PTA 162 - Patient Care Skills II

Institution:

University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne

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Description:

(2 Hrs) This course continues to introduce the student to the principles and techniques of physical therapy procedures. Lecture and laboratory activities include the following content: assessment techniques (including cognition, skin integrity, sensation, extremity girth, extremity volume, leg length, and posture), palpation techniques, observation techniques, and more physical agents. Physical agents that will be presented in this course are infrared radiation, ultrasound, traction, ultraviolet radiation, and topical/immediately hyperbaric oxygen. Principles and techniques from PTA 152 related to patient interviews, communication, positioning, and draping will be applied. Therapy related interventions learned in prior coursework are integrated within classroom and lab. (Theory 1 hour, Lab 3 hours) Spring Prerequisite: PTA 152 Corequisites: BIOL 262; ENGL 101; PSYC 121; PTA 164; PTA 168; SCIE 273

Credits:

1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sf.edu

Phone Number:

(260) 399-7700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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