Acute Care Physical Therapy

Catalog description

This course emphasizes an interprofessional approach to the physical therapy management of patients with medical and surgical conditions in acute and post-acute care settings. Students apply an evidence-based approach to physical therapy examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and discharge planning within the acute and post-acute care settings. Effective communication with members of the interprofessional team in a variety of settings and application of clinical decision making to facilitate patient progress are emphasized and reinforced. Students demonstrate clinical reasoning strategies throughout the management process, including but not limited to hypothetico-deductive reasoning, pattern recognition, intuitive reasoning, narrative reasoning, and alternative forms of interactive reasoning. Offered: Subterm D Prerequisite(s): Residential PHT 5302C , PHT 5303 , PHT 5322C , PHT 5341C , PHT 5342 , PHT 5363 , PHT 5366C ; Flex PHT 5303 , PHT 5363 , PHT 5404C , PHT 5424C , PHT 5442 , PHT 5464 Students must successfully complete all courses in the previous term and subterm of the DPT program. For policy details, see Repeating a Course .