PTAP-213 Clinical Education I

This course consists of a review of Healthcare Provider-level CPR and First Aid, HIPAA, OSHA Hazard Communication (includes bloodborne pathogen), and introduction to the clinic during the first two weeks of the semester, followed by weekly on-site clinical experience in local settings. The course will allow for observation of physical therapy interventions and application of elemental principles of patient care to uncomplicated patients under direct supervision and at the discretion of the Clinical Instructor.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

BIOL-101, ENGL-121, and PTAP-100

Corequisite

BIOL-203, PSYC-101, PTAP-110, and PTAP-130

Notes

Students are required to provide their own transportation to and from the varied clinical sites. Students must also be available for a clinical schedule that may include, but is not limited to extended hours, alternate days, evenings, and/or weekends. The clinical schedule listed is a representation of one of the possible scheduling options.

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture, 6 hours lab, 8 hours clinical weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe a variety of physical therapy settings and services needed by patients/clients seeking
   rehabilitation services.
2. 2. Apply the principles of physical therapy modalities, fundamentals of patient care and
   assessment, and anatomy and kinesiology to the patient population under the direct supervision
   of a Physical Therapist.
3. 3. Demonstrate knowledge and competence in the basic health skills, including CPR, First Aid,
   mandatory reporting of child and dependent adult abuse, HIPAA and OSHA Hazard training,
   needed to work in a health care setting.
4. 4. Develop an awareness of situations that require clinical decision-making skills.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe a variety of physical therapy settings and services needed by patients/clients seeking
   rehabilitation services.
2. 2. Apply the principles of physical therapy modalities, fundamentals of patient care and
   assessment, and anatomy and kinesiology to the patient population under the direct supervision
   of a Physical Therapist.
3. 3. Demonstrate knowledge and competence in the basic health skills, including CPR, First Aid,
   mandatory reporting of child and dependent adult abuse, HIPAA and OSHA Hazard training,
   needed to work in a health care setting.
4. 4. Develop an awareness of situations that require clinical decision-making skills.