PTA 1010 - Basic Patient Care in Physical Therapy

Note: Admission to the Physical Therapy Assistant Program or Department Chair approval

Examines the basic patient care skills for the healthcare practitioner enabling understanding and demonstration of skills that include positioning, body mechanics, transfers, range of motion, palpation, vital signs, aseptic techniques, bandaging, medical terminology, activities of daily living (ADLs), wheelchair management, architectural barriers, and gait training.