PTA 205L PT Interventions - Complex Health Conditions Lab

This co-requisite lab for PTA 205 allows students to practice clinical skills, tests, and measures for improving outcomes in patients/clients with complex health and integument health conditions.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

PTA 104, PTA 104L, PTA 133, and PTA 133L, all with a C or better

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate competency in managing and monitoring patient support equipment in simulated physical therapy cases with complex medical conditions
2. Demonstrate safe and appropriate clinical judgment in selecting, applying and modifying therapeutic exercises and wound/skin management interventions for patients with complex medical conditions (circulatory disorders, endocrine disorders, and oncology) receiving physical therapy services 3. Report specific ventilation, respiration, circulation, and integument responses to physical therapy interventions in patients with complex medical conditions
4. Demonstrate appropriate limb compression and manual contact to reduce impairments identified in the physical therapy plan of care that are associated with swelling disorders
5. Acknowledge how personal, pharmacological, psychological, and environmental factors influence capacity to provide appropriate physical therapy interventions and support for complex medical solutions, including critical care and end-of-life
6. Advocate effectively in educating the patient and others in discharge and equipment needs based on the physical therapy plan of care for patients with complex medical conditions (prosthetics, assistive devices, home supports)
7. Select appropriate interventions for wound management based on wound characteristics and the physical therapy plan of care