Personal Care Attendant
After completing classroom time and passing competency tests, students will receive a UNM-LA certificate and be eligible to test for certification through the NM Direct Caregivers Coalition.
Students will learn to…• Monitor vital signs and keep records,• Move a patient from bed to a wheelchair, • Walk with a walker or cane or with a gait belt, • Care for and groom a bedridden patient, • Feed a patient, • Deal with tubes (ostomy, catheter, drainage tubes), • Administer CPR and first aid. |
Other areas of study include…•Infection prevention,• Basic anatomy and physiology, •Common chronic or acute conditions, •Human development and aging, •Fall prevention, •Changes in diet with aging, •Hospice. |
The five credit hour class, PCA 101, is a one semester course.
Training includes 16 hours of clinical training at a nursing or rehabilitation facility.
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For more information, contact: Cynthia Peterson | cmp3156@unm.edu | 505-662-5919