Tmnt and Prevention of Wounds

Catalog description

This course is a clinical course designed to provide the PDPT student with the knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities to examine, evaluate, diagnose, formulate a plan of care with prognosis, and manage patients with integument disorders such as impaired integument integrity, burns, edema, and sensory deficits. A thorough exploration of connective tissue layers, connective tissue repair, and wound healing will precede discussion of the principles and techniques of wound care intervention, and ulcer prevention including self-care.