Adult Acute Care The overall goals of the Adult Acute Care experience are to

Catalog description

promote student knowledge, skills and abilities and to effectively participate in the patient care and decision-making process in the inpatient institutional setting. During these experiences, the student will have the opportunity to participate in ongoing clinical activities. The student will function as an integral part of the health care team and will gain experience with patient interviewing techniques, patient monitoring, clinical use of drugs, chemical concentrations in biological fluids, and manual and computerized methods for planning dosing regimens. Emphasis will be placed on the student’s demonstration and understanding of common disease states and treatment modalities.