Physical Therapy & Rehab Sci - PT Interventions I

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This course focuses on development of skills required by the physical therapist in the generalist acute care environment. Emphasis is placed on body mechanics, workplace safety, infection control, basic mobility assessment, transfers, positioning, line management, responding to clinical emergencies, wheelchair basics, therapeutic exercise, assistive devices, gait training, plan of care and discharge planning. Prerequisite: Successful completion of semester 1 of the DPT curriculum or permission of instructor.