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2003 - 2004 Catalog (Archived)
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Patient Care Technician
Patient Care Technician Certificate

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PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN

Cedar Valley only

(Certificate)

(Students pursuing this certificate program are waived from TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: C1.PATIENT.CARE.02

The one-semester Patient Care Technician program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the health care industry. Students learn to apply basic nurse assisting skills in a variety of settings, including long-term care facilities (nursing homes), hospitals, clinics, home health care, and assisted living facilities. Skills developed will include patient hygiene and comfort, patient safety, obtaining lab samples, phlebotomy (drawing blood), and electrocardiography (running EKGs). Upon successful completion of classroom lab and practicum (clinical), students will be awarded the Patient Care Technician Certificate.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

MDCA 1313 Medical Terminology 3
NURA 1260 Clinical - Nursing Assistant/Aide 2
NURA 1291 Special Topics in Nursing Assistant/Aide 2
NURA 1301 Nurse Aide for Health Care Organizations I 3
NURA 1307 Nurse Aide for Health Care Organizations II 3
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communications OR 3
NUTR 1322 Principles of Nutrition OR (3)
PHED 1304 Health for Today (3)
16
Minimum Hours Required 16
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