Acute Care in Physiotherapy Practice

Course aim

To apply evidence based clinical knowledge of pathology and mastery of skills of assessment, analysis of findings, planning, intervention and evaluation required for client centred physiotherapy practice in acute care environments.

Course content

Implementation of the knowledge (e.g. basic pharmacology, medical terminology, occupational health and safety), and skills required for safe and effective physiotherapy practice in acute care environments

Experience in the assessment and management of cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and orthopaedic condition pathologies and other clinical presentations likely to require physiotherapy input in an acute care environment.

Clinical reasoning and the application and interpretation of appropriate assessments (outcome measures, investigations e.g. chest x-ray, monitoring) and treatments.

Knowledge to enable safe and effective physiotherapy practice in the acute care setting.

Implementation of evidence based practice, needs of the older patient, culturally responsive care and communication within interprofessional practice.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 5128	Physiotherapy Clinical Skills (Acute)
REHB 5131	Acute Care Skills in Physiotherapy
REHB 5066	Physiotherapy Professional Practice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	7 hours x 5 days x 5 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Placement, Reflection

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.