- Role-play MD visit
- Basic understanding of BP, temperature, weight (over or under-), cholesterol
- Role-play how to fill a prescription
- Practice reading prescription labels
- Read a brief article about a health condition & forms of prevention (flu, hand washing, meningitis)
Read The Flu and You information
1)What symptoms does it have? (see p. 2 also)
2)When is the flu common?
3)How does the flu spread?
4)How sick do people get with the flu? (Read p. 3 together)
5)How can we prevent the flu?
6)When is the flu an emergency?
Role Play Dr. visit:
1.Ask questions regarding the different categories of the medical history form.
2.Doctor will check your…? (blood pressure, heart rate, pulse, temperature, NOT cholesterol at this time)
3.Doctor will give recommendation & “script”.
4.Go to pharmacy.
How to take medicines/pharmacy Black Dictionary p. 112 Role play talking to the pharmacist.
See http://www.thepharmacytechnician.com/?p=19 for parts of the medicine label.
Use the prescription labels to role play with a partner.