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Training
Education for
Advancement
Dakota County Technical College programs
designed for careers in the Health Industry
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing
Diploma (42 credits)
Overview
The program equips graduates with the
knowledge and skill set to administer safe,
ethical, patient-centered nursing care
in traditional and alternative health care
settings. The Practical Nurse (PN) role within
the nursing process is taught through
classroom learning, simulated client care, and
instructor-supervised clinical experiences
in health care settings. This program will be
adopting the NLN Educational Competencies
Model. The program is approved by the
Minnesota Board of Nursing. Graduates
are eligible to apply to take the licensing
examination administered by the National
Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Medical Assistant Nursing Assistant
Medical Assistant
A.A.S. Degree (60 credits)
Medical Assistant
Diploma (42 credits) Nursing Assistant − Certificate (5 credits)
Geriatric Advanced Nursing Assistant −
Certificate (16 credits)
Overview Nursing Assistant Certificate: This course
prepares students to assist dependent elderly
persons, home-care clients and hospital
patients with their personal care needs. This
course combines home health aide con-
tent with the nursing assistant course. The
Minnesota State Certification examination is
administered following course completion.
Overview
Accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs, or CAAHEP, on recommenda-
tion of the Medical Assisting Education
Review Board (MAERB), the Medical Assistant
Program trains students to be professional
medical assistants dedicated to patient care
management. Graduates are equipped to
assist physicians with examinations and
treatments, take medical histories, perform
diagnostic tests, expose X-ray films, steril-
ize instruments and supplies, assist with
minor surgery and administer medications.
The program goal is to prepare competent
entry-level medical assistants in the cogni-
tive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and
affective (behavior) learning domains.
Geriatric Advanced Nursing Assistant
Certificate: This program will provide the stu-
dent with an enhanced understanding of the
influence caregivers have in the quality and
safety of healthcare for aging adults. The stu-
dent will be able to identify common physical
and psychosocial characteristics associated
with the aging adult. The student will gain
knowledge necessary to plan and provide
optimal entry level care for aging adults.
Conveniently located in Lakeville
Patient Care Technician
Patient Care Technician
A.A.S. Degree (60 credits)
Overview
The Patient Care Technician program offers
opportunities to individuals interested in
entering the health care field and to those
currently employed in the field who wish to
seek additional credentials to compliment
their current skill set. Successful students will
obtain three certifications and will have the
opportunity to test for a fourth and fifth:
• Registered Nursing Assistant (NA-R)
• Training Medication Aide (TMA)
• Certified EKG Technician (CET)
• Phlebotomy Certification (optional)
• Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT)
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