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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 5-22-07 |
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PTA215
2007 Fall – 2010 Spring |
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1 Credit(s) |
1 Period(s) |
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Wound
Care for the Physical Therapist Assistant |
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Introduction
to current concepts in wound care management techniques for the physical
therapist assistant including skin anatomy and physiology, principles of
healing, types of wounds, and therapeutic interventions. Prerequisites: PTA206 or permission of
the Department or Division. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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PTA215 2007
Fall – 2010 Spring |
Wound Care for the Physical Therapist Assistant |
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Describe the anatomy of skin. (I) |
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Describe the physiology and phases of wound healing. (II) |
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Define current terminology in wound care. (III) |
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Compare and contrast characteristics and etiologies of
common wound types. (III) |
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Describe the goals for wound management. (IV) |
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Describe the elements included in a physical therapy wound
assessment. (IV) |
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Document wound care data collection and treatment
interventions. (V) |
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Describe wound debridement techniques. (VI) |
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Compare and contrast wound dressings. (VI) |
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Discuss principles of patient education and wound
prevention. (VI) |
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Perform select debridement techniques on lab samples. (VI)
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Compare and contrast therapeutic modalities used in wound
management. (VII) |
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PTA215 2007
Fall – 2010 Spring |
Wound Care for the Physical Therapist Assistant |
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I. Skin Anatomy II. Phases of Wound Healing
A. Nutrition B. Inflammation Phase C. Proliferative Phase D. Remodeling Phase E. Wound Care Terminology III. Wound Etiologies and
Characteristics A. Infection B. Arterial Insufficiency C. Venous Insufficiency D. Pressure Ulcers E. Neuropathic Wounds F. Burns IV. Wound Assessment A. Location B. Size C. Shape D. Edges E. Tunneling and
Undermining F. Wound Base G. Periwound
Area H. Pain I. Wound Staging J. Setting Goals V. Documentation Used in
Wound Care A. Assessment Tools B. Elements of the
treatment progress note VI. Therapeutic
Interventions A. Patient education and
prevention B. Hydrotherapy C. Pulse lavage D. Debridement E. Medications F. Dressings G. Modalities 1. Ultrasound 2. Electrical stimulation 3. Shortwave diathermy 4. ultraviolet VII. Wound Dressings |
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