PAM 652 Applied Patient Care Skills III

A course designed to allow students to become competent in performing a variety of patient care skills. Skills are sequenced to the corresponding clinical medicine course to include physical examination, diagnostic, procedural, communication, professionalism and team based skills. The course will allow students to safely apply the medical decision-making process and learn procedural skills in a simulated environment. This course includes instruction in ACLS and PALS which must be successfully completed to pass the course. Students are assessed on the application of history and physical examination techniques for the following populations: infant, children, adolescents, and elderly in the following visit types: annual well exam, focused, emergent, acute and chronic. This course utilizes the PA simulation center to include high fidelity simulators, task trainers and standardized patient experiences. This course includes the didactic summative and clinical orientation instruction.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Admission to PA Program. PAM 651