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Patient Care Assistant
Certificate Program
PC21
Program Description
The patient care assistant technical certificate of credit prepares students with rigorous classroom training and practice as well as the clinical experiences to perform a full range of patient care duties or services under nursing or medical direction. This includes taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, assisting with activities of daily living, observing and charting patient information, and reporting appropriate information to supervisors. In order to begin the clinical requirements, students must complete tuberculosis skin test, supply proof of immunization, undergo a background check, and submit to a drug screen test. Students who successfully complete the patient care assistant technical certificate of credit may be eligible to sit for the National Nurse Aide Assessment program (NNAAP) which determines competency to become enrolled in the State Nurse Aide Registry. (Program Length: 2 Semester Minimum)
Employment Opportunities
Patient care assistants, nurse aides, nurse assistants, geriatric aides, hospital attendants
CURRICULUM
| COURSE TITLE |
NUMBER |
CREDITS |
| Essential General Core Courses |
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2 |
Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development |
EMPL 1000 |
2 |
Essential Technical Courses |
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21 |
Introduction to Computers |
COMP 1000 |
3 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
ALHS 1011 |
5 |
Introduction to Health Care |
ALHS 1040 |
3 |
Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences |
ALHS 1060 |
2 |
Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences |
ALHS 1090 |
2 |
Nurse Aide Fundamentals |
NAST 1100 |
6 |
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Total Hours |
23 |
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Gwinnett Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era’ or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). For more information on compliance activities, contact Lisa Richardson, Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 100, Room 323B, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, 678-226-6691. |
