Certificación: Patient Care Technician Certification (PCTC)
194 US Highway 46 East Fairfield, NJ 07004
Patient Care Assistant or Patient Care Technician can give basic nursing care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Some other titles could be: certified nursing assistant, health care technician, licensed nursing assistant, or nurse's aide. All of these fall under the supervision of the nursing team. The nursing team involves RNs, LPNs/LVNS, and assisting personnel.
Assistive personnel give basic nursing care while being supervised by an RN. The tasks performed by assistive personnel can vary from state to state. They also can vary depending on the type of agency you work for - for example assistive staff in an emergency room unit will have different responsibilities than those who are working with a surgical nursing unit.
Assistive personnel give basic nursing care while being supervised by an RN. The tasks performed by assistive personnel can vary from state to state. They also can vary depending on the type of agency you work for - for example assistive staff in an emergency room unit will have different responsibilities than those who are working with a surgical nursing unit.
- More than two years of education or training after high school required?
- Yes
- More than two years of work experience required?
- No
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
Online Exam; Third Party Exam Center
The test is comprised of 144 questions:The breakdown is as follows: Phlebotomy, EKG, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, patient/wound care, safety/infection control, medical law and ethics and pharmacology. Allotted time for examinees is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Núcleo
- La certificación no tiene un nivel mínimo de educación o tenga un nivel de educación por debajo de dos años de asociados de las artes o socios de la licenciatura en ciencias y la certificación no tiene un requisito mínimo de experiencia laboral o requiere de dos o menos años de experiencia laboral.
- La certificación tiene un nivel de educación de los asociados de las artes o asociados de Ciencias de grado o superior, pero tiene un requisito de la experiencia de trabajo de menos de 2 años de experiencia laboral.
- La certificación tiene un requisito de experiencia laboral de más de 2 años, pero no requiere de dos años de asociados de las artes o socios de la licenciatura en Ciencias.
- Esta certificación está relacionada con las especialidades ocupacionales militares.