Clinical Education Experience II

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: TEFI 7205, TEFI 7206, TEFI 7207, TEFI 7208, TEFI 7111. This is the second of five clinical experiences, composed of six weeks where the student can be assigned to an outpatient, acute, or rehabilitation setting, including home health. Experiences focus on practice of clinical skills while integrating content presented in the pre-requisites and previous courses. This practice emphasizes basic skills in examination, evaluation, diagnosis, intervention, case management, and documentation of patients/clients with musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, integume ntary, and neuromotor impairments. Proper communication and professional behavior are expected. The student will actively participate in the planning and design of his/her clinical experience. At the end of this practice, the student is expected to demonst rate advanced beginner performance according to the clinical performance instrument grading scale. This course may require traveling and housing outside of the San Juan Metropolitan Area. Grading System: Passed (P), Not Passed (NP)