Course Description:

This introduction Critical Care ICU course was developed to guide rehab staff in clinical decision making in working with patients in medical and surgical intensive care for patients not requiring mechanical ventilation. Pawlik et al states in a 2013 article that patients with acute illness “require timely and accurate assessment and modification of activity by the intervening PT [or OT] and titration of activity in response to changes in physiological status.” This course will provide an introduction to equipment, lines, drains, and medical concern of the critically ill. It is expected that the treating therapist will utilize this course in addition to critical reasoning, medical record review and collaboration with medical team to determine medical stability and activity progression. Prerequisite: Lab Values and Stroke Unit Competency. Components include: Didactic training, Home study manual and Hands on observation in SIM lab and/or patient care unit. This is an internal course for HFHS employees only.