Yvette Rose Health Occupations
A World of Opportunities
In the world today, there are many careers areas providing vast opportunities to go in myriad of directions. This is extremely true for Health Occupations. The broad field is consistently one of the fastest growing for employment opportunities. When you think about it, health occupations might mean a physician, nurse, radiologist, physical therapist, medical records clerk, etc., etc. The opportunities and choices are almost endless.
KACC's Health Occupations I instructor, Yvette Rose, begins teaching her students the basics everyone needs to know before they make a decision to enter a health related field. While Mrs. Rose imparts her knowledge to her students and prepares them for their CNA Certification, she also discusses the many career paths within the healthcare field.
Mrs. Rose went to high school locally here at Eastridge before attending Kankakee Community College where she earned her CNA and her LPN (Certified Nursing Assistant and Licensed Practical Nurse respectively). Mrs. Rose began her career working in medical offices and helping to take care of our veterans.
Always wanting to improve her knowledge, Mrs. Rose went back to school in 1998, this time at Olivette Nazarene University where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree. After Olivette, Mrs. Rose worked as a RN (Registered Nurse) at Provena St. Mary's Hospital.
Mrs. Rose was not finished - by a longshot - She worked at Provena, cared for her husband and family and continued her education earning her Master's Degree this past year. Mrs. Rose decided she really wanted to share her experience and knowledge with others. When she noticed the position for a Health Occupations instructor at KACC in the local newspaper, she knew this would be right for her. It's been two years now, since Mrs. Yvette Rose joined KACC as Health Occupations I instructor and says she is learning and progressing each day as a teacher.
Inside the classroom, health students get to learn as much information as they need to become a Certified Nurse Assistant(CNA). The State requires every health occupations class achieve 80 hours of teaching in the classroom and 40 hours at a clinical site. Mrs. Rose teaches her students about the basics of health care and procedures required by the State. Some of these requirements are hand washing, feeding, bathing, and many other procedures to make sure the patient is healthy.
Students also learn to read a patient's pulse and take blood pressure, among other things. They learn and practice within the classroom and our mock clinic on mannequins and each other. Once techniques are mastered in the classroom, students begin going on clinicals at the Manteno Veterans Home to earn their 40 hours.
By the end of their first year here at KACC, students are allowed to sit for the CNA state certification test. The CNA certification is required by most schools, including KCC to enter into nursing and other health related post-secondary education. In addition, Mrs. Rose's students are well prepared to enter KACC's Health Occupations II class for their senior year, where they are working with more intricate medical terminology, and completing internship programs within our local community college. By the end of senior year, students who successfully complete Health Occupations I and II have already earned 10 credits at Kankakee Community College. What a great start!
In life, it's great for teachers to see their students grow and make a difference in the world. To Mrs. Rose, she says she delights in seeing in her students to step out of the box and do what they need to do to succeed in life.
Sometimes, it can get a little crazy in classrooms. Mrs. Rose says she likes to maintain a good balance between having fun, but certainly has her limits. Healthcare is serious business and horseplay or hindering the learning ability of other students is not tolerated. Mrs. Rose says her students "have to keep in mind that they practice in the classroom, but have to be able to perform it out at the job."
