- Student shows understanding of basic patient care procedures.
- Obtains and records vital signs, recognizing normal ranges.
- Aware of types of isolation and uses correct precautions with each.
- Understands standard and isolation precautions and recognizes when to use each.
- Uses principles of proper draping.
- Student shows understanding of bed mobility and positioning.
- Student is capable of performing proper and safe transfers.
- Student is capable of performing gait-training techniques, observing safety, and in keeping with patient impairment.
- Student demonstrates understanding of components of wheelchair prescriptions, using and training patients in safe wheelchair usage.
- Student is capable of safely applying superficial heat, cold, paraffin, contrast baths, and hydrotherapy procedures with knowledge of indications, absolute, and relative contraindications for each.
- Student will be able to safely and effectively perform basic massage techniques, with knowledge of indications, absolute, and relative contraindications for each.
- Student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of goniometric skills on all major joints of the body.
- Student will be able to demonstrate basic manual muscle testing skills for all major muscle groups in the body.
- Student will be able to demonstrate passive range of motion exercises for upper and lower extremities.
- Student shows working knowledge of communication skills to be utilized both with the physical therapist, other health care workers, and the patient and his/her family.