Career as a Patient Care Technician
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Desiree’ Bickham
Research Rough Daft
English IV-1st
November 8, 2012 Patient care technicians are multi-skilled medical professional with adequate training in numerous types of duties in a health unit depending on the need. The word patient care technicians , covers numerous task, responsibilities, and duties. patient care technicians , also known as certified nursing assistants are medical worker trained in providing basic hygiene and care to patients in hospitals and other facilities. PCT are trained in high schools, community colleges, nursing homes, facilities, and vocational centers.(Dandey 1). A patient Care Technician is an important person in the patient care process because they assist the doctor when they are caring for a patient, they assist in the rehab clinics, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities, and they help patients with simple tasks like eating, brushing their teeth and hair, and using the restroom. Many patient care technicians enter the filed with only a high school diploma or no formal education at all. Relying on their work place to provide on the job training. However, in places such as nursing care facilities, Patient Care Technicians must complete a training program composed of a minimum of 75 hours and pass a competency evaluation according to federal government requirements (Patient Care Technician Info 3). In order
Bickham 2 to become a PCT one must complete high school or equivalent diploma. Then enroll into a two course accredited training associated to the field (Dandey 1). While in the training one is taught several task and aspect about the human body, first aid, emergency medical care, handling patients and various other important topics. The curriculum includes classroom, laboratory, exercises, and supervised clinical hours, which may come in the form of internships or externships. To complete these programs successfully, students must complete the following learning modules: certified
Desiree’ Bickham
Research Rough Daft
English IV-1st
November 8, 2012 Patient care technicians are multi-skilled medical professional with adequate training in numerous types of duties in a health unit depending on the need. The word patient care technicians , covers numerous task, responsibilities, and duties. patient care technicians , also known as certified nursing assistants are medical worker trained in providing basic hygiene and care to patients in hospitals and other facilities. PCT are trained in high schools, community colleges, nursing homes, facilities, and vocational centers.(Dandey 1). A patient Care Technician is an important person in the patient care process because they assist the doctor when they are caring for a patient, they assist in the rehab clinics, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities, and they help patients with simple tasks like eating, brushing their teeth and hair, and using the restroom. Many patient care technicians enter the filed with only a high school diploma or no formal education at all. Relying on their work place to provide on the job training. However, in places such as nursing care facilities, Patient Care Technicians must complete a training program composed of a minimum of 75 hours and pass a competency evaluation according to federal government requirements (Patient Care Technician Info 3). In order
Bickham 2 to become a PCT one must complete high school or equivalent diploma. Then enroll into a two course accredited training associated to the field (Dandey 1). While in the training one is taught several task and aspect about the human body, first aid, emergency medical care, handling patients and various other important topics. The curriculum includes classroom, laboratory, exercises, and supervised clinical hours, which may come in the form of internships or externships. To complete these programs successfully, students must complete the following learning modules: certified