PTA 1010 - Basic Patient Care in Physical Therapy

Credit(s): 5
Lecture Hour(s): 2
Vocational Lab Hour(s): 4.50
Prerequisite(s): Admission into the PTA program
Formerly PTA 110 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.