School Of Science And HealthClinical Education A (Acute Care)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 400985.3
Discipline: PHYSIOTHERAPY
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
400998 Neurological Rehabilitation AND 400984 Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy AND 401200 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy B
Corequisite
401107 Physiotherapy for Chronic Illness and Disease
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
This unit is restricted to students who are enrolled in 4662 Bachelor of Health Science/Master of Physiotherapy, 4706 Bachelor of Physiotherapy or 4707, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) or 4733 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
About this Unit
This clinical education placement will provide the context for students to apply the theoretical and research knowledge and skills learnt in 400984 Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy. Students will be required to assess and treat clients in the acute care and intensive care settings. Assessments and treatments will focus on improving or preventing client impairments. These may include decreased mobility and function altered by acute illness or injury, which may be combined with a chronic disease or a disability. These assessment and treatments will tend to have a cardiorespiratory physiotherapy focus, but clients may also present with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions which require intervention. Students will, therefore, be expected to integrate knowledge and skills learnt across all physiotherapy-specific units in their provision of client-centred care as well as draw on more general knowledge and skills from earlier stages of the course.
Special Requirements - Essential Equipment
Students are required to wear the Western Sydney University physiotherapy uniform and name badge which complies with NSW Health uniform requirements, in addition they require a stethoscope.