PTR 551 - Clinical Education Experience II

This is a supervised eight-week clinical educational experience provided in an approved agency. Supervision is provided by a licensed physical therapist (clinical instructor) who helps the student bridge academic knowledge to actual patient care. The student is expected to have achieved basic skills, observational skills with anthropometrics, and is conducting basic assessments independently. Following a formal orientation to the facility, the student is expected to carry out more difficult patient treatments in accordance with all didactic instruction preceding this clinical. Note writing and goal setting are areas that are emphasized since the student must learn to connect observations and measurements to reasonable and functional patient goals. The student should be an active participant in discharge planning. Interpersonal skills continue to be challenged by requiring the student to teach the patient or a family member a specific exercise or technique that relates to a functional skill. Students are expected to carry their own caseload and may require assistance in managing time. Treating more than one patient is characteristic of the senior level student. Depending on the agency, the student may be introduced to administrative duties of census taking, scheduling patients, and supervising subordinates, and taking an active role in Total Quality Management. The student must conduct an in-service that is arranged with the clinical instructor. Journal keeping is required.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: PTR 451, PTR 501, PTR 503, PTR 504, PTR 509, PTR 510 and PTR 561

Credits: 8