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PCT 101 - Patient Care Technician I

5 Credit(s)
This course is designed to prepare students for the Nursing Assistant-Direct Care Worker role in health care settings. The learner is introduced to basic nursing care, basic home health care, resident rights, safety and emergency nursing procedures. Principles of therapeutic relationships and client care are presented as well as the legal/ethical issues related to the nursing practice. Emphasis is on the personal qualities, knowledge, and skills needed by the nurse assistant to give quality basic nursing care under supervision of registered nurses and independent assistant to the patient in home setting. This course provides instruction in basic nursing skills through lecture, campus laboratory and supervised clinical experiences in a long term care facility and preceptor experience in the patient home setting. Major topics include legality and promotion of patient rights, communications, infection control, measurement of basic body functions, effect of aging and disease on body systems, measures to promote independence and rehabilitation, specimen collection, nutrition, and elimination assistance. Because this is a skills-based course, classroom and laboratory attendance is mandatory. Upon successful completion of the program the student is eligible to take the Direct Care Worker written and skill evaluation exam. This exam will be taken the last week of the course.

Pre/Corequisite(s): BIO 114  with a minimum grade of a C.


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