Fifteen students in the Florida Panhandle Technical College PCT (Patient Care Technology) program earned their state certifications as Nursing Assistants. Students in the PCT program receive cross training in a variety of health-care skills preparing them for employment in doctor’s offices, hospitals, home-health and long-term care facilities. Students learn to check patient vital signs, provide individualized health-care, phlebotomy, electrocardiogram (EKG) testing, lab procedures and assisting in medical examinations.
The program includes classroom lectures, hands-on training using medical equipment, practical exercises in labs, and real-world experience in a variety of medical facilities. And, students can complete the program in six months and receive their state certification needed for employment.
If you are interesting in becoming an integral part of a health-care team, new classes for the PCT program begin January 7, 2015. FPTC Offices will be open December 29-30, and re-open for the New Year on January 2, 2015. For more information, visit Student Services @ Florida Panhandle Technical College (formerly Washington-Holmes Technical Center) or call 850/638-1180 extension 317.
Front row: Heather Anderson, Alexis Fritz, Lindsay Erbacher, Alexius Hood
Second row: Jade Lockomy, Brittany Purswell, Jade Whitehead, Makayla Rodrigues, Macey Griffin, Kiley Summerhill, Haley McLean, Briana Jenkins
Back row: Courtney Woods, Amanda Norsworthy, (not pictured Tanzshaela Cotton)
