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Patient Care Technician Course Sequence

Patient Care Technician

NUR-100             Patient Care Technician 1                        6 credits
NUR-103             Patient Care Technician 2                        6 credits
                                          Total Credit Hours   --12

 Geriatric Nursing Assistant Job-Entry-Level Course

NUR-101             Geriatric Nursing Assistant                       5 credits
                                          Total Credit Hours   --5

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Course Descriptions

NUR-100 - Patient Care Technician 1 (PCT)

  • Six credits, one term; 45 lecture hours, 30 lab hours, and 60 clinical practice hours.
  • Prepares those with no previous allied health work or educational experience to work as a patient care technician (PCT) in an area hospital or as a geriatric nursing assistant (GNA) in an extended-care facility.

NUR-103 - Patient Care Technician 2 (PCT)

  • Six credits, one term; 37.5 lecture hours, 50 lab hours, 60 clinical practice hours.
  • Offers more advanced skills and additional supervised clinical experience to prepare student for work as an advanced-level technician in area hospitals.
  • Prerequisite: NUR 100 within the past two years or, if longer than two years, proof of current practice in the field and permission of the nursing department. 

NUR-101 - Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)

  • Five credits, one term; 40 lecture hours, 30 lab hours, 40 clinical practice hours.
  • Prepares those with no previous experience for jobs as geriatric nursing assistants in extended-care facilities and home care.

Last Updated: Aug 11 2008 9:35AM