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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-22-05 |
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HCE271 2005
Summer I – 2009 Spring |
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1 Credit(s) |
1.75 Period(s) |
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Patient Care Technician Skills |
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Designed to prepare students for advanced patient care skills. Fundamentals in microorganisms and microbial control. Specimen collection, handling and testing, wound care, catheterization, and other designated procedures. Prerequisites: Permission of Program Director. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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HCE271 2005 Summer I – 2009 Spring |
Patient Care Technician
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Identify and apply Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations appropriate to the program. (I) |
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Define terms related to communicable diseases. (II) |
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Identify selected types of microorganisms and common methods of isolation. (III) |
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Describe the principles of specimen collection, transport media, and storage of supplies. (IV) |
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Perform point of care testing. (V) |
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Identify principles of asepsis/sterile techniques. (VI) |
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Explain the principles of wound care. (VII) |
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Demonstrate the correct procedures when performing dressing change simulated exercises. (VII) |
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Explain the purposes for urinary catheterization and the involved procedures. (VIII) |
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Demonstrate the correct procedures for male and female urinary catheterizations in simulated exercises. (VIII) |
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Explain and demonstrate the correct procedures for removal of intravenous lines and heparin locks. (IX) |
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HCE271 2005 Summer I – 2009 Spring |
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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 media D. Storage of supplies V. Point of Care Testing A. Urine pregnancy B. Urine dipstick C. Blood glucose D. Other VI. Principles of Asepsis/Sterile Techniques A. Hand washing 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. Principles of 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. Purposes B. Infection risks 1. Nosocomial 2. Prevention C. Selection of supplies D. Procedures 1. Male 2. Female 3. Indwelling 4. Intermittent E. Documentation IX. Intravenous Lines and Heparin Locks A. Facility policy B. Procedure 1. Supplies required 2. Identification of infection 3. Removal 4. Patient instruction 5. Reporting and documentation |
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