The Patient Care Technician program prepares you to provide direct patient care in a health care setting. You will become well versed in anatomy, physiology, and illnesses. You will also collect blood, perform EKG's, and record vital signs. This program can be done in 1 to 3 years.
A certificate, in addition to certifying that someone has passed a test or reached a specific standard of knowledge, may also be the name of an actual award. Certificates generally take up to 1 year to complete.
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