Mar 11, 2026  
2025-2026 CNM Catalog, Volume 57 
    
2025-2026 CNM Catalog, Volume 57

PCT 1020 - Patient Care Technician

4 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite:   +   
Pre- or corequisite: HLTH 1001  or HLTH 1003  
Corequisite: PCT 1090  + PCT 1092  
Provides instruction needed to function as a Patient Care Technician including communication with patients and the healthcare team, medical terminology, principles of sterile technique, urinary catheterization, 12-lead EKG acquisition, venipuncture, point of care testing and other concepts related to the care of a patient in an acute care setting.

Theory Hours: 60