PTA 2982 - Clinical Practicum III

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): PTA2981
Co-requisite(s): PTA2902
This is the culminating full-time clinical experience. Students are expected to progress the skills, knowledge and professional behaviors acquired from all previous PTA Program course and clinical work towards direct patient care and related activities under the supervision and direction of the Clinical Instructor (CI) and consistent with the patient’s plan of care, patient complexity/acuity, the physical environment, governing laws, facility policies, and the APTA Minimum Required Skills of Physical Therapist Assistant Graduates at Entry Level. This clinical experience must differ from that of the student’s experience in PTA2981; e.g. if PTA2981 occurred in an inpatient setting, PTA2982 must occur in an outpatient setting. Offered (Spring)