MED 13 — Principles of Patient Care
The application of basic patient handling, functional skills, communication, and selected data collection techniques. This course covers the skills required to safely mobilize a patient who has multiple diagnoses and restrictions from a hospital bed to lying on a stretcher, sitting on a bed, standing at the edge of a bed, or sitting in a wheelchair or chair. Concepts of communication, basic care and comfort, and documentation skills are incorporated to aid the student in meeting the psychological, physical, and environmental needs of the patient.