OCEWD LCC Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technician

Patient Care Technician - Long Term Care - HC2103

This course is designed to educate and train nursing assistants to support licensed nursing staff in long term care facilities by performing duties which may be safely delegated. Included in the course are concepts addressing the healthcare delivery system, development of the patient care technician, legal principles, delegation, infection control and alterations in various body systems. Lecture, laboratory practice and evaluation are used to prepare the student to meet these objectives. Skills include sterile gloving, oral suctioning, diabetes care, enternal nutrition, catheterization, colostomy care, specimen collection and tracheostomy care. The applicant must have completed a DHS approve nurse aide training program. Prerequisite to register: Patient Care Technician Application Form (PDF) 106 KB. Tuition: $995

Schedule
Occupational Data
Learning Outcomes
Progression Standards
Student Feedback
Frequently Asked Questions

Course Duration:
60 Hours	4 Semester Hours

Course #	Date	Day	Time	Location	Instructor
HC2103	FEB 13, 2012 - APR 30, 2012	MO/WE	6:00PM-9:00PM	DA Basement Lab	Sandy Brown
HC2103	JUL 7, 2012 - SEP 8, 2012	SA	8:30AM-3:00PM	DA Basement Lab	Sandy Brown

Course Type:
Workforce Development

Standard Occupational Code (SOC):
31-1012.00 - Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

In-Demand Occupation Information

Projected Need for Employees
(2006 - 2016)

Projected
Growth

2006 Hourly
Wage Range

Bottom
10%

Median

Top
10%

Home health aides	View	View

454,000

$10

$13

Nursing aides	View	View

393,000

$11

$16

Source: www.careervoyages.gov

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify current issues challenging the healthcare delivery system in the U.S.
List various legal principles that guide personnel in the delivery of healthcare.
Describe the evolution of the patient care technician in the healthcare setting.
Demonstrate effective communication methods used by the healthcare team to exchange vital patient information.
Explain measures utilized to prevent the spread of infectious organisms.
Safely perform task-oriented duties and skills under the supervision of licensed personnel.

Learning Outcomes Assessments Used:

Participant Evaluations (Indirect Method)
Instructor Evaluation(s) (Indirect Method)
Standardized Testing (Direct Method)

Completion:
Yes: 100%	No: 0%

Reason for Non-Completion:
N/A

Student Reported Learning Objective Met:
Not Applicable 0%	Strongly Disagree 0%	Disagree 0%	Indifferent 0%	Agree 24%	Strongly Agree 76%

Student Reported Learning Objective Met:

Not
Applicable

Strongly
Disagree

Disagree

Indifferent

Agree

24%

Strongly
Agree

76%

Attendance Policy

Participants are expected to attend all class sessions. Sign-in sheets are completed at every class session. Participants must attend all classes in order to satisfactorily complete the course. For every fifteen (15) hours of instruction, one hour of instruction can be missed. Arriving more than 15 minutes late at the start of a class will be documented as a tardy or leaving more than 15 minutes early at the end of a class will be documented as an early departure.

Standards of Progress
Attendance, completion of assignments, quiz/exam scores, and satisfactory performance of all skills/tasks contribute to the overall grade. Possible grades include:

(CR) is used to indicate passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. All assignments completed with a score of 70% or higher, a score of 70% or higher on each quiz/exam, and all skills performed satisfactorily.

(NC) is used to indicate not passing with a “C” or higher for non-credit courses. Participants earning a grade of “NC” may repeat a course once. Additional repeats may be allowed after discussion with a Program Coordinator, and participants may be required to repeat the entire course at an additional expense. Participants may not progress to the next higher level course until a “CR” grade is earned.

(I) is used to indicate that the participant has yet to complete one or more requirements by the scheduled end date of a course. Participants will be given an additional opportunity to successfully complete the requirements after instructors provide counseling/remediation. An additional fee may be required for remedial instruction beyond two (2) attempts. Participants that are unsuccessful after four (4) attempts shall be assigned a grade of “NC”. Completion of course requirements must be accomplished during the next offering of the program/course or the grade will be converted as “NC”.

Student Reported Satisfaction with Course
Yes: 100%	No: 0%	No Response: N/A

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