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PCT Pre-registration for
Fall 2008 class will be on Monday, June 23rd. It will
be on a first-come, first-served basis at the Health Science
Center in Kaufman. Pre-registration will begin at 8 a.m. but
there will be a sign-up sheet on the north side of the
building to determine the order of registrants. In order to
be able to register, students must have previously applied
to TVCC, and must bring proof of the first Hepatitis B
vaccination received before June 1, 2008 or a blood test
showing positive immunity to Hepatitis B.
Notice: Due to
requirements from the Department of Education, the PCT
program schedule will be increased to four days a week in
Fall 2008. The program will remain 16 credit hours.
The fall 2008 schedule will be T/W/Th/F.
The Patient Care Technology (PCT) program is a 16 credit hour certificate program designed to educate and train individuals to function as nursing support personnel who are above the level of a nursing assistant but below the level requiring licensure. This program is one of the few such programs offered for college credit. The major focus is the role of the PCT in the hospital setting. The student is trained to support the nursing staff by performing duties which may be safely and legally delegated. Included in the courses are the role and scope of practice of the PCT, cross-training in basic health care skills, ethical and legal concepts, and alterations in various body systems. Also covered are principles of infection control, safety, activities of daily living, vital signs, professionalism, meeting nutrition and elimination needs, providing skin care, communication skills (written and verbal), and consideration of growth and development and grief and loss concepts. Lecture and skills laboratory practice and evaluation are used to prepare the student to meet the objectives. Skills such as Foley catheter insertion, collection of specimens, enemas, colostomy care, sterile dressing changes, pulse oximetry, obtaining an EKG, basic phlebotomy skills, and blood glucose monitoring are included. Clinical experiences are provided to give the student the opportunity to administer basic nursing care and practice selected skills for patients in all age groups. Graduates of the PCT program are eligible to take the national exam to become a Nationally Certified Patient Care Technician (NCPCT).
Students who have questions regarding the application and selection processes or general information regarding any of the health occupations courses should contact the counselor or the
Provost at the Health Science Center.
For more information, review the appropriate areas of the
Patient Care Technology brochure. If you have any questions, e-mail us at PCT@tvcc.edu.
Patient Care Technology Faculty
Karen Harris, RN, BSN
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