Patient Care Technology

CIP Code: 31.51.0801.03 

 

Program Description: The Patient Care Technology is designed to provide the student with a thorough understanding of basic nursing care, including providing direct bedside care to patients in a variety of settings. The PCP is a multi-disciplinary technical assistive healthcare personnel. PCP’s are educated to provide basic nursing care under the supervision or direction of a Physician, Advanced Practice Nurse, Registered Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse. The education shall be in an organized program with planned learning experiences in a logical sequence, including both theory and clinical. 

Program Outcomes: At the completion of the certificate in Patient Care Technology graduates will be able to: 

• Become an active member of healthcare teams to provide care to the sick, assist with patient rehabilitation, and promote wellness and prevention of illness 

• Demonstrate cognitive training and skills that will allow them to be able to care for clients with or without complex medical needs 

• Pass the certification requirements for PCP  

• Perform duties of a unit secretary on either a medical-surgical unit or specialty unit, or in a clinic 

• Understand anatomy and physiology fundamentals 

• Translate appropriate medical terminology and perform procedures correctly 

• Perform and interpret 12 lead EKGs 

• Demonstrate confidence in collecting lab specimens and venipunctures 

• Demonstrate, in the clinical setting, appropriate skills learned in the PCP class, with no procedure performed whereby the PCP student has not had the necessary education or background 

 

Professional Accrediting Body: NA 

State Agency/Entity Oversight: National Health Career Association (NHA) or National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) 

 

Applicable Certification/License or Industry-recognized Certificates to Be Awarded: Patient Care Technician Certification 

 

Award Type: Certificate

Clock Hours: 864