2025-2026 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHT 1200 - Basic Patient CareCollege Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into PTA program.
Corequisite(s): PHT 1200L .
Required Grade: Pass with a C or better
This course introduces the student to the clinical skills required to function as a physical therapist assistant. Emphasis is on patient care, environmental safety, turning and positioning, draping, bed mobility, transfers, wheelchair management, vital signs, fitting/application of assistive and adaptive devices, gait and stair training with assistive devices, body mechanics, sterile technique, and clinical documentation.
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