OCT 5200 - Acute Care in Occupational Therapy

Hours: 2

This course is intended to clarify medical conditions and issues routinely encountered by occupational therapists working in an acute care setting. The units include ICU, pulmonary, cardiac, vascular, infectious disease, oncology, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary. Students will apply occupation-based practice and address the contextual issues of delivering occupational therapy services in a challenging medical model setting. Laboratory activities will provide experience with typical equipment, evaluations, and interventions utilized in the acute care setting.