melody invited ACS parent and nurse Justyna Montemurro to lead the skills lab. Montemurro is a maternity and delivery nurse at Inspira Medical Center in Vineland.
The students were able to use different needles and practice doing three types of injections on oranges. They also learned how to start an IV line on a patient.
“It’s very valuable for our students to have hands-on experience putting into practice what we have been learning in class,” Melody said. “The students enjoyed it a lot and it further confirmed to them their interest in the medical field.”
The students who are part of the year-long class, which meets five days a week, are Daniella Ajayi, Tommy Ellison, Noelle Thompson, and Kennedy Vasquez.

Classroom Cameo: May I Take Your Blood Pressure? High School Students in Health and Medicine Class Demonstrate their Skills in Taking Vitals

High school students showed their competency and skills in taking vitals from faculty and staff volunteers as part of an assessment test on Friday, March 5 held in the Multi-Purpose Room.  The students are in a year-long “Practical Health and Medicine” class that is part of a Health and Medicine high school concentration.

Faculty member Celine Melody observed the students as they took temperatures and pulses, checked blood pressure, respiratory rates, and pulse-02.

Melody said the 14 students in the class all passed their assessment tests and have been showing steady progress since the class got underway in September. She said a number of the students are planning to pursue a career in the medical profession, especially nursing, and this class gives them insight and important hands-on experience into the field.