PTAP 205 - Clinical Science I

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Clinical Science I is the first of four courses (PTAP 205, PTAP 206, PTAP 215, PTAP 216) taught over two academic semesters. Content and skills mastered in each of the four courses are applied in each of the subsequent courses in the Clinical Science series of classes. Clinical Science I presents introduction to basic patient care skills, including monitoring vital signs, preparation for treatment, patient positioning, guarding and transfers, emergency first-aid, standard precautions and infection control; wheelchair mechanics, body mechanics, ambulation with assistive devices, goniometry; the components of the medical record and progress notes; basic principles of physics as applied in physical therapy; theory, indications, contraindications and application of cryotherapy and superficial thermal agents.