The College of Health Professions Department of Occupational Therapy uses the William Maul Measey Institute for Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety (ICS) as part of its first and second year curriculum.
Entry level students gain experience and demonstrate skills in vital sign assessment and monitoring during their Physiology course. They actively participate in clinical problem solving by interpreting the results of physiologic monitoring and implications on their intervention choices.
Second year students participate in a review session prior to beginning their rotations. The program reviews vital sign assessment skills. Students interpret their findings and hypothesize the impact of those findings on their therapeutic choices. The program is facilitated by an occupational therapist (OT) and a physical therapist (PT). Students experience professional collaborative interactions between the two disciplines and how OTs and PTs use the same clinical physiologic data or “information” as different sources of “knowledge”.
Vital sign assessment and monitoring include the following competencies:
Vital sign assessment and monitoring include the following competencies: