Advanced Patient Care Skills
Prepare to Become a Patient Care Technician
If you have a current CNA license, you can increase your knowledge and train to work as a patient care technician in hospitals and other health care settings. Patient care technicians are part of a multidisciplinary team, caring for patients who require acute care as well as chronic care.
Advanced Patient Care Skills at HCC
In eight weeks, you can be ready for a new career as a patient care technician. For your convenience, this course is offered online and as an all-classroom experience. HCC’s partnerships with area hospitals, businesses, and organizations provide aspiring patient care technicians with unique opportunities for rewarding careers.
The entire course is 92 hours. You will earn 9.2 CEUs upon completion of the course.
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Course Topics
You will expand and deepen your skills in complex health care procedures including:
- Phlebotomy
- Electrocardiograms
- Glucose monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
- Wound care
- Urinary catheterization
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Course Costs
Tuition and fees for the course are $1,210. This includes $670 in fees not eligible for waiver. No refund five days prior to class starting.
Prior to class starting, you must purchase a book and workbook, which are available at the HCC Bookstore.
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After Completing The Course
In addition to gaining immediate employment, you can continue developing your health care career at HCC in the following ways:
- Certified Pediatric Nursing Assistant Continuing Education Course
- Traditional Registered Nurse (RN)
- Accelerated RN
- RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- LPN to RN Pathway
- Additional Nursing Professional Development (RN case management, Instructor and Refresher Training, and more)
Enroll in Courses for the Current Term
This course prepares certified nursing assistants to work in hospitals and other health care settings as part of a multidisciplinary team caring for patients who require acute care as well as chronic care. You will expand and deepen your skills in complex health care procedures including:
- Phlebotomy
- Electrocardiograms
- Glucose monitoring
- Intravenous therapy
- Wound care
- Urinary catheterization
Please bring current CNA registry card to first class. Textbook and workbook are included. Contact Kathy Schultz for additional information at 443-518-4981. No refunds. 9.2 CEUs.
Please note that this is a hybrid class. Hybrid classes are a blend of online education and classroom skills learning. These classes are designed to offer you more flexibility, so that you can more easily balance work, home, and life. Hybrid courses require specific technical knowledge and you must have access to a computer at home. Before registering, please call Jennifer Bukowitz-Keller at 443-518-4967 to see if this nursing class is right for you.
Please bring current CNA registry card to first class.
No refund five days prior to course start date. (T) 9.2 CEUs.