2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

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PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
ALLIED HEALTH - PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN (PCT)
600 Clock Hours/20 Vocational Credit Hours
The Patient Care Technician program is designed to prepare both men and women to begin work at the
technical, assistant level in a variety of settings including home health, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes
or other long term care facilities under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Following the Health Careers Core, each component or module is completed in sequence through the
Patient Care Technician module. Upon successful completion of the rst three modules, the student can
apply to the Florida Board of Nursing to take the certi cation exam to become licensed as a certi ed
nursing assistant. Upon successful completion of all seven modules, the graduate can apply to take the
national certi cation exam for patient care technician.
Enrollment Requirements
Students must:
1. Submit a completed application and application fee to North Florida Community College.
2. Be at least 18 years of age.
3. Have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
4. Complete the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) and obtain acceptable scores for program
success. A $10 fee is required at the time of testing. It is strongly recommended that the
student have the achieved the required scores for program completion on the basic skills
examination prior to admission. These scores are: Reading 10.0, Language 10.0 Spelling
10.0 Math Application 10.0 and Math Computation 10.0. Students not having achieved the
minimal scores may not be able to progress through course modules and will not be awarded
a certi cate of course completion. Since entry into this program is limited, preference will be
given to those students achieving required TABE scores prior to admission.
5. Submit a complete and current physical examination, including eye examination.
6. Submit to a criminal background check and drug screen and be cleared for clinical learning
activities by each clinical agency utilized by the program.
Program Courses..................................................................................600 Clock Hours
Course # Title Clock Hours
HSC 0003 Health Careers Core 90
HCP 0121C Articulated Nursing Assistant 75
HCP 0332C Advanced Home Health Aide 50
HCP 0020C Patient Care Assistant 75
HSC 0016C Allied Health Assistant 150
MEA 0580C Advanced Allied Health Assistant 100
PRN 0094C Patient Care Technician 60
Total Clock Hours: 600
The program and course content include, but is not limited to:
• Interpersonal skills
• Basic patient care
• Medical terminology
• Life span including gerontology
• Legal and ethical responsibilities • Nutrition
• Safe and ef cient work practices • Employability skills
• Documentation skills
• AIDS/HIV - 4 Hour Core
Students are required to buy a white uniform and white duty shoes, and a watch with a second hand.
There is also a supply fee which includes CPR materials, malpractice insurance, time card, and lab
supplies.
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog