PTA 125 - Basic Principles of Patient Management

    Recent Professors
    Joe Sousa
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
    Class Size
    14 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    BIOL 030 or BIOL 031 or equivalent college course with a minimum grade of C.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of PTA 125
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This lecture and lab course provides training in basic patient management, including bed mobility, transfers, and ambulation training. Course will include Physical Therapy assessments of goniometric range of motion. It will address infection control, isolation precautions, assessment of vital signs, and responses to pain. Course will cover basic documentation skills and documentation for interventions learned in this course.
    Usually Held
    Thu 1:10pm–4:00pm, Thu 10:10am–1:00pm