DPTR 7118 - Basic Patient Care Skills

2.5 credit hours

This course includes the rationale and skills necessary for rehabilitation personnel to deliver basic patient care. The course includes blood-borne pathogens, universal safety precautions, vital signs, positioning, draping, transfers, lifting, sterile procedure and isolation techniques, wheelchair handling, and ambulation with assistive devices, adaptive equipment, and basic patient care equipment. Laboratory required. Prerequisites: None