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    • AGRI 1030: Intro to Plant Sciences
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-Req: ACT ENGL 18, READ 19 or equivalentCo-Req: None.Economic importance of plants and their relationship to agriculture and society; plant structure, physiology, and heredity; factors of the environment in relation to growth, adaptation, and management of plants; utilization of plant products.
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    • AGRI 1040: Intro to Agricultural Engineer
      0.00 - 4.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req. ACT 21 or MATH 1030 Survey of basic engineering principles and terminology. Engineering applications in agriculture including topics in soil and water engineering, power and machinery and farm structure building materials and structure design.
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    • AGRI 1050: Intro to Soil Science
      0.00 - 4.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-Req: CHEM 1110Co-Req: NoneStresses the nature and properties of soils, including physical, chemical, and biological processes in soils and their influences on plantgrowth. Land judging and soil testing are included.
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    • AHSC 1200: Certified Nursing Assistant
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req.: NoneNursing assistants work in a variety of settings, ranging from within the home, to an office or a clinic, or to an extended care of acute care hospital setting. This course, which is designed to run concurrently with the lab section, will allow students to gain the knowledge needed to be successful in those environments. The focus in the classroom portion will focus on job duties, safety and legal requirements, basic nursing skills, providing comfort to patients, and specialized care procedures.
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    • AHSC 1210: Certified Nurs Assistant Lab
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req.: NoneNursing assistants work in a variety of settings, ranging from within the home, to an office or a clinic, or to an extended care of acute care hospital setting. This course, which is designed to run concurrently with the classroom section, will allow students to learn skills to provide care to various types of patients. Skills include assessing patients, documenting vital signs, giving baths, feeding and dressing residents, and assisting patients in many life activities.
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    • AHSC 1310: EKG/Soft Skills
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req.: ACT READ 19, ENGL 18, MATH 19ECG Technicians perform electrocardiograms and are one of the first people to assist patients experiencing cardiac symptoms. ECG Technicians are a critical member of the patient care team found in physician offices, emergency rooms, and hospital based cardiology clinics across the country. The ECG Technician Certificate includes theory and hands-on instruction during the seven-week program. Individuals interested in starting a career in the medical field, prospective patient care technicians, current nurses, or those looking to develop skills may benefit from this program. This is comprehensive 40-hour course including labs. This certificate program will assist students in preparing for the National Health Career Association Certified ECG Technician (CET) exam.
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    • AHSC 1320: Clinical Medical Assistant I
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req.: PLBT 1301, AHSC 1310This program prepares students for the duties of a Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) in the clinical setting. Students will begin their course of study in the front office of the medical practice, then moving into the clinical portion of the course. In CMA I, students will learn about the scope of practice of the Clinical Medical Assisting profession and how to be successful as a student. Many times, CMAs perform routine office tasks to keep the medical offices running efficiently, so they will study professionalism, therapeutic communication, appropriate patient interaction, legal considerations, HIPAA, and bioethics. They learn basic administrative functions in a medical practice including units on medical terminology, electronic medical record and coding. Moving to the clinical side, students first learn infection control and medical asepsis. Regarding patient care, students begin by learning the patient interview. Also covered will be taking and recording vital signs, the components of a physical examination and patient education. In previous courses, students have mastered collecting laboratory specimens and performing successful EKGs. They will review and practice both these skills during the course. This certificate program will assist students in preparing for the National Health Career Association Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam.
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    • AHSC 1330: Clinical Medical Assistant II
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req.: AHSC 1320This program prepares students for the duties of a Clinical Medical Assistant’s (CMA) role in the clinical setting. In CMA II, the skills are patient-directed since a CMA’s duties include various tasks as taking patients’ medical histories, explaining treatment procedures, preparing patients for a variety of medical procedures, and assisting the physician with routine office procedures. At the direction of the physician, a CMA can instruct patients about medication and special diets, prepare and administer injections using dosage calculation, authorize drug refills and call prescriptions to a pharmacy. CMAs also draw blood, perform ECGs, prepare patients for X-rays, remove sutures and change dressings using sterile techniques. When the prescribed CMA skills in this class are mastered, a simulation lab is set up in which each student is given a scenario and interacts with a patient (another student) as if the student is already a credentialed CCMA. The instructor and other students watch and give feedback. This certificate program will assist students in preparing for the National Health Career Association Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam.
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    • AHSC 1340: Clinical Medical Assistant Cln
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      Pre-req.: AHSC 1330This course is a supervised clinical practice of Clinical Medical Assistant procedures and skills that were learned in previous courses. Students will be under the direct supervision of a nurse or medical assistant in an off-campus setting. Clinical competency in specified skills will be evaluated and documented.
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    • ALH 1000: Careers in Healthcare
      3.00 Credits
      Jackson State Community College

      No course description available.
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