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Students in the Health Science Technology program learn what is involved in healthcare professions and also have the opportunity to shadow a healthcare professional through the clinical internship class. Students are also trained the valuable skill of CPR.
Student Organization: HOSA
Courses
Health Science Education/Course Number: 5504 This course is a prerequisite for all other health science courses. It includes basic health care information on services and products related to the health of people and animals. This course includes career choices, skill development, and application of health concepts related to becoming a health care professional. Units include academics in health care communications systems, legal responsibilities, ethics, teamwork, and safety practices.
Nursing/Medical Therapeutics/Course Number: 5506 Prerequisite: Health Science Education This course focuses on therapeutic functions involved in a variety of treatment or changes in the health status of the patient. The student will evaluate the ways therapeutic medicine is used to focus on direct patient care. This course relates to nursing, medicine, dentistry, psychotherapy, dietetics, medical assistance, home health, pharmacy, respiratory, social work, nutritionist, health care attorney, and others. Upon completion of this course, students are qualified to enroll in the Clinical Internship.
Forensic Science/Course Number: 5514 Prerequisite: Health Science Education or Biology Requirement: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors This course is an overview of how science is applied to solving crimes. Topics include history of forensic science, collecting evidence, analyzing results, and future careers. Students will participate in staged crime scenes to apply knowledge and skills. This course is designed for students who are interested in becoming forensic nurses, odontologists, pathologists, psychiatrists, crime scene investigators, examiners/coroners, forensic technicians, criminalists, toxicologists, wildlife specialists, forensic engineers, computer specialists, aviation and construction accident investigators, forensic photographers, and polygraph examiners.
Support Services/Course Number: 5500 In this course, students learn knowledge and skills necessary to provide support to departments that are essential to the existence of a health care facility. In a hospital setting, admitting, business, and central services are a few of those support departments. Careers include admitting department workers, receptionists, pre-registration scheduling clerks, pre-certification agents, patient account representatives, material management workers, purchasing agents, central service clerks, and housekeeping.
Emergency Medical Service/Course Number: 5510 Prerequisites: Nursing/Medical Therapeutics Requirement: Juniors and Seniors Only In this course, students learn to deal with medical emergencies at the scene of an accident or in a situation of sudden illness such as a heart attack. Students learn the laws that apply to emergency medical service. Local emergency medical services (such as Wings Air Rescue) provide resources to assist in student development. Upon successful completion of this course, students are qualified to enroll in the clinical internship program. This course is designed for students who are interested in becoming emergency room physicians, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, or emergency room nurses.
Student Organization: HOSA
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Johnson County Career and Technical Education
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