Clinical Edu II

Catalog description

This second clinical experience is designed to provide the student with minimally guided to entry level experience in the affective skills of clinical practice, including adherence to ethical and legal standards of practice, cultural competence, interprofessional and patient/practitioner communication, and professional conduct and demeanor. The student participates in the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention elements of care for both simple and complex patients. The course also provides the student with opportunities to teach, utilizing adult learning methods, to practice communication skills in a variety of professional environments, to supervise and direct responsibilities to aides and physical therapist assistants, to engage in problem solving and clinical decision making with guidance for complex cases by the clinical instructor, and to be exposed to the management of outcomes data and fiscal management. Prerequisite(s): PT 400 .