Sometimes the person who is closest to caring for a patient is the person who can make the biggest impact on their care and recovery. Is this person you?

Patient Care Technician Schools Teach the Basics

While people often think of doctors and nurses when thinking about working in health care, sometimes the people needed most are those who went to patient care technician schools--where they learned the hands-on care the patients need.

Patient care technicians are also called certified nursing assistants, hospital attendants, nurse's aides, among other titles, but it all boils down to the same thing: helping patients do what they can't do for themselves.

What Happens in Patient Care Technician Schools?

Patient care technician programs can be found in many areas:

• High schools
• Vocational-technical centers
• Nursing care facilities
• Community colleges