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EDITORIALFEATURE perform basic first aid, CPR, take vital signs, apply the elements of the basic nutrition and follow infection control. The Medication Aide program teaches how to safely, legally, and accurately administer medications. Instructional topics include medications, their names, actions, interactions, and side effects; safe management and administration; legal regulatory, and ethical considerations; documentation and communication with the healthcare team. The Patient Care Technician program instructs students to tend to ill and injured individuals under the supervision of doctors, nurses and medical professionals. Their duties include taking vital signs, collecting specimens, performing catheterization and assisting patients with eating, personal hygiene and grooming.They also take notes and make assessments on their care. Patient care technicians often work in hospitals, clinics or rehabilitation facilities. Mr. Bello is seen here with Eugene Vecerra, M.ed, RN, BSN, BA, CHT, Director if Bell Tech Career Institute. Photo by Gwen Juarez, The Vocational Nurse program teaches students to be providers of nursing care for patients over the entire lifespan.Through a progression of scientific and social science courses, the student learns to use a problem solving model for making safe clinical judgments for patients under their care. The student learns to assess patients and recognize normal functioning of all body systems in order to recognize when health is compromised. Learning about the contributing factors for diseases and disorders strengthens the ability to teach preventive health practices. The student learns to evaluate nursing care outcomes and be a contributing member of the interdisciplinary health care team in inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care facilities. Nursing theory and skills lab practice precede actual care of real patients at clinical sites.Then at the clinical sites, students gain skill in communication, the impact of cultural and ethnic practices and how to identify psychosocial needs of patients. Students learn the importance of providing care within legal and ethical parameters and scope of practice guidelines in compliance with the Texas Nursing Practice Act. Upon completion of all the requirements of graduation and of the Texas Board of Nursing, the students are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN licensure state exam. The Certified Nurse Aide program teaches the skills and abilities of basic care to patients. Graduates of this program will learn how to The Pharmacy Technician program’s curriculum includes training in processing medication orders, inventories, pharmacy law, HIPAA privacy act; studies also include anatomy/disease, drug names/classifications, and pharmacy math calculations. In addition our course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the qualifications for national certification. Therefore, emphasis is placed on daily studies focusing on lecture, textbook, drug names/classifications, and math calculations. Weekly testing includes material covered in textbook, drug names; weekly quizzes of current math principles are also included. All students may make arrangements with the instructor if additional assistance is necessary outside of classroom hours. Upon completing the course with a minimum of 90%, the student is eligible to take the EXCPT national certification exam administered by the ICPT. The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board administers National certification Examinations. Certification is voluntary in most states, but is required by some states and employers. Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc. is proud of its accomplishments and its ability to assist numerous patients from all walk of life, ages, and genders over the past 16 years. As a leading provider of home- and community-based programs, they are dedicated to remaining at the front of industry changes as they pertain to insurance policies and advancements in health care. As a provider of Healthcare education, from nursing aides to nurses, Bell Tech Career Institute is also very proud of its accomplishments. If you or someone you know is in need of Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc.’s services or to learn more about the LVN program or other quality services, visit them online at www.belltechenterprises.com , call them at [phone] for the Home Health and [phone] for the school, or email them at [email protected]. Their offices and Career Institute are located at 12000 Richmond Avenue, Suite 130, Houston, Texas 77082. 24 SMALL BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE [ MARCH 2015 ]