PTAS 215 - Clinical III

1. Communication (7D7, 7D15, 7D17, 7D20)
   • Display effective communication with instructor(s) for greater learning in a clinical setting
   • Relate to constructive feedback and demonstrate progression in clinical skills
   • Display conflict resolution
   • Relate to nonverbal communication in patient care
2. Individual and Cultural Differences (7D8)
   • Discriminate between cultural and medical/physical in the provision of physical therapy services under the plan of care within a clinical setting
3. Behavior and Conduct (7D1, 7D5, 7D4)
   • Display clinical setting professional appearance and demeanor standards
   • Display punctual and consistent attendance
   • Display responsibility of professional behaviors specific to a clinical setting
4. Plan of Care - Understanding [toward goals and intended outcomes] (7D9, 7D17)
   • Apply relevant anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology knowledge to the encountered pathophysiologies in a clinical setting
   • Examine necessary patient characteristics in medical and physical therapy documentation
   • Differentiate available strategies to meet the intended goals and outcomes of the physical therapy plan of care
5. Plan of Care - Implementation [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist] (7D23+)
   • Demonstrate 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.
   • Airway Clearance Techniques
   • Application of Devices and Equipment
   • Biophysical Agents
   • Functional Training in Self-care and in Domestic, Education, Work, Community, Social, and Civic Life (7D24d, 7D24e, 7D24m, 7D24l, 7D27)
   • Manual Therapy (7D24g, 7D24j, 7D24k, 7D24l, 7D27)
   • Motor Function Training (7D243)
   • Balance, Gait, etc
   • Patient/Client Education
   • Therapeutic Exercise
   • Wound Management (7D26, 7D27) - isolation techniques, sterile techniques, application and removal of dressing or agents, and identification of precautions for dressing removal
6. Plan of Care - Competency in Data Collection [under the direction and supervision of a Physical Therapist] (7D24+, 7D18)
   • Demonstrate 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
     • Anthropometric characteristics
     • Mental Functions
     • Assistive Technology
     • Gait, Locomotion, Balance
     • Integumentary Integrity
     • Joint Integrity and mobility
     • Muscle Performance
     • Neuromotor Development
     • Pain
     • Posture
     • Range of motion
     • Self-care and Civic, Community, Domestic, Education, Social and Work Life
     • Ventilation, Respiration, and Circulation
7. Scope of Practice - Plan of Care: Monitors, adjusts, determines, reports, and clarifies with supervising PT (7D19, 7D20, 7D21))
   • Differentiate potential for recommendations for patient progression within the physical therapy plan of care
   • Appraise 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
8. Plan of Care - education of patient, caregiver and non-healthcare others with supervising PT (7D12)
   • Choose appropriate components of the physical therapy plan of care for the education of patients and other relevant individuals for understanding and best outcomes
   • Use effective teaching methods for patients and other relevant individuals according to the physical therapy plan of care
9. Emergency response (7D26, 7D27)
   • Employ safety and emergency situations in physical therapy interventions in a clinical setting with the assistance of the clinical instructor
   • Employ immediate emergency situations in medical status in a clinical setting with the assistance of the clinical instructor
10. Documentation and Discharge Planning [with supervising PT] (7D18, 7D22, 7D25)
    • Demonstrate effective physical therapy documentation in a patient care setting
11. Healthcare Literature (7D10, 7D11)
    • Employ research to a clinical scenario for investigation of the physical therapy plan of care
12. Education - other healthcare members; role of PTA (7D12)
    • Defend the responsibilities of the PTA in the physical therapy plan of care in a clinical in-service presentation
13. Administration (7D1, 7D2, 7D3, 7D6, 7D28, 7D29, 7D30, 7D31):
    • Demonstrate with 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 (7D13, 7D14) - lifelong learning; PTA in clinical education
    • Examine the relationships among individuals in physical therapy rehabilitation: physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, rehabilitation aide, and physical therapist assistant student
    • Seek input and understanding of strengths and weakness in self-discovery and learning

*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.

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