PTA 103L Introduction to Clinical Practice 2 Lab

This co-requisite lab to PTA 103 allows students to develop competency in clinical skills, tests, and measures for optimizing movement in patients/clients with common cardiopulmonary and age-related contributors encountered in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings. Students develop effective communication with the patients and the healthcare team through simulated case-based skills practice.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

PTA 101 and PTA 101L with a C or better (both may be taken as a corequisite) and admission into the PTA Program

Corequisite

PTA 103   

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate competency in universal precautions and preventative procedures that protect the health and safety of patients, self, and others
2. Demonstrate competency in implementing appropriate mobility interventions to improve endurance, aerobic capacity, airway clearance, strength, safety, and function in patients with general medical conditions
3. Demonstrate competency in implementing therapeutic activities to improve posture, protect skin, and support self-care in domestic, work, community, social, and civic life for patients with general medical conditions
4. Demonstrate competency in performing data collection, including tests and measures for aerobic capacity, assistive and prosthetic devices, cognition, function, muscle performance, posture, ventilation, respiration, and sensation
5. Develop interprofessional and patient communication skills that support safe, legal, and patient-centered physical therapy practice
6. Identify basic concepts in professional literature, including validity and reliability