PTA 2981 - Clinical Practicum II

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): PTA2701 & PTA2711
Co-requisite(s): PTA2902
This course is the first of 2, 8-week full-time clinical experiences in which students are engaged in clinical practice under the direction of a PT or PTA. Students apply the skills, knowledge, and professional behaviors acquired to this point in the PTA program to direct patient care activities in an inpatient or outpatient clinical setting under the supervision and direction of the assigned Clinical Instructor (CI) and in accordance with the patient’s plan of care, patient complexity and acuity, the physical environment, governing laws, facility policies, and the student’s skill level.