PHT 1200C Basic Patient Care
In this course students will be instructed on the basics of patient interaction as a healthcare worker including; taking vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, pain levels), patient draping and positioning, body mechanics, safety, patient transfers and bed mobility, weight bearing status levels, range of motion, universal precautions, the different levels or types of contact precautions, sterile field preparation, mechanical lifting, donning/doffing splints, prostheses, adaptive devices and compression garments.
Distribution
AH