Patient Care Technician
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
Patient Care Technician is designed to provide students with the opportunity to become effective, efficient, and multi-skilled healthcare providers. The course aims to provide a working knowledge of advanced patient care skills, vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, oxygen therapy, basic phlebotomy via simulation, and specimen collection and processing. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course.
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- Program Pathway to Health ScienceFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Patient Care Technician is designed to provide students with the opportunity to become effective, efficient, and multi-skilled healthcare providers. The course aims to provide a working knowledge of advanced patient care skills, vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, oxygen therapy, basic phlebotomy via simulation, and specimen collection and processing. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Health Science cluster affiliate with HOSA–Future Health Professionals..
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