PTAS 205 - Clinical II

1. Communication 7D7, 7D15, 7D17, 7D20
   • Seek communication with instructor(s) for greater learning in a clinical setting
   • Seek constructive feedback in communication for improved clinical performance
   • Balance conflicts and accept responsibility in conflict resolution
   • Examine influences of nonverbal communication in patient care
2. Individual and Cultural Differences 7D8
   • Recognize cultural influences on the provision of physical therapy service under the plan of care within a clinical setting
3. Behavior and Conduct 7D1, 7D4, 7D5
   • Display clinical setting professional appearance and demeanor standards
   • Display punctual and consistent attendance
   • Display responsibility for professional behaviors specific to a clinical setting
4. Plan of Care - Understanding [toward goals and intended outcomes] 7D9, 7D17
   • Apply knowledge of relevant anatomy and physiology of encountered pathophysiologies in a clinical setting with regard to intervention options
   • Employ knowledge of characteristics of encountered pathophysiologies in a clinical setting
   • Employ intervention strategies for intended goals and outcomes in the physical therapy plan of care in a clinical setting
5. Plan of Care - Implementation [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist]
   • Coordinate psychomotor skills acquired in didactic and clinical training in the areas listed below as relevant to the assigned clinical setting under the assistance of the clinical instructor*
     • Functional training 7D23d
     • Infection control procedures 7D21
     • Manual therapy techniques 7D23e
     • Physical agents and mechanical agents 7D23c
     • Therapeutic exercise 7D23a
     • Wound management 7D23i
6. Plan of Care - Competency in Data Collection [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist]
   • Coordinate psychomotor skills acquired in didactic and clinical training in areas listed below as relevant to the assigned clinical setting under the assistance of the clinical instructor*
     • Aerobic capacity and endurance 7D24a
     • Anthropometric characteristics 7D24b
     • Arousal, mentation, an cognition 7D24c
     • Assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective, supportive, and prosthetic 7D24d
     • Gait, locomotion, balance 7D24e
     • Integumentary integrity 7D24f
     • Joint integrity and mobility 7D24g
     • Muscle performance 7D24h
     • Neuromotor development 7D24i
     • Pain 7D24j
     • Posture 7D24k
     • Range of motion 7D24l
     • Self-care/home management; Community/work reintegration 7D24m
     • Ventilation, respiration, circulation examination 7D24n
7. Scope of Practice - Plan of Care: monitor, adjusts, determines, reports, clarifies with supervising PT 7D19, 7D20, 7D21
   • Establish patient progression therapeutic strategies within the physical therapy plan of care in a clinical setting
   • Report patient progression and/or regression requiring update and/or revision of the physical therapy plan of care and consult accordingly with clinical instructor and supervising Physical Therapist in a clinical setting
8. Plan of Care - education of patient, caregiver and non-healthcare others with supervising PT 7D12
   • Explain components of the physical therapy plan of care to patients and other relevant individuals for understanding and best outcomes
   • Express effective teaching methods to patients and other relevant individuals according to the physical therapy plan of care
9. Emergency Response 7D26, 7D27
   • Follow safety and emergency procedures in physical therapy interventions in a clinical setting with the assistance of the clinical instructor
   • Follow immediate emergency procedures regarding patient medical status in a clinical setting with the assistance of the clinical instructor
10. Documentation and Discharge Planning [with supervising PT] 7D18, 7D22, 7D25
    • Inform clinical instructor of necessary patient characteristics in medical and physical therapy documentation for effective and safe physical therapy provision
    • Provide effective physical therapy documentation in a patient care setting
11. Healthcare Literature 7D10, 7D11
    • Integrate research in a clinical scenario for investigation of the physical therapy plan of care
12. Education - other healthcare members; role of PTA 7D12
    • Support the role of the Physical Therapist Assistant in the provision of the physical therapy plan of care in the education of others
13. Administration 7D1, 7D2, 7D3, 7D6, 7D28, 7D29, 7D30, 7D31
    • Demonstrate ethical and legal standards of the Physical Therapist Assistant
    • Demonstrate fiscal responsibility as a Physical Therapist Assistant
    • Demonstrate compliance with positions, policies, and procedures of APTA and clinical setting
14. Social Responsibility 7D5, 7D13, 7D28
    • Value the responsibility of a Physical Therapist Assistant in educating patients in available alternative methods of care, other than physical therapy, with the support of the supervising Physical Therapist
15. Career Development - lifelong learning; PTA in clinical education 7D13, 7D14
    • Examine the relationships among individuals in physical therapy rehabilitation: physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, rehabilitation aide, and physical therapist assistant student
    • Examine strengths and weakness in self-assessment of learning abilities in a clinical setting

*The range of exposure for these objectives is dependent upon placement in the specifically assigned clinical site. Students experience completion of requirements in the clinical setting according to the policies and procedures for clinical education in the physical therapist assistant program. Ivy Tech Community College 4 PTAS 205 Academic Affairs

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