MCCCD Program Description

Patient Care Technician Skills

Course: HCE271

First Term: 2018 Fall

Lec + Lab 1 Credit(s) 1.75 Period(s) 1.75 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T Lab Load

Description: Designed to prepare students for advanced patient care skills. Fundamentals in microorganisms and microbial control. Specimen collection, handling and testing, wound care, catheterization, and other designated procedures

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify and apply Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations appropriate to the program. (I) 2. Define terms related to communicable diseases. (II) 3. Identify selected types of microorganisms and common methods of isolation. (III) 4. Describe the principles of specimen collection, transport media, and storage of supplies. (IV) 5. Perform point of care testing. (V) 6. Identify principles of asepsis/sterile techniques. (VI) 7. Explain the principles of wound care. (VII) 8. Demonstrate the correct procedures when performing dressing change simulated exercises. (VII) 9. Explain the purposes for urinary catheterization and the involved procedures. (VIII) 10. Demonstrate the correct procedures for male and female urinary catheterizations in simulated exercises. (VIII) 11. Explain and demonstrate the correct procedures for removal of intravenous lines and heparin locks. (IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. HIPAA A. Overview B. Regulations C. Applications 1. Procedures 2. Documentation D. Other II. Communicable Diseases A. Definition of related terms B. Modes of transmission C. Concepts of body substance D. Infection control III. Microorganisms A. Classification of bacteria 1. Gram positive 2. Gram negative B. Morphology C. Representative pathogens 1. Bacteria 2. Virus 3. Fungus 4. Rickettsia 5. Parasite 6. Chlamydia D. Methods of isolation IV. Specimen Collection/Cultures A. Types 1. Throat 2. Urine 3. Feces 4. Vaginal 5. Rectal 6. Sputum 7. Wound B. Collection and processing 1. Culture and sensitivity 2. Urine for colony count 3. Hemoccult test 4. Feces for ova and parasites 5. Pap smear 6. Sputum for acid fast bacillus C. Transport media D. Storage of supplies V. Point of Care Testing A. Urine pregnancy B. Urine dipstick C. Blood glucose D. Other VI. Principles of Asepsis/Sterile Techniques A. Handwashing B. Sterile gloving C. Sterile field D. Sterile packages/sterile packs E. Sterile solutions F. Basic rules of surgical asepsis G. Disposal of contaminated supplies and equipment H. Principles of quality assurance/quality control VII. Principles of Wound Care A. Purposes B. Classifications of wounds C. Tissue healing 1. Factors influencing healing 2. Exudate 3. Assessments 4. Complications D. Supplies and equipment E. Procedures 1. Simple sterile dressing 2. Simple wet to dry dressing F. Documentation VIII. Urinary Catheterization A. Purposes B. Infection risks 1. Nosocomial 2. Prevention C. Selection of supplies D. Procedures 1. Male 2. Female 3. Indwelling 4. Intermittent E. Documentation IX. Intravenous Lines and Heparin Locks A. Facility policy B. Procedure 1. Supplies required 2. Identification of infection 3. Removal 4. Patient instruction 5. Reporting and documentation

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 2/24/2009

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.