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2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2018-2019 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HCT 101: Health Care Technician I


(4 cr.)

Teaches basic care skills with emphasis on physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. Covers procedures, communications and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; care planning, safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology, nutrition and patient feeding; ethics, death and dying. Prepares multi-skilled health care workers to care for patients of various ages with special emphasis on geriatric nursing, home health, long and short term care facilities.

Prerequisite: ENG 111  eligible and completion of MTE 1 , MTE 2  or satisfactory completion on an appropriate proficiency examination. *MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4  is preferred if student desires progression in nursing programs. High school graduation or GED required.
Co-requisite: HCT 102 .
Lecture 8 hours per week for eight weeks.



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