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Patient Care Technician
Patient Care Technician Certificate

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PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN -- PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN

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(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.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

HPRS 1206 Essentials of Medical Terminology 2
HPRS 1205 Essentials of Medical Law/Ethics for Health Professionals 2
NURA 1307 Body Systems 3
NUPC 1320 Patient Care Technician/Assistant 3
NURA 1301 Nurse Aide for Health Care 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)
14-15
Minimum Hours Required 14-15

NOTE: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students who have completed NURA 1160 must take NURA 1161.

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