Maricopa Community Colleges  HCE271   20046-20052 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/25/04
HCE271 20046-20052 L+L 1 Credit(s) 1.50 Period(s)
Patient Care Technician Skills
Designed to prepare students for advanced patient care skills. Fundamentals in microorganisms and microbial control. Specimen collection, handling and testing, wound care and catheterization. Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCE271   20046-20052 Patient Care Technician Skills
1. Identify and apply Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations appropriate to the program. (I)
2. Define terms related to communicable diseases. (II)
3. Identify selected types of microorganisms and common methods of isolation. (III)
4. Describe the principles of specimen collection, transport media, storage of supplies. (IV)
5. Perform point of care testing. (V)
6. Identify principles of asepsis/sterile techniques. (VI)
7. Explain the principles of wound care. (VII)
8. Demonstrate the correct procedures when performing dressing change simulated exercises. (VII)
9. Explain the purposes for urinary catheterization and discuss the involved procedures. (VIII)
10. Demonstrate the correct procedures for male and female urinary catheterizations in simulated exercises. (VIII)
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HCE271   20046-20052 Patient Care Technician Skills
    I. HIPAA
        A. Overview
        B. Regulations
        C. Applications
          1. Procedures
          2. Documentation
        D. Other
      II. Communicable Diseases
          A. Definition of related terms
          B. Modes of transmission
          C. Concepts of body substance
          D. Infection control
        III. Microorganisms
            A. Classification of bacteria
              1. Gram positive
              2. Gram negative
            B. Morphology
            C. Representative pathogens
              1. Bacteria
              2. Virus
              3. Fungus
              4. Rickettsia
              5. Parasite
              6. Chlamydia
            D. Methods of isolation
          IV. Specimen Collection/Cultures
              A. Types
                1. Throat
                2. Urine
                3. Feces
                4. Vaginal
                5. Rectal
                6. Sputum
                7. Wound
              B. Collection and processing
                1. Culture and sensitivity
                2. Urine for colony count
                3. Hemoccult test
                4. Feces for ova and parasites
                5. Pap smear
                6. Sputum for acid fast bacillus
              C. Transport systems
              D. Storage of supplies
            V. Point of Care Testing
                A. Urine pregnancy
                B. Urine dipstick
                C. Strep A
              VI. Principles of Asepsis/Sterile Techniques
                  A. Handwashing
                  B. Sterile gloving
                  C. Sterile field
                  D. Sterile packages/sterile packs
                  E. Sterile solutions
                  F. Basic rules of surgical asepsis
                  G. Disposal of contaminated supplies and equipment
                  H. Principles of quality assurance / quality control.
                VII. Wound Care
                    A. Purposes
                    B. Classifications of wounds
                    C. Tissue healing
                      1. Factors influencing healing
                      2. Exudate
                      3. Assessments
                      4. Complications
                    D. Supplies and equipment
                    E. Procedures
                      1. Simple sterile dressing
                      2. Simple wet to dry dressing
                    F. Documentation
                  VIII. Urinary Catheterization
                      A. Purpose
                      B. Infection risks
                        1. Nosocomial
                        2. Prevention
                      C. Selection of supplies
                      D. Procedures
                        1. Male
                        2. Female
                        3. Indwelling
                        4. Intermittent
                      E. Documentation
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