Patient Care Technician Program

This one semester course prepares the student to work in a hospital, assisted living, or long-term care environment under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. Students are trained to perform clinical skills such as monitoring and recording vital signs, assisting with mobility and activities of daily living, basic respiratory care, obtaining specimens, heat and cold applications, pre- and post-operative care and other tasks related to direct patient care.
Date:
2013
Primary Material Type:
Workshop and Training Material
Institution:
St. Charles Community College
Project Name:
MoHealthWINs
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 1
Subjects:
Patient, Care, technician, PCT, MoHealthWINs, Allied Health, Healthcare, Health, Nursing, skilled, home health, long term care

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Clinical Partners
Industry Sector:
Health Care and Social Assistance -- Nursing and Residential Care Facilities -- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231)
Occupation:
Healthcare Support Occupations -- Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants (31-1012)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:
  • Non-Credit
Credential Type:
  • Credential
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:
91 classroom hours, 122 lab/clinical hours
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Conducting an evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
  • Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • Custom Quality Rubric
Course Note:
Allied Health

Accessibility

Accessibility Features:
  • Text Access - Text to Speech
  • Text Adjust - Compatible
  • Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors

Copyright / Licensing

Copyright Owner:
St. Charles Community College
Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.