PTAS 102 - Diseases Trauma and Terminology

1. Communication (7D7)
   • Define medical terminology of the major human body systems
   • Apply effective professional written and verbal communication skills
2. Individual and Cultural Differences (7D8)
   • Identify major human body system pathophysiology specific to various cultures and populations and across the lifespan
   • Discuss and report feelings and attitudes toward illness, disability, death, and medical and physical therapy interventions
3. Behavior and Conduct (7D1, 7D4)
   • Identify the role of the Physical Therapist Assistant under the supervision of the Physical Therapist in the intervention of major human body system pathophysiology
4. Plan of Care - Understanding [toward goals and intended outcomes] (7D17)
   • Identify the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of major human body systems as related to medical information found in the Plan of Care
   • Identify common diagnostic and medical procedures and their relationship to the physical therapy Plan of Care (7D18)
   • Identify common medication therapeutic and adverse effects and their relationship to the physical therapy Plan of Care
   • Identify common physical therapy intervention strategies of major human body systems found in the physical therapy Plan of Care
5. Plan of Care - Implementation [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist] (7D23+)
   • Wound Management (7D23i)
     • Identify characteristics of infectious agents
     • Identify means of infection transmission
     • Identify strategies to reduce transmission of infectious agents
     • Describe common rehabilitative responses to exercise of major human body systems
   • Physical agents and mechanical agents (7D23c)
     • Compare and contrast types of vascular disorders
     • Identify physical agent indications and contraindications for vascular disorder rehabilitation
     • List pathologies and risk factors that may necessitate orthotic and prosthetic recommendations (7D23b)
   • Therapeutic exercise (7D23h)
     • Identify normal and abnormal responses to exercise of major human body systems
6. Plan of Care - Competency in Data Collection [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist] (7D24)
   • Aerobic capacity and endurance (7D24a)
     • Identify strategies to measure responses to endurance training: e.g. vital sign measure, response to exercise
   • Mental Functions (7D24c)
     • Identify strategies to measure arousal, awareness and cognition
   • Integumentary integrity (7D24f)
     • Describe characteristics of various types of wounds
     • Describe various wound measurement strategies and scales
   • Pain (7D24j)
     • Identify strategies to classify pain
   • Ventilation, Respiration, and Circulation (7D24n)
     • Identify data collection strategies for patients with cardiopulmonary disorders
     • Identify procedures for data collection for vital signs, pulse, circulation, ABI, and breathing patterns related to specific pathologies seen in physical therapy
7. Scope of Practice - Plan of Care: adjusts, recognizes, reports, clarifies with supervising PT (7D19-21)
   • Compare and contrast patient responses that necessitate consultation with member of the interprofessional healthcare team considering the PTA scope of practice under the supervising Physical Therapist
8. Plan of Care - education of patient, caregiver and non-healthcare others with supervising PT (7D12, 7D23g)
   • Dramatize patient education in simulated patient scenarios with emphasis on prevention and wellness activities
9. Emergency response (7D26)
   • Identify emergency situations in the rehabilitation of the major human body systems
   • Identify the best course of action of the Physical Therapist Assistant in simulated patient emergency scenarios
10. Healthcare literature (7D9, 7D10)
    • Give examples of appropriate resources for quality healthcare literature in the field of physical therapy
    • Demonstrate the knowledge to critically judge available research with regard to research characteristics related to patient values and the physical therapy plan of care
    • Summarize appropriate physical therapy related literature in written and/or oral presentation