PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN -- PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
Cedar Valley only
(Certificate)
- Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
- Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.
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.
SEMESTER I
| MDCA 1205 |
Medical Law and Ethics |
2 |
| MDCA 1313 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| NUPC 1320 |
Patient Care Technician |
3 |
| NURA 1301 |
Nurse Aide for Health Care Organizations I |
3 |
| NURA 1161 |
Clinical - Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant OR |
1 |
| NURA 1260 |
Clinical - Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant |
(2) |
| SPCH 1311 |
Introduction to Speech Communications OR |
3 |
| NUTR 1322 |
Principles of Nutrition OR |
(3) |
| PHED 1304 |
Health for Today OR |
(3) |
| HDEV 2315 |
Personal and Social Adjustment |
(3) |
|
|
15-16 |
| Minimum Hours Required |
|
15-16 |
NOTE: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students who have completed NURA 1160 must take NURA 1161.
