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Here is a breakdown of the Patient Care Technician role, and the exciting possibilities that come with PCT certification. What Does A Patient Care Technician Do? Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) perform a wide range of duties to support the care of patients in various healthcare settings. Classes are starting soon!
Nursing assistants, also called nurse aides, provide basic patient care under the supervision of licensed practical nurses and registered nurses. They work in hospitals, nursing homes, long-termcare facilities, and home health agencies. Duties include bathing, dressing, feeding, and transferring patients.
Clinical rotations in various healthcare settings, such as hospitals, clinics, and long-termcare facilities, provide hands-on experience and practical skills training, preparing students for the challenges they will face in their nursing careers.
They are responsible for providing basic bedside care, such as aiding patients with meals, medication administration, wound care, and minor medical requirements, as well as personal hygiene. Being an LPN includes transferring patients and providing direct care which can be physically demanding.
They are responsible for providing basic bedside care, such as aiding patients with meals, medication administration, wound care, and minor medical requirements, as well as personal hygiene. Being an LPN includes transferring patients and providing direct care which can be physically demanding.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) also published an interoperability rule in March 2020 that applies to Medicare- and Medicaid-participating short-term acute care hospitals, long-termcare hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, children’s hospitals, cancer hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs).
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