PTHA 1305 - Basic Patient Care Skills

3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) The application of basic patient handling, functional skills, communication, and selected data collection techniques. The student will distinguish and examine the theory, principles, and techniques of patient handling/functional skills and will perform basic patient handling/ functional skills and assessment techniques.Requires LSC liability insurance. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing. Corequisite: PTHA 1225 and PTHA 1413