PHT 1251 Basic Skills in Patient Care

Introduces basic patient care skills, patient positioning and draping, treatment booth preparation, transfers, gait training with assistive devices, wheelchair measurement and operation, measurement of vital signs, identification of architectural barriers, wound debridement, and aseptic technique. Elements of body composition as a measure of fitness will be discussed, and the gait cycle will be introduced.

Credits

2 cc

Prerequisite

Acceptance into the program.

Corequisite

PHT 1000, PHT 1251L.

Offered

FA.

Notes

AS only.