Topics include isolation techniques, patient positioning, lifting and moving, vital signs, charting, and patient interaction. Students will rotate through various departments in order to gain an understanding of the roles of auxiliary services. Liability insurance is required. A laboratory fee is required. The safe use of therapeutic drugs.
Emphasis is on drug actions, routes of administration, dosage calculation, and adverse reactions.
Indications, contra-indications and objectives for administration are covered. In addition, bronchopulmonary drainage and exercise therapy, airway care, and resuscitators are discussed. A laboratory fee is required. Experience under the direct supervision of a clinical instructor for sixteen hours per week for twelve weeks. Clinical experience includes observation, patient rounds, clinical simulation, and practical work situations.