2.00 Credits
This course includes those fundamental skills required for successful patient treatment and care. Topics covered include patient draping and preparation, vital signs, body mechanics, bed mobility, transfers, gait training, wheelchair fitting and repair, tilt table, activities of daily living, architectural barriers, documentation, basic skills for patient/family education, safety, cultural sensitivity, and age related considerations. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $90 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe safe posture and body mechanics to assure safety for self and patients. 2. Define the stages in the development of dermal ulcers, methods of prevention, and methods of treatment. 3. Explain the methods of data collection for documentation of wound care. 4. Describe the best practice of hand washing and explain its rationale. 5. Give examples of activities of daily living that are amenable to physical therapy treatment intervention. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech University Physical Therapist Assistant program. FA SP