2024-2025 College Catalog

HECT 1010 Health Care Technician Practicum

Provides work experience in a clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on practicing and enhancing skills learned in the HECT 1000 Health Care Technician Skills course. Topics include introduction to healthcare/hospital policies, procedures and work ethics; performance of venipuncture, dermal puncture, point-of-care testing, electrocardiography (EKG), vital signs, basic respiratory skills, specimen transport and processing, use of computer information systems, collection of additional/other specimens and use of standard precautions.

Credits

7

Prerequisite

HECT 1000;

Corequisite

EMPL 1000;