This course will emphasize the overall assessment, assessment of vital signs and appraisal of lab values, standard precautions and infection control, patient positioning and draping, bed mobility, and will introduce transfers, and body mechanics awareness. Students will also begin to develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills related to patient care within in the context of the interprofessional healthcare team. Through lecture and lab sessions, students will interact, engage, and collaborate with students from other healthcare disciplines to evaluate simulated patients and interpret findings to design an appropriate patient and family-centered plan of care.